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Note.—Reed's Pit, Waikaka, and Walker's Pit, Wyndham, have been transferred from pits worked for private use to pits worked for sale. With the exception of Hunter's, o:ama ; Carmichael's, Waimea (now worked by E. and P. Radford) ; Wairio, Wairio, Nightcaps (worked by A. Mcßride); and Orepuki, Orepuki (M. Straw, Manager for New Zealand Coal and Oil Syndicate, Limited), whioh were returned last year as not at work, have been transferred to pits at work; and, with the addition of the pits above, under head of " Pits not now at work," the pits not now at work are the same as last year. Approximate Cost of Paper.-Preparation, not given; printing (2,200 copiee), £26 Iβ. J OHN HAVES, Inspecting Engineer.

Price 9d. By Authority; John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1901.

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Pits not now at work (stopped recently). Smyth's, Gore ... Boyd & McNee (late Black's), Greenvale GleDdhu, Mataura .. Southbrook, Waikaka Smith's, Mataura .. .. Ed-ndale, Wyndham .. McDonald, A. .... Neill's, Edeudale .. .. l Vallev Road, Pukerau fits not now at work. McDona'd's, Waikaka Mofiet & Longshaw's, Waikaia Townshend's, Mataura Town's, Mataura Carr'p, Mataura Porter's, Pukerau .. Dick-on and Walker, Croydon .. Hokonui, Hokonui .. •■ ■■ Slaughter-yards, Mataura . . | (Freezing- works use) .. i Perseverance, Pukerau .. j .. Frank's, Pukerau .. .. ! Bejefsky's, Gore Clukoski's, Gore .. .. • • Kirk and Sheddon, Gore .. .. •• Fryer's Excelsior, Gore .. .. Dryden's, Gore .. .. •• ■■ . Kingdon's, Gore .. .. .. •• Westbrook, Greenvale Middlemiss, Greenvale Marshall's, Otama .. .. .. ■ • Maslin's, Wendon Vial's Perseverance, Waikaia Cambrian (Mclvor), Waikaia Northcote's, Waikaia McGowan's, Mataura Genge's, Wyndham .. .. Monaghan's, Pine Bush Morley Village (Brazer's) Cluny, Orepuki 1 r. 1" .. " open 7,107! 7,107 478 478 ' 347 347 i 117 117 .55 55! 1,997 1,997 : 79 79 3,062 3,062; 696 696 72 72 489 489 8,002; 8,002 518 518 22 22 37 37 .. 52,084 52,084 83 83 2,052 ; 2,052 45 45 57 57 28 28 140 140 807, 807 438 438 27 27 175 175 15 15 48 48 854 854 631 631 191 191 685 ; 685^ 125 125 2,819 2,819 11 11 2,096! 2,096 156; 156 •I •■I ••1 .. . . * > j I open ... . .. .. .. .. .. ■• .... .. .. ' ' ... .. .. .. ■• ' ., ! .. .. •• 739,604194,083 933,6871051622711449914 158,682 1,621100,303 2603288 : 2763591 Totals, Middle Island Totals, North Island I •• 10516227,11449914 2603288: 2763591 545 72 1586 2131 : 257 329 j Grand Totals .. j 195,704,109399013119515 14213505 195,704, 1093990 I 13119515 14213505. J617J 1843 2460 2460 Add output of following twelve mines, included in previous statement but now abandoned ; Motupipi, 360 tons ; Westport.Wallsend, 3,441 tons ; Waimangaroa, 17,307 tons; Wellington, 2,299 tons; Inkerman, 2,665 tons; Inglewood, 314 tons; Devil's Creek, 343 tons; Inangahua, 71 tons; Murray's Creek No. 2, 450 tons ; Burke's Creek, 300 tons ; Reef ton, 36 tons : total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,586; Add output of Waikaka, Adams's Plat, and Waimea Mines, inserted twice in statement for 1891. • -. ,. .. ., ,, .. 6,518' Output of mines included in statement for 1890, but whose operations were suspended prior to 1890, less three, which are again included in body of statement— namely, Hill's Creek, 779 tons ; Lovell's Flat, 323 tons ; and Wyndham, 1,988 tons : total, 3,090 tons .. .. .. .. 132,732! Output of mines included in former statements, but whose operations were suspended prior to 1889 ,, ,, ,, ,. ,, .. 172,529i il4552870l • Been working twenty years, raising 20 tons per annum.