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The following is a table stowing for each inspection district the number of quarries, persons ordinarily employed thereat, also the number of certificated quarry managers and foremen, together with the nature of material quarried during 1912 :—

The following is a summary of persons killed or seriously injured during 1912 at stone-quarries and places within the operation of the Stone-quarries Act (being in the proportion of 1-05 persons killed per 1,000 employed): —

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The following is a table showing for each inspection district the number of quarries, persons irdinarily employed thereat, also the number of certificated quarry managers and foremen, together nth the nature of material quarried during 1912 : — Inspection District. " r o"ns Number of Total Number Permits granted of Permits during 1912. granted. Man- I Fore- Man- Foreagers. I men., agers. men. Material quarried, and Purposes. Arthur's Pass Tunnel .. 1 , 167 Auckland .. 72 207 I Buller County .. .. 2 132 1 1 1 i 32 1 7 ; Government railway-tunnel; greywacke. 59 ' Scoria, metal, sandstone, limestone, bluestone. 5 Harbour-works, railway - construction ; rock. 4 Basalt, scoria, rubble, for road-metal. 5 Granite and marble for building, &c. ; limestone for cement. 1 | Road-metal. 5 j Harbour-works, Borough Council, Railway Department, and one private quarry. 22 Road-metal and ballast; stone-quarries. 7 Limestone. j 42 Road-metal. 5 2 County Council and Railway Department ; rock. 1 County Council; rock. 155 Limestone for building, basalt and schist for ballast, phosphate for manure; also railway-construction. Christchurch .. .. 8 81 Collingwood, Takaka, and 4 32 Waimea Counties Gisborne .. .. 2 34 I Greymouth .. .. 4 26 4 1 2 i 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 Hauraki Mining District .. 14 56 Hawke's Bay .. .. 12 71 Hutt and Makara Counties 10 28 Inangahua County .. 1 3 Marlborough, Kaikoura, and 2 21 Sounds Opotiki .. .. .. 1 6 Otago and Southland .. 46 792 6 1 2 1 9 6 1 2 9 7 10 29 1 4 -2 1 1 56 34 1 9 Rotorua.. .. .. 1 3 Ruakituri .. .. 1 8 Taranaki .. .. 4 ? Tauranga .. .. 1 23 1 1 3 2 1 1 Road-metal; papa. Never inspected. 2 Public Works Department, rock - excavation. 15 Road-metal. 6 Public Works Department, railway-con-struction ; rock and papa. 4 Limestone. 10 7 Gravel-pits and papa faces on railway - construction. 2 Harbour Board quarry ; stone. 3 Shell rock, for road-metal. 12 Limestone, for cement. 5 Limestone and papa, for road-metal. Thames County .. .. 6 18 Waikahu .. .. 1 36 5 '.'. Wairarapa .. .. 1 5 Waitomo .. .. 7 40 Waimarino .. .. 5 30 4 7 1 3 Wanganui .. .. 1 20 Waverley .. .. 3 12 Whangarei County .. j 3 178 j Woodville, Dannevirke, and 4 50 Weber Counties Victoria Valley .. . . 7 27 I 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 12 Road-metal. Totals . . .. 274 2,106 32 179 77 379 The following is a summary of perse and places within the operation of the Sto: per 1,000 employed) : — ons kili me-qua lied or serious arries Act (bei isly injured during 1912 at stone-quarries iing in the proportion of 1-05 persons killed Cause of Accident. Number of Accidents. Number of Sufferers. Number of Sufferers. I ... i _ , . SerimiMlv Fatal. : Serious. Killed. »™<y Killed. Seriously Injured. Explosives Falls of ground Machinery Haulage Miscellaneous Injured. 13 13 .. ! 5 j .. 5 6 6 6 6 1 21 1 21 '" ! 1 3 5 6 6 1 21 Totals 2 41 2 41

The following is a table showing for each inspection district the number of quarries, persons irdinarily employed thereat, also the number of certificated quarry managers and foremen, together nth the nature of material quarried during 1912 : — Inspection District. " r o"ns Number of Total Number Permits granted of Permits during 1912. granted. Man- I Fore- Man- Foreagers. I men., agers. men. Material quarried, and Purposes. Arthur's Pass Tunnel .. 1 , 167 Auckland .. 72 207 I Buller County .. .. 2 132 1 1 1 i 32 1 7 ; Government railway-tunnel; greywacke. 59 ' Scoria, metal, sandstone, limestone, bluestone. 5 Harbour-works, railway - construction ; rock. 4 Basalt, scoria, rubble, for road-metal. 5 Granite and marble for building, &c. ; limestone for cement. 1 | Road-metal. 5 j Harbour-works, Borough Council, Railway Department, and one private quarry. 22 Road-metal and ballast; stone-quarries. 7 Limestone. j 42 Road-metal. 5 2 County Council and Railway Department ; rock. 1 County Council; rock. 155 Limestone for building, basalt and schist for ballast, phosphate for manure; also railway-construction. Christchurch .. .. 8 81 Collingwood, Takaka, and 4 32 Waimea Counties Gisborne .. .. 2 34 I Greymouth .. .. 4 26 4 1 2 i 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 Hauraki Mining District .. 14 56 Hawke's Bay .. .. 12 71 Hutt and Makara Counties 10 28 Inangahua County .. 1 3 Marlborough, Kaikoura, and 2 21 Sounds Opotiki .. .. .. 1 6 Otago and Southland .. 46 792 6 1 2 1 9 6 1 2 9 7 10 29 1 4 -2 1 1 56 34 1 9 Rotorua.. .. .. 1 3 Ruakituri .. .. 1 8 Taranaki .. .. 4 ? Tauranga .. .. 1 23 1 1 3 2 1 1 Road-metal; papa. Never inspected. 2 Public Works Department, rock - excavation. 15 Road-metal. 6 Public Works Department, railway-con-struction ; rock and papa. 4 Limestone. 10 7 Gravel-pits and papa faces on railway - construction. 2 Harbour Board quarry ; stone. 3 Shell rock, for road-metal. 12 Limestone, for cement. 5 Limestone and papa, for road-metal. Thames County .. .. 6 18 Waikahu .. .. 1 36 5 '.'. Wairarapa .. .. 1 5 Waitomo .. .. 7 40 Waimarino .. .. 5 30 4 7 1 3 Wanganui .. .. 1 20 Waverley .. .. 3 12 Whangarei County .. j 3 178 j Woodville, Dannevirke, and 4 50 Weber Counties Victoria Valley .. . . 7 27 I 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 12 Road-metal. Totals . . .. 274 2,106 32 179 77 379 The following is a summary of perse and places within the operation of the Sto: per 1,000 employed) : — ons kili me-qua lied or serious arries Act (bei isly injured during 1912 at stone-quarries iing in the proportion of 1-05 persons killed Cause of Accident. Number of Accidents. Number of Sufferers. Number of Sufferers. I ... i _ , . SerimiMlv Fatal. : Serious. Killed. »™<y Killed. Seriously Injured. Explosives Falls of ground Machinery Haulage Miscellaneous Injured. 13 13 .. ! 5 j .. 5 6 6 6 6 1 21 1 21 '" ! 1 3 5 6 6 1 21 Totals 2 41 2 41