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TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE MINES STATEMENT.

No. 1. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Minerals (other than Gold) entered for Exportation for the Years ended the 31st December, 1917 and 1918, and the Total Value since the 1st January, 1853. The Coal-output is also included.

No. 2. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1917 and 1918, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

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For Year ended the ittst December, 1918. For Year ended the . a . J"'* 1 '* 31st December, 1917. uantity. Value. Quantity. Oz. £ Oz. 787,152 105,299 21,793,912 •om the , 1853, to the nber, 1918. Name of Metal or Mineral. Quantity. I Value. Quantity. Value. Silver .. Oz. 879,383 £ 171,456 Oz. 787,152 £ 2,458,248 Mineral produce, including kauri-gum— Copper-ore Chrome-ore Antimony-ore Manganese-ore Haematite ore.. .. .. Tungsten-ore Quicksilver Sulphur (orude) Mixed minerals* Coal (New Zealand) exported Coke exported Coal, output of mines in Dominion (less exports) Oil-shale Kauri-gum Tons. 13 " 169*$ *4 ! £ 6 104 37,922 2,122 Tons. 6 "l61 £ 163 28,972 Tons. 1,504 5,869 3,781 19,364 77 2,163}$ 44 4,927 55,959J 4,894,843 16,753 43,297,997 £ 19,378 38,002 55,045 61,905 469 268,444 2,122 13,241 237,328 4,656,670 25,512 22,934,813 i 2,286-J 182,603 70 1,851,647 5,772 227,228 146 2,303,449 2,851 221,125 119 1,847,294 2 6,679 236,063 240 923,647 2,419 157,313 i] 594 291,917 14,444 356,292 7,236 18,325,252 Total quan tity and value of minerals other than gold and silver 2,039,212§g 2,734,062 2,075,650 1,487,683 48,673,978Jg 46,645,417 * Including—Pyrites, 1 ton ; lime, 22} tons; pumice sand, 2,210 tons; pumice atom marble and stone of weight unspecified by the diatoms Department. e, 52 tons; sto me (hewn), 1 ton : also dreued

Out iut. Approximate Total Output up to 81st December. 1918. Name of Coalfield. 1018, 1917. Increase. Decroase. North Auckland Waikato (inoluding Mokau) Nelson Buller .. Inangahua &rey Canterbury Otago Southland Tons. 125,349 424,429 13,954 580,796 16,237 386,102 20,475 316,449 150,459 Tons. 101,320 369,318 19,616 652,183 14,766 460,213 18,063 274,306 158,634 Tons. 24,029 55,111 1,*471 2.412 42,143 Tons. 5,662 71,387 Tons. 3,739,303 5,354,412 342,241 15,634,050 295,612 9,566,773 757,135 9,443,892 3,069,522 74,111 8,175 Totals 2,034,250 2,068,419 34,169* 48,192,840 I • Net d. iren.se, 84,169 torn t.