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No. 8. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Colony.

No. 9. Table showing the Number of Coal-mines in Operation, the Number of Men employed, and the Output of Coal per Man.

No. 10. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1906.

Output of Coal. Increase. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1906. Name of Coal. 1905. 1906. Situminous and semi-bituminou* 'itch srown jignite Shale.. Tons. 965,083 23,072 496,936 100,665 Tons. 1,077,408 24,961 521,003 106,164 Tons. 112,325 1,889 24,067 5,499 Tons. 13,407,723 1,931,611 7,094,882 982,317 14,422 Totals 1,585,756 1,729,536 143,780 23,430,955

Number of Mines working. Number of Men employed at each Mine. Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1906. Average Output per Man. Tons. 56,554 99,248 53,045 1,520,689 Tons. 91 34 9 16 1 to 4 in each 5 to 10 11 to 20 , 21 and upwards 166 220 133 3,173 3,692 1,729,536 469 150

Exported. Imported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. United Kingdom .. New South Wales .. Victoria Queensland Tons. 57 206,939 3 568 £ 142 194,612 10 377 United Kingdom .. Victoria New South Wales South Australia .. Western Australia Tasmania Fiji Bengal Singapore British Columbia.. U.S.A.— Eait Coast West Coast Tons. 80,013 3,710 25,131 £ 78,328 2,520 19,883 2,405 4,870 9,613 200 3,503 2,966 211 835 960 7,684 142,101 1,563 3,050 5,659 200 3,240 2,035 211 1,146 980 4,282 Totals .. Chili South Seal Totals 123,097 207,567 195,141