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CONTENT S . Page Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-7 Statistics :— Gold .. .. .. 8-11 Metals and Minerals other than Gold . . .. . . .. .. 12-13, 17 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14, 93, 96 Persons employed. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . 15, 17, 94 Accidents .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 5, 17, 95 Expenditure on Prospecting .. .. .. . . .. .. 28 Expenditure on Roads on Goldfields . . .. .. .. . . 29 Expenditure on Schools ,of Mines . . . . .. .. .. • . . 31 Revenue of Goldfields .. . . .. .. . . . . . . 73 Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 75 Bullion purchased by Banks . . . . . . . . .. .. 79 Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies. . . . . . ... .. ... 79 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. 80 Workings in Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 115 Balance-sheet of State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 176 Quartz-mining . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. 19 Dredge Mining .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 22 Alluvial Mining .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 23 Scheelite.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3,24 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3, 25 Iron .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 7, 25 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3, 25 Sulphur 26 Phosphate Rock ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Stone-quarries .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Mining Loans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Government Water-races .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 31 Reports : Metalliferous Mining :— Inspecting Engineer of Mines . . . .. . . .. .. .. 16 Inspector of Mines, Waihi .. . . . . .. . . .. .. 33 Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Reefton .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 „ Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Warden, Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 54 „ Tauranga .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 54 „ Thames .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 54 Blenheim . . . . .. .. .. . . . . 57 ~ Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..58 ~ Greymouth .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..59 „ Dunedin.. ~ .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 63 Gore .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ..63