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CONTENTS. Page Mines Statement .. .. .. l_g Mineral-production .. .. .. i Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. 2 Alluvial and Dredge Mining ~ .. .. .. .. 2 Coal-mining .. . . .. . . .. .. 2 Scheelite .. . . .. . . . . .. .. _ _ 3 Kauri-gum .. .. 3 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. 3 Persons engaged in Mining . . .. . , . . . . . . 4 Mining Accidents .. . . .. .. . . . . 4 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 State Collieries .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. 5 Government Water-races .. .. .. ~ .. . . 5 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 5 Roads and Tracks . . .. .. . . . 5 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . 6 Provision for Persons totally incapacitated by Miners' Phthisis .. .. .. fj Statistics :■ — Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 7_io, 19 Metals and Minerals other than Gold .. .. ~ 11 12 26 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. 13. 14, 58, 59, 62 Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 16 59 Production of Minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. ..15 Accidents .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. 16-18, 60 Expenditure on Prospecting . . . . . . ... . . . . _ "28 Expenditure on Roads on Goldfields . . . . .. .. . . .. 32 Expenditure on Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. . . 33 Quartz crushed, and Gold obtained .. . . .. .. . . . . 41 Bullion purchased by Banks .. . . .. .. 43 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies . . . . .. .. . . . . 45 Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines .. .. . . .. . . .. 75 Quartz-mining . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ..19 Dredge Mining . . .. . . .. .. ..21 Alluvial Mining . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 22 Scheelite.. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . 26 Kauri-gum . . .. .. .. .. .. .27 Tin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..27 Cinnabar . . . . . . .. .. .. . . ~ . , 27 Iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Petroleum . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 27 Stone-quarries . . . . .. .. . , . . . . 27 State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Government Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32