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Appendices to the Mines Statement — continued. Appendix A— continued. Report by Inspecting Engineer— continued. i •„,,,. VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 (I.) Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. ..24 (2.) Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. ..24 Explosion at Ohakune Quarry .. .. .. .. ..25 (3.) Summary Report of Mr. J. P. Downey, Inspector of Stone-quarries, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..26 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. ..26 (2.) Government Prosjuecting-drilla .. .. .. .. ..28 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. ..29 (I.) Government Water-races.. .. .. .. .. ..29 VIII. Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..29 Annexure A -Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 30 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. ..30 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ~30 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Fatal Acoiden! s .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Non-fatal Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Cinnabar-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast Inspection District .. .. ..31 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..33 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..33 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. ..34 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..34 Alluvial Mining . . . . . . .. ... .. ..36 Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..38 Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 _nnexure B -Extracts from Report_ of Government Water-raoe Managers .. .. 39 Wainiea Kuniara Waiei'-races. Westland .. .. .. .. ..39 Mount Ida Water-race, Central Otago .. .. .. .. ..4(1 Annexure C--Reports of Directors of Schools of Minas .. .. .. ..II Coromandel School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. ..41 Thames School of Mines .. .. .. .. ..- .. ..II Experimental Plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.1 Karangahake Sohool of Mines .. .. .. .. .. ..14 Waihi School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..44 Huntly School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..45 Westport School of Mines . . .. .. .. .. .. ..45 Reefton School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..45 Otago School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. ..46 Annexure D—Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .. ..17 Quartz orushed and Cold obtained in llauiaki Mining District .. .. .. 17 Quartz crushed and Cold obtained in Marlborough and Westland Districts.. 48 Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District .. .. 49 Total Value of Bullion won .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Bullion purchased by Banks .. .. .. .. .. ..49 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies •• •• •■ ' •• ..51 Annexure E —Examinations for Mine-managers and Battery Superintendents .. 54 Examination Questions .. .. .. .. .. .. ..54 List of Mine-managers, Battery Superintendents, and Dredgemasters .. .. 58

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