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Appendices to the Mines Statement— continued. Appendix A— continued. Report by Inspecting Engineer— continued. Pag^e VII. State Aid to Mining .. ... .. .. .. .. 26 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. ~ .. .. .. ..26 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills . . , . . . . . 28 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. . . .. .. . . 29 (4.) 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 .. .. .. .. .. ..31 Fatal Accidents .. - .. . . . . . . . . 32 Non-fatal Accidents .. . . .. .. . . .. 32 Cinnabar-mining . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 32 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast Inspection District .. .. .. 33 Quartz-mining . . .. .. .. .. .. 33 Dredging .. . . . . . . . .- . . .. 34 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Southern Inspection District . . . . ... . . . . 3(1 Quartz-mining . . .. . . .. . . . . 36 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ..37 Dredge Mining ... . . . . . . . . . . 38 Minerals other than Gold . . . . . . . . . . 38 Accidents . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 38 Annexure B—Extracts from Reports of Government Water-race Managers.. .. 39 Waimea Kumara Water-races, Westland .. .. ~ .. 39 Mount Ida Water-race, Central Otago .. . . .. .. 40 Appendix I? —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines . . . . . .41-61 Report by Inspecting Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 1. Output .. .. .. .. .. ... ... 41 Section 11. Persons employed .. ... •,:'. .. .. .. 42 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. ..43 Section TV. General Remarks .. .. .. .. . . 46 Annexure. A- Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 49 Northern Inspection District .. .. ■■."". .. .. ..49 West- Coast Inspection District . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Southern Inspection District . . . . . . . . . . 53 Annexure B—Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines . . . . . . . .57-61. Northern Inspection District . . . . . . . . ■ . . . 57 West Coast Inspection District . . . . . . .. . . 58 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Appendix C—■ Examinations for Mine-managers and other Mine Officials ~ ..62-70 Report, of the Board of Examiners . . . . . . . . . . 62 List of Persons who hold Certificates under the Mining Acts .. .. ..62 List of Persons who hold Certificates under the Coal-mines Acts .. .. 67

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