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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, 1913.

No. 9. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1913.

Summary op Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1913 Gold-mines ... ... ... 4 749 Other metalliferous mines ... ... ... 192 Coal-mines ... ... ... __ 4. 250 Total ~. ~, ~. 9,191

Imported. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported, j Quantity. Value. few South Wales .. 'iotoria Tons. 468,935 5 £ 466,280 6 United Kingdom .. Victoria New South Wales South Australia .. Western Australia Tasmania Fiji Canada U.S.A. (West Coast) Bismarck Archipelago Caroline Islands .. Friendly Islands .. Gilbert Islands .. Marshall Islands .. Navigator Islands French New Guinea Society Islands Chile Tons. 141,540 8,539 20,895 350 1,095 2,306 13,781 1,760 3,200 3,846 2,210 1,315 877 894 2,711 3,013 2,117 1,300 £ 143,413 6,547 18,248 174 828 2,362 13,116 1,760 2,972 2,751 1,602 1,261 636 648 2,142 3,090 2,043 1,417 205,010 Totals .. 468,940 466,286 Totals .. 211,749 The export figures do rn it include co: .1 and produci of countries other than New Zealand.

Number of Persons Irdinarily Employed at County or Borough. Gold Gold Quartz-mines. Alluvial Mines. Golddredges. Mines other than Gold and Coal. Total. I Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. ,, Ohinemuri ,, Coromandel ,, Piako Borough of Thames waihi ;; Puhipuhi district Great Barrier Island 173 615 117 8 76 1,269 173 615 117 8 76 1,269 6 5 5 6 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough ,, Waimea .. ,, Collingwood „ Murohison Buller .. ,, Inangahua ,, Grey „ Westland Borough of Ross 32 13 6 658 15 3 8 3 13 29 56 7 110 241 57 30 3 70 3 29 29 62 713 168 263 57 48 43 19 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri ,, Tuapeka .. „ Vincent .. ,, Maniototo „ Waihemo ,, Waitaki .. ,, Lake ,, Wallace .. „ Bruce Clutha .. „ Southland Stewart Island 28 2 3 8 7 172 81 83 27 49 45 60 210 20 12 2 19 73 39 9 232 319 124 76 27 108 45 23 1 294 20 1 108 23 186 20 Totals 3,031 1,097 621 192 4,941