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No. 8. Return showing the Total Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1912.

No. 9. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1912.

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j. o. Return showing the Total Quantity and from New Zealand during the Yi Value of Coal imported into and exportkj ar ended the 31st December, 1912. i Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity, j Value. j Countries to which exported. Quantity, j Value. Tons. £ New South Wales .. .. 364,351 365,404 Victoria .. .. .. i 8 10 Tons. £ Tons, i £ New South Wales .. .. 364,351 365,404; United Kingdom .. .. ! 137,922 ! 138,387 Victoria .. .. .. 8 10 Victoria.. .. 7,139 j 4,511 New South Wales ..: 34,390 28,472 South Australia .. .. 3,774 I 3,375 Western Australia .. 5,670 j 4,059 Tasmania .. .. 5,615 4,217 Fiji .. .. .. 12,543 12,178 Norfolk Island .. .. 59 67 Canada .. .. .. 2,860 2,942 Japan .. .. 20 20 U.S.A. (West Coast) 3,653 2,946 Chile .. .. .. | 599 : 629 Bismarck Aichipelago .. , 2,783 j 1,937 Caroline Islands .. .. j 350 I 236 Friendly Islands .. 5,607 5,771 Marshall Islands .. .. 514 347 Navigator Islands .. | 560 569 New Caledonia .. 264 ! 274 New Hebrides .. .. 177 199 Society Islands .. .. 2,804 j 2,968 Solomon Islands .. .. 59 j 66 I Whale Fisheries .. .., 1,400; 1,750 Antarctica .. .. 250 I 250 Totals.. .. 364,359 865,414 Totals.. 229,012 216,170 I j No. 9. Dumber of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. | Totals. District. - ! Grand Totals 1SJ12. European.1 Chinese. European.! Chinese. j European.' Chinese, j GOLD-MINING. LUCKLAND — Coromandel County .. .. .. .. 164 .. 164 .. 164 Thames Mining Dfstrict .. .. .. .. 331 I .. .331 .. ,331 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 693 .. 693 .. 693 Te Aroha, Piako County .. .. .. .. 14 .. 14 14 Waihi Borough.. .. .. .. .. 1,479 .. 1,479 .. 1,479 2,681 ! .. 2,681 .. 2,681 , /Iablbobough— Blenheim and Havelock .. .. 11 .. 44 .. 55 .. 55 Jelson — Wangapeka, Takaka, and Motueka 11 .. .. .. 11 .. 11 Collingwood .. .. .. 10 .. 24 .. 34 .. 34 Inangahua .. .. .. 65 .. 431 .. 496 .. 496 Ahaura .. .. .. .. 50 .. 2 .. 52 .. 52 Westport, including Charleston, \ Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Moki- 71 .. 6 .. 77 77 hinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley j Lyell .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. 15 .. 15 Murehison I 15 15 .. 15 Owen .. .. .. .. J 222 .. 478 .700 .. 700 6 77 15 15 15 478 . 700 Vbstland — Ross .. .'. .. .. 39 .. .. .. 39 .. 39 Stafford and Goldsborough .. .. 102 10 .. .. 102 10 112 Hokitika and Kanieri .. .. 40 8 .. .. 40 8 48 Kumara .. .. .. .. 50 10 .. .. 50 10 60 Greymouth and Arnold .. .. 41 12 24 65 12 77 Okarito .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 .. 6 10 8 10 12 39 102 40 50 65 6 10 8 10 12 8a 112 48 60 77 6 24 278 40 24 .. 302 40 342 40 24 302 40 342 iii—C. ±

j. o. Return showing the Total Quantity and from New Zealand during the Yi Value of Coal imported into and exportkj ar ended the 31st December, 1912. i Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity, j Value. j Countries to which exported. Quantity, j Value. Tons. £ New South Wales .. .. 364,351 365,404 Victoria .. .. .. i 8 10 Tons. £ Tons, i £ New South Wales .. .. 364,351 365,404; United Kingdom .. .. ! 137,922 ! 138,387 Victoria .. .. .. 8 10 Victoria.. .. 7,139 j 4,511 New South Wales ..: 34,390 28,472 South Australia .. .. 3,774 I 3,375 Western Australia .. 5,670 j 4,059 Tasmania .. .. 5,615 4,217 Fiji .. .. .. 12,543 12,178 Norfolk Island .. .. 59 67 Canada .. .. .. 2,860 2,942 Japan .. .. 20 20 U.S.A. (West Coast) 3,653 2,946 Chile .. .. .. | 599 : 629 Bismarck Aichipelago .. , 2,783 j 1,937 Caroline Islands .. .. j 350 I 236 Friendly Islands .. 5,607 5,771 Marshall Islands .. .. 514 347 Navigator Islands .. | 560 569 New Caledonia .. 264 ! 274 New Hebrides .. .. 177 199 Society Islands .. .. 2,804 j 2,968 Solomon Islands .. .. 59 j 66 I Whale Fisheries .. .., 1,400; 1,750 Antarctica .. .. 250 I 250 Totals.. .. 364,359 865,414 Totals.. 229,012 216,170 I j No. 9. Dumber of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1912. Alluvial Miners. Quartz-miners. | Totals. District. - ! Grand Totals 1SJ12. European.1 Chinese. European.! Chinese. j European.' Chinese, j GOLD-MINING. LUCKLAND — Coromandel County .. .. .. .. 164 .. 164 .. 164 Thames Mining Dfstrict .. .. .. .. 331 I .. .331 .. ,331 Ohinemuri .. .. .. .. .. 693 .. 693 .. 693 Te Aroha, Piako County .. .. .. .. 14 .. 14 14 Waihi Borough.. .. .. .. .. 1,479 .. 1,479 .. 1,479 2,681 ! .. 2,681 .. 2,681 , /Iablbobough— Blenheim and Havelock .. .. 11 .. 44 .. 55 .. 55 Jelson — Wangapeka, Takaka, and Motueka 11 .. .. .. 11 .. 11 Collingwood .. .. .. 10 .. 24 .. 34 .. 34 Inangahua .. .. .. 65 .. 431 .. 496 .. 496 Ahaura .. .. .. .. 50 .. 2 .. 52 .. 52 Westport, including Charleston, \ Addison's, Northern Terraces, Waimangaroa, North Beach, Moki- 71 .. 6 .. 77 77 hinui, Karamea, and Lower Buller Valley j Lyell .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. 15 .. 15 Murehison I 15 15 .. 15 Owen .. .. .. .. J 222 .. 478 .700 .. 700 6 77 15 15 15 478 . 700 Vbstland — Ross .. .'. .. .. 39 .. .. .. 39 .. 39 Stafford and Goldsborough .. .. 102 10 .. .. 102 10 112 Hokitika and Kanieri .. .. 40 8 .. .. 40 8 48 Kumara .. .. .. .. 50 10 .. .. 50 10 60 Greymouth and Arnold .. .. 41 12 24 65 12 77 Okarito .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 .. 6 10 8 10 12 39 102 40 50 65 6 10 8 10 12 8a 112 48 60 77 6 24 278 40 24 .. 302 40 342 40 24 302 40 342 iii—C. ±