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STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL-MINES, 1917.

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Xante of Mine and Locality. >ame of Manager. I 1> 13 -6 hS-S Quality of Coal. j s Thickness of -, g Seams. P Thickness worked. 2 —. Number of Men ~ Approximate Approximate ordinariiv employed. System of T „ t „, ontrnrt Total Total Underground ° 10 f „*, Q , 7 put Output to Output to working. S ° 31st December, 31st December, 6 1916. 1917. > i -s fl -a 3 o ileans of Ventilation. NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. North Auckland Coalfields. Whangarei .. .. E. J. Sooble .. 7 Northern .. .. H. Tipton ., 20 Northern Crown lease .. G. Doel .. .. lj Northern Kiripaka .. .. E. Nelson .. 2\ Northern Co-operative .. E. A. Cunningham 3J Kerr and Wyatt .. .. F. H. Kells " .. 2 Foot and Doel .. R. Cherrie .. i Hikurangi .. .. A. H. Taylor .. 26 7 Semi - bitu- 1 6' to 8' 6' to 8' Bord and 2 minous pillar 20 Ditto .. 2 4' to 6' 4' to 6' Ditto If „ .. 1 5' to 10' 5'to 10' „ .. .. 2J . . 1 4' to 10' 4' to 10' „ . . 2 3J .. 1 5' to 8' 5' to 8' „ .... 2 „ ..2 4'to 11' 4 to 11' „ .. .. i „ .. i v r „ .. .. 26 „ .. j 1 8'to 12' 6'to 10' „ .. 2. ' 2 2 Tons. Tons. Tons. 9,083 17,825 26,908 13,381 597,583 610,964 14,401 8,111 22,512 21,254 304,705 325,959 1,880 19,317 21,197 7,585 1,984 9,569 1,855 . . 1,855 31,881 1,068,041 1,099,922 4 5 17 2 28 19 23 Natural. 5 10 10 10 28 45 Fan. 6 8 Natural. 10 12 4 4 67 95 Fan. 2. Waikato Coalfield. Waipa .. .. .. H. Thomson .. 4 4 Brown coal j 1 11' to 12' 9' Bord and ..- pillar 29 ., 1 10' to 34' 20' Ditto .. 2 i „ | 1 17' 9' „ .. .. 2J „ | 1 16' to 20' 7' to 15' ., .. 5 ,, 1 15' 15' Open cut If „ - 1 7' 7' Bord and . . pillar i „ | 1 12' 9' Ditto .. .. 'hieh operations are abandoned or suspended .. I 4 81,718 | 237,981 319,699 192,205 1,989,976 2,182,181 1,656 .. 1,656 89,375 92,591 181,966 j 3,399 13,686 17,085 i 890 30 920 75 .. 75 I 3,721,489 i 3,721,489 30 62 20 45 9 1 70 100 j Fan. 277 339 15 35 Natural. 100 145 Fan. 9 5 6 Natural. 2 2 Taupiri Extended .. .. W. Wood .. 29 Taupiri Rotowaro .. A. Penman .. \ Pukemiro .. . . A. Burt . . . . 2\ Huntly Coal and Brick .. R. Greenwell .. 5 Waikato Extended .. .. W. C. Davies .. 1-: 29 i 5 X 3 Greencastle (Aria district) .. I A. Morgan .. | \ Output of mines included in previous statements at whic Nelson Coalfidd. Puponga .. .. .. I A. Morris .. j 14 WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. North Cape .. .. .. Job Hughes .. i Buller Coalfield. Co-operative Mine .. .. H. Chester .. 3 - 14 Bituminous 1 9' Full height Bord and pillar 7 .. 12' 6" to 4' 6" 4' Ditto .. 1 3 Bituminous 1 10' 8' Bord and pillar 2 „ 1 4' 4' Ditto . . 9 „ 14' to 20' 4' to 18' ., .. 2 26 ., 1 5' to 30' 10' „ .. .. 7,485 207,968 ' 215,453 12.131 42,566 54,697 1,688 2,973 4,661 2.554 2,477 5,031 167.122 1.036,370 1,203.492 279.760 4.972,665 5,252,425 20 14 1 ! 110 81 30 50 Mechanical. 31 45 5 5 „ 170 280 359 440 Coal Creek Mine .. .. W. McGuire .. i 2 Westport-Stockton .. .. j P. Hunter .. 9 Millerton C-Mierv .. .. R. Fox and W. Fear- ; 26 son