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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, 1914.

No. 9. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining during the Year ended 31st December, 1914.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1914, Gold, silver, and scheelite ... ... ... 4,444 Other metalliferous mines ... ... ... 26 Coal-mines ... ... ... ... 4,734 Total ... ... ... 9,204

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Impori ;ed. Exported. Countries whence imported. Quantity. Value. Countries to which exported. Quantity. Value. !ndia British South African Union Australia .. 'apan J.S.A. via West Coast Tons. 27,677 35,588 449,555 5,250 39,184 52,258 j 459,243 7,875 4 Tons. £ United Kingdom .. .. 140,010 149,2 Straits Settlement .. ! 902 6 Canada via West Coast .. 2,530, 2,5 Australia .. .. 53,703 44,4 Fiji .. .. .. 10,016 7,9 France .. .. .. 400 4 Oermany .. .. 30 Chile .. .. .. 250 2i U.S.A. via East Coast .. 4,065 4,1 U.S.A. via West Coast .. 6,191 6,2Uruguay .. .. 260 2' Bismarck Archipelago .. 3,347 2,5! Caroline Islands .. .. 1,218 9; Samoa .. .. .. 2,199 1,9! Guam .. .. .. 75,333 58,7; New Caledonia .. .. 2,623 1,9 Society Islands .. .. 1,666 1,7; Tonga .. .. .. 1,517 1,81 Tuamotu Archipolego .. . 1,440 1,81 Totals .. .. 307,700 286,91 £ 149,239 654 2,599 44,414 7,934 430 52 265 4,196 0,208 299 2,594 944 1,924 58,759 1,914 1,751 1,395 1,332 Totals .. 518,070 558,564 286,903

County or Borough. Nun Gold-quartz Mines. iber of Persons Gold Alluvial Minos. Ordinarily Empli Golddredges. [oyed at Mines other than Gold and Goal. Total, Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. ,, Ohinemuri ,, Coromandel ,, Piako Borough of Thames Waihi Puhipuhi district Great Barrier Island.. 159 511 71 3 56 I , 166 2 1 3 159 513 71 3 56 1.166 3 5 5 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough ,, Waimea „ Collingwood ,, Murohison Buller .. ,, Inangahua ,, Grey „ Westland Borough of Ross 70 "\2 "i( 715 4 9 34 40 6 117 183 75 1 I 74 21 34 00 770 142 198 75 49 25 II 4 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri ,, Tuapeka .. „ Vincent .. „ Maniototo ,, Waihemo „ Waitaki ... ,, Lake „ Wallace .. „ Bruce Clutha .. ,, Southland Stewart Island ti 17 I 1 46 "2 6 198 78 78 24 53 49 63 161 7 II 2 3 31 8 267 256 96 49 24 97 49 22 22 94 142 "lO 236 10 Totals 2,863 I ,054 491 62 4,470