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Table showing the Number of Quarries under the Stone-quarries Act, 1910, also the Number of Persons ordinarily employed thereat, and the Annual Output of Crude Stone.

(2.) QuAßiiv Accidents. The following is a summary of persons killed or seriously injured during 1917 at stono-quarries and places within the operation of the Stone-quarries Act: -

The following is a brief description of fatal accidents in connection with quarrying operations under the Stone-quarries Act during 1917 : —

' I 0 S Provincial N.-um-:md Address of nistrict iiiiviiniinciit Inspector nf •* Stone-quarries. ~ « S'3 !-SShJ San iff«| .._.... ■ L5 I. fi r& O OJ §& Pi's. I 'o >, . ""I S.S P 'A Output of Orttd' If I I I S-l J «i . si o ° 5 3 o • »p ifl If I 2-2 S h2£ '3 53 05 EQ fe Stono ill 4> . -. a* o P 3 Si ■-H-.H H niing I!U7. s I! Ih •s $ .■. I s 3 Ph h3S b ".2 3 °& | £ ' hti ' Auckland .. James, Newton, Mines Pept., | 50 Auo'ldand M. Paul, Minos Dept., Waihi I 10 (Hauraki Mining District only) Hawke's Bay ' James Newton, Mines Dept., 0 Auckland Taranaki .. .. 21 Wellington .. .. 15 Marlborough ) T r , ,, ,, r . ., / 2 Nelson J '*' Downey, Minos Dept,. I _ Westland ) 1{l>nfl "" ( 2 Canterbury ) T , T> ,, , , ,,,. ... / 11 ... ■ E. R. Green and A. Whitley, .- ' ' '" , , Mines Dept., Dunclin ', Southland ) ' ' [ (I 380 Tons. Tims. Tuns. 307,87(1 09,795 ; Tons. 4,7411 ! Tons. 95.187 Tons. Torn-, 52 30,107 59 7,784 13,222 ; I ,970 0.210 62 102 5 OS 7 101 103 55 31,430 | .. 30,999 I 7,250 .; 2,400 28,254 1,200 5,184 00,008 51,574 2,531 57,072 | 17,310 208 7,841 .. I III 312 Villi 25,278 i 2,044 30,501 24,958 3.7(15 10,870 127 .. j 3,124 5,050 Totals .. .. 15] 1 ,11(10 . , I , , , _l 020,201 |l80,161 (1,409 j '■<«), 861 154,717 J5.060 3,124

! Number of Accidents. 1 Number of Sufforors. Cause of Accident. 1'atal. Serious. , Seriously Tyillod. T . j Injured. Explosives .. .. - Falls of ground Palling from face, or during ascent or descent Miscellaneous I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals 2 3 2 3

Date. Name and Situation of Quarry. Name of V fMs"n kmed P4tl0 " f '-'"'"' " f Ac< ' illl ' nt - Nature " f and Hemarks. J _ . Mar. Wanganui Harbour B o a. i- d quarry, Kni whaike George Marvin (46), He had finishod stripping, and ciinnncnccd to descend via quarryman the rock-face, which was provided with a life-line and with slops cut at the top and bottom of the face. This was considered to lie a fairly safe travelling-way, although another travelling-way considered safer was mostly used, lie was scon to fall off the track over a ledge, and rolled down the side of i he hill for a distance of about 500 ft., breaking bis neck. There was no evidence as to what caused him to fall. Il is surmised that cither he did not use the rope or was overcome by giddiness. Had there been a permanent ladderway from one bench to another this accident might not have happened, but the construction and maintenance of such a ladderway would have been difficult. The Inspector of Stone-quarries has since notified the. quarry-manager that in future any means of access to tin- upper bench must be in such a position and made so secure that no similar accident can happen. Alexander Drummond Deceased, an experienced quarryman, was working by himself (50), quarryman on a ledge 25 ft. or 30 ft. up the quarry-face. Excessive rain had rendered the face dangerous. He was Undermining with a crowbar flic sandstone rock, instead of working it down from the top, a, safer method. Suddenly a fall of about 30 or 40 tuns of stone occurred, striking deceased and carrying him down to the ground, lie died flic same day, as the result of I In- very severe injuries sustained. Deceased was solely to blame for the OQOUrt'ence, The Coroner's verdict imputed no blame to any one. 1 Sept. Otamatea County quarry, at llukutore, via IV Kiipuni