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

No. 9. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1910.

No. 10. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Years ended 31st December, 1909 and 1910.

Name of Coal. 1910. Output of Coal. 1909. Increase. Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31et December, 1010. lituminous and semi-bituminous •itch Srown lignite Tons. 1,405,709 6,068 594,995 100,590 Tons. L.257,288 5,473 559,509 89,032 Tons. 238,47(5 595 35,486 11,668 ! Tons. Tons. 18,550,088 1,982,671 9,304,321 1,380,043 Totals 2,197,362 1,911,247 1,911,247 —I — 286,115 286,115 31,217,126 31,217,126

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity, i Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity, i Value. Tons. k. United Kingdom .. .. 158 138 New South Wales .. .. 232,220 280,027 Victoria South Australia U.S.A. West Coast Tons. £ United Kingdom .. .. 185,127 180,641) Victoria .. .. . . 8,181 6,421 New South Wales .. 34,807 30,410 Western Australia .. 2,431 1,941 Tasmania .. .. 3,924 3,006 Fiji .. .. .. 12,978 12,071 France .. .. .. ■ 870 870 Argentine Republic .. 1,328 897 Chili .. .. .. 1,990 2,084 South Seas .. .. 25,375 21,210 I Totals .. non 07Q 230,765 Totals .. .. 277,011 259,562

District. European. Chinese. Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Totals. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. EuroDeau. Chinese. E 3uroi)fian. C !nrilifiKe. 1MKI. Grand Totals. L909 1910. fiiuropean. *jinnese. niuropeau. Dninese. ji liuropeau. u jiimeue. [ 1UUH. GOLD-MINES. 209 .. 20'J 504 .. 504 482 .. 482 14 .. 14 i 1,979 .. 1,979 I •J 1UQ ■) iOl' Auckland— Coromandel Thames Paeroa.. .. .. .. Tβ Aroba .. .. Waihi .. 209 504 482 14 1,979 . 3.188 20'J 504 482 14 1,979 3.188 115 241 475 1,947 Q.77S 115 241 475 115 209 241 504 475 482 14 1,947 1,979 1,947 Maelbokough— Blenheim and Havelook .. .. 23 ... 3,188 .. 3,188 a,188 0,0.00 12 0,100 as 3,188 a,7Y0 48 2,778 3,188 I" 35 18 35 Nelson — Wangapeka, Takaka, and Motueka la Gollingwood .. .. .. 39 Inangahua .. .. .. 8a 30 Ahaura .. .. .. 250 88 Westport, including Charleston, \ Addison's, Northern Terraces, | Waimangaroa. North Beacb, j- 80 Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley J Lyell .. .. .. .. 7 Murchison .. .. m n Owen .. .. .. J I 589 76 9 927 18 4 10 968 ia 38 1,010 268 84 17 127 1,557 30 35 11 76 50 1,044 285 100 58 141 1,683 13 38 1,040 303 84 17 138 1,557 76 1,683 1,633