CONTENTS. Page Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. ~ • ~ ~ 1-6 Mineral-production .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I Coal-mining . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Tungsten-ore (Scheelite) .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Iron . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . 3 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •'! Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ;i Phosphate .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 3 Persons engaged in Mining .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 4 Mining Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 4 State Collieries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Schools of Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 5 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 5 Poads and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Government Water-races .. ' .. . . . . . . .. .. . . (I Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . .. .. . . .. .. , . (i Stone-quarries . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . 6' Abandonment of Unconstructed and Disused Water-races .. .. .. .. (i Tables to accompany the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 12 No. 1. Export of Minerals, and Coal-output .. .. .. .. .. 7 No. 2. Coal and Oil Shale, Annual Production . . .. . , . . 7 No 3. Coal Output from Different Fields ... .. .. .. .. .. 8 No. 4. Coal— Output of Different Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 No. 5. Coal, Imports and Exports .. . . .. .. . . . . .. 8 No 6. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. 9 No. 7. Mining Companies: Statements of Affairs .. .. .. .. ..10 Appendices to the Mines Statement., .. .. .. .. ..13-70 Appendix A—Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. ..13-40 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 13 I. Production of Minerals ... .. .. .. .. ..11 11. Persons employed .. ~ .. .. .. .. II 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. ...14 IV, Gold-mines .. .. .. .. .. ..17 (1.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..17 (2.) Dredge Mining . . .. .. .. .. .. ..18 (3.) Alluvial Mining . . .. .. .. .. .. ~18 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. ..19 Tungsten Ore .. .. . . .. .. . . ..19 Iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..21 Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..21 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Phosphate . . . . . . . . ~ .. .. 22 Platinum .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 22 VI. Stone-quarries . . . . . . . . . . 22 (1.) Quarry Inspection and Statistics .. .. .. .. ..22 (2.) Quarry Accidents .. . . .. . . . . 23 (3.) Portland Cement Manufacture .. .. . . .. 24

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