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

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, 1908.

Name of Coal. Output of Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1908. 1908. 1907. Decrease. Increase. Bituminous and semi-bituminous Pitch Tons. 1,205,212 17,459 539,141 99,163 Tons. 1,184,211 22,060 515,797 108,941 Tons. 21,001 23,344 Tons. 4,601 Tons. 15,797,146 1,971,130 8,149,820 1,190,421 Brown Lignite 9,778 Totals 1,860,975 1,831,009 29,966 27,108,517

Number of Mines working. Number of Men employed at each Mine. Total Number of Men employed. Output of Coal during 1908. Average Output per Man. 97 33 7 27 1 to 4 in each 5 to 10 , 11 to 20 „ 21 and upwards 162 201 92 3,439 3,894 Tons. Tons. 55,631 343 107,019 532 28,969 315 1,669,356 485 164 1,860,975 478

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. | Quantity. Value. rf* fnited Kingdom .. few South Wales .. 'ictoria Tons. 270 287,535 3 £ 256 274,336 13 United Kingdom .. Victoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania Fiji .. .. British Columbia .. Uruguay.. Chili South Seas Philippines Tons. 48,458 8,160 11,586 2,430 6,323 7,495 825 1,000 2,658 10,867 700 £ 47,843 5,686 7,803 1,762 3,966 6,257 825 1,000 2,283 7,721 700 85,846 Totals .. Totals 100,502 287,808 274,605