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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, 1911.

No. 10. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Years ended 31st December, 1910 and 1911.

Output of Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to the 31st December, 1911. Name of Coal. Increase. Decrease. 1911. 1910. litumitious and semi, bituminous 'itoh Irown lignite Tons. 1,858,357 4,411 601,093 102,212 Tons. 1,495,709 6,068 594,995 100,590 Tons. 1,622 Tons. 137,352 1,657 Tons. 19,908,445 1,987,082 9,905,417 1,482,255 Totals 2,066,073 2.197,362 2.197,362 131,289 33,283,199

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity Value. Countries to which exported Quantity. Value. I , , Tons. Inited Kingdom lew South Wales .. ,.| 187.911 Victoria louth Australia Queensland 154 J.S.A. West Coast t 186,140 9 114 United Kingdom .. Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia .. Western Australia Tasmania Fiji Canada Chile 8outh Seas Tons. 145,107 4,459 31,347 4,018 2,990 5,486 5,441 8,488 710 240 15,632 223,918 £ 143,680 2,704 25,375 2,789 2,800 3,771 4,508 7,149 708 240 11,284 Totals .. 188,068 ; 168,263 Totals . 205,008

Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. Tot ialB. Grand Totals. District. 1910. 1911. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. European. Chinese. j 1 i GOLD-MINES. .UCKLAND — Coromandel Thames Paeroa.. Te Aroha Waihi .. 135 416 764 28 1,600 2,943 ! 135 416 764 28 1,600 .. 209 135 504 416 482 764 14 28 1,979 1,600 Iablborouoh— Blenheim and Havelock 2,943 3,188 : 2,943 29 22 .51 35 61 Ielson— Wangapeka, Takaka, and Motueka Collingwood Inangahua Ahaura Westport, including Charleston, Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Mokihinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley Lyell .. Murohison Owen 1 17 953 35 ' 17 953 250 35 13 38 1,040 303 17 953 285 260 V 121 2 123 84 123 22 17 22 5 I 35 17 12 35 12 188 47 411 47 989 1,400 j 47 1,633 1,447