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3/10/10 : Charles Cavanagh, died from the results of injuries received by falling a distance of 25 ft, down No. 6 shaft, on the Bth October, 1909. 14/10/10 : Matthew Berryman, killed by falling nut of cage in No. 2 shaft. 11/11/10 : J. C. Chapman, killed, being caught in the machinery at the Waihi mill. Non-fatal. Waihi Extended Gold-mining Compani/. 28/2/10: James Berryman, badly cm by blasting accident. Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited). 7/3/10 : H. Hartley, leg broken in a collision bet ween two of the company's engines, which convey the quartz to the Waikino mill. 10/5/10 : J. Walker, leg broken in the opencut by a stone colling down The rill during stoping. 7/7/10 : A. Lucas, received severe injuries to his back through cage dropping hard on the bottom at No. 5 shaft. 14/7/10: A. Dyart and E. Thompson, badly burned about the face and hands whilst opening a drum of sulphuric acid. 23/8/10 : J. Proban, .skull fractured by being struck with the rim of a driving-pulley whilst oiling the bearing. 8/10/10: T. Marks had both legs badly bruised by being caughi between two coal-trucks at Waikino mill. 12/10/10 : D. Currie had two ringers cut off by circular saw at Waikino mill. Talisman Gold-mining Company (Limited). 2/4/10 : J. Gribble, eyes severely injured by explosion of detonators at No. 12 level of this mine. 22/8/10: J. Mclntyre. skull fractured by stone rolling down a rise between No. II and No. 12 levels.' 15/9/10: F. McClymont, leg broken during fire at the Talisman air-compressing plant. Waihi Grand ■/unction Gold Company (Limited). 3/11/10 : J. Brown had his leg broken by a truck of mullock being tipped on top of him whilst he was in a pass. 1 have, &c, Matthew Paul, — Inspector of Mines. Mr. Boyd Bennie, Inspector of Mines. Thames, to the Undf.r-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. Sir. Inspector of Mines' Office. Thames, 24th March, 1911. I have the honour to present my report on the gold-mining industry in the Thames district for the year ended the 31st December, 1910. May Queen Mine (\V. Baker, mine-manager). —No. 6 level : Several small leaders striking into the hanging-wall country of No. 4 reef have been stoped out. An intermediate level was driven on one of the small leaders for a, distance of 80 ft., and specimen atom was frequently secured. A winze is now being sunk on the leader. No. i) level (TIT ft.) : Stoping has been done over this level on No. 4 reef, but the results were disappointing ; also on tin . Queen of Beauty reef, but work had to be .suspended owing to defective ventilation. No. 10 level (1,000 ft.) : Three crosscuts are in progress—the in; ii 11 crosscut, which is being driven to cut the Queen of Beauty reef; the south-west crosscut ; and the north-east crosscut. The main crosscut is now 258 ft. in length. It was noticed that a break in the ground had occurred, evidently displacing 'he lode, and the south-west crosscut was started to pick it up again. It has been driven 100 ft., and lias passed through several small highly mineralized quartz veins. The north-cast crosscut is being driven from the main crosscut to intersect the quartz lode that was met with in the 1.000 ft. chamber. A good class of country has been disclosed for the 164 ft. driven. A well-defined lode (5 in. wide) was met with in the reserve, about 20 ft. from the company's ground. The deep-levels crosscut is now 10 ft. into the May Queen ground. During the year the company treated 1,690 tons of quartz and 230Jb. of specimen stone for a yield of 1,124 oz. of bullion, valued at £3,165 4s. !)d. Twenty-nine men were employed. Thames-Hauraki Pump (W. Baker, mine-manager). —During the year the machinery, with the xception of the drawlift-lovers, ran remarkably well. However, the levers have caused a deal of anxiety, and, in spite of constant attention, several mishaps have occurred. The pump-rods, which used to be troublesome, have, since the adoption of the new coupling, no further trouble. By effecting numerous improvements in the buckets and pump-valves the pitman has succeeded in reducing the water-speed oi the engines from 11-5 revolutions to 7 revolutions per minute. The average number of strokes per minute was 2. The safe Speed is 4-5 strokes per minute. Alterations have also been carried out in connection with the laddciway and platforms in the shaft. Thames Deep Level* Mining Bonn/. The Board has installed a Roots blower in the pump-yard (dose to the winding-engine room. Nine-inch air-pipes have been carried down the shaft into the face of the deep-levels tunnel. By this means adequate ventilation is produced. The deep-levels crosscut has made very tardy progress, only about 200 ft. being driven. Saxon Mine (G. Warne, mine-manager). The main shaft has been enlarged and retimbered to a depth of 354 ft. The water-level and the presence of C0 a prevented repairs from being continued

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