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APPENDIX.

No. 1.—Table showing Number of Deaths from Accidents at New Zealand Mines during the Years 1906 to 1911.

Summary for Ten Years ended 31st December, 1910 (with Addition for 1911 to Date).

Frank Reed, Inspecting Engineer, Mines Department.

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(Compiled from the New Zealand Mines De i Cause of Accident. 1906. apartment j 1907. spartment's Annual Reports.) 1907. 1908. 1909. ■ J _J 19IH. 1911. : ■. _ _j __i I ■ _J At Metalliferous M lines. 'ines. Explosion .. .. .. .. I ■ 3 Fall of ground .. .. .. .. | 3 In shafts .. .. .. .. .. < 1 Miscellaneous : Underground .. .. j ,, On surface .. .. .. j 1 About dredges ... .. .. j 6 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 6 1 15 8,8£0 1-69 3 2 1 2 6 1 r 2 -, 2 " 1 12 3 5 .. 1 .. ■■] 1 5 3 3 2 4 1 14 15 7 7,651 8,121 1-E3 1-84 I . .. 2 1 3 1 5 2 2 3 Total killed .. .. ! 14 Number of employees .. .. .'. 8,716 Rate of persons killed per 1,000 employed .. I 1-60 7 9.389 0-84 At Coal-mines. 4 1 5 3,894 1-28 1 4 10 .11 1 2 5 1 1 .. 2 7 16 14 4,191 4,533 1-79 3-55 I Explosion of firedamp .. .. .. .. j Falls in mine .. .. .. .. ; 2 In shafts Miscellaneous : Underground .. .. 3 ,, On surface .. .. 1 i 5 2 3 ■ 2 Total killed .. .. 6 Number of employees .. .. .. 3,692 Rate of persons killed per 1,000 employed .. 1-62 12 3,910 3-07 _ _j _ i \ i

At Coal-mines. At Metal-mines. Number of Persons Killed. Employed. — j Rate per 1,C00 employed. Number of Persons Year ended 31st December. Killed. Employed. Rate per 1,000 employed. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. .. * • ■ i '' i j 3 2,754 2 2,885 4 2,852 4 3,288 6 3,269 6 3,692 12 3,910 5 3,894 7 4,191 16 4,533 14 I 0-91 0-69 1-40 1-21 hit 1-62 307 1-28 1-79 3-55 14 .12,732 14 11.398 19 . 10.210 15 10,£98 21 ' 9,362 14 8,716 7 9,3£9 15 8,8£0 14 7,651 15 j 8,121 7 ' .. ! 1-09 1-04 1-86 137 2-24 1-60 0-84 1-69 1-83 1-84 i . I __ 1 i