CONTENTS.

PAQK Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-8 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1 Mineral-production .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 3 Tungsten (Scheelite) . . . . . . .. . . ~ . . .. 4 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. ~ 4 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 4 Stone-quarries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Persons"engaged in Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 5 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 Influenza Epidemic- . . . . . . . . ... . . .. .. 6 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . 7 Government Prospecting-drills .. . . .. . . .. .. . . 7 Roads and Tracks .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Government Water-races .. .. . . ~ .. .. .. . , 8 Tables to accompany the Minus Statement .. .. .. .. .. 9-]4 No. I. Export of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. .. .. ~ ',) No. 2. Coal —Output from Different fields .. . . .. .. . . 9 No. 3. Coal- Output of Different Classes.. .. .. .. ..10 No. 4. Coal and Oil-shale -Annual Production ~ .. .. .. .. 10 No. 5. Coal —Imports and Exports .. .; .. .. .. .. 11 No. 6. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. ~ 11 No. 7. Mining Companies—Statements of Affairs .. .. . . . . . . 12 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. in-70 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. ~ 15-39 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. . . . . . . 15 I. Minerals entered for Exportation .. .. .. .. .. 16 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 IV. Gold-mines .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 17 (I.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. ~ 17 (2.) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. ~ 19 (3.) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. ... ,-..' .. 20 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. ~ .. 20 Tungsten-ore .. . . .. .. .. . . . . 20 Petroleum... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 22 Kauri-gum .. .... .. .. .. .. 22 VI. Stone-quarries " .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 23 (1.) Quarry Inspection and Statistics .. .. .. .. 23 (2.) Quarry Accidents .. . . . . ~ 23 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. ■ ... .. .. 24 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. . . .. .. 24 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. ... 26 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields . . . . .. .. ... 27 (4.) Government Water-races .. .. .. .. .. 27 VIII. Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27

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