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No. 5. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Goal imported into and exported from New Zealand from and to each Country during the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

No. 6. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

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Imports. 1 Exports. I Country. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. United Kingdom India Uanada, via west ooast Australia Fiji Egypt 3hile Jnited States of America, via west ooast Samoa in British occupation .. juam Hawaii Society Islands fonga ruamotn Archipelago Tons. £ Tons. 90,890 400 4,959 27,112 4,871 2,506 1,100 18,177 1,293 29,372 11 2,457 1,989 370 £ 122,854 400 8,266 31,886 7,064 3,569 1,664 18,177 1,770 28,853 30 3,390 2,745 370 255*332 202,102 Totals 255,332 202,102 185,507 231,038 • Countries whence imported. t All coal included, bi ooal mined in othe; r countries us well a: inkers and cargo, am in N r ew Zealand.

Number of Persons ordinarily employed at T Tol tal. County ur Borough. Gold-quartz Gold Gold- ,' Mines other than . 9 . s Mines. Alluvial Mines. dredges. ; Gold and Ooal. 1918. 1917. Northern Inspection Distriot. County and Borough of Thames .. 74 .. .. . . 74 County of Oliinomuri .. .. 254 .. .. .. 254 ,, Coromandel .. .. 17 .. .. .. 17 Piako .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 887 .. •. .. 887 Tauranga district .. .. .'. 25 . . .. .. 25 I'nhipuhi distriot .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 Great Barrier Island.. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 74 ' 254 17 4 887 25 13 3 74 ' ->fU 254 17 A 11.7 291 19 5 971 10 Hi 3 887 sir. 13 25 13 ll .i West Coast Inspection District. f ounty of Marlborough .. .. 60 4 .. 4 68 Waimea ...... 5 14 .. 3 22 „ Collingwood ., .Murchison .. .. 2 21 .. .. 23 Buller .. .. .. 3 26 .. .. 29 Inangabua .. .. 372 2 39 .. 403 Grey .. .. .. 7 56 3 . . 65 Westland .. .. .. .. 105 34 .. 139 Borough of Ross .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 14 39 3 34 4 3 68 °2 23 29 403 65 139 14 73 12 42 35 528 76 150 9 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. 4 .. .. 10 14 „ Tuapeka .. .. .. i .. 92 .. .. 92 Vincent .. .. .. I 40 84 .. 125 Maniototo .. .. .. 43 7 .. 60 ,, Waihemo .. .. 19 .. .. 35 54 Waitaki .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. 15 Lake .. .. .. .. 21 .. 59 80 Wallace .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. 32 Bnioo ,' Southland .. 50 30 80 Stewart Island .. .. 84 7 Hi 35 '' 59 14 92 125 60 54 15 80 32 17 121 151 58 42 16 96 32 3 119 30 80 Totals .. .. .. 1,761 520 187 124 ; 2,582 3,012 Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1918 ant T 1917. 1918. 1917. : ~° 1917. Incr Dec •ease or urease. ue Gold, silver, and gold-scheelite mines ... ... 2,458 2,908 Di Other metalliferous mines, including those worked for 124 104 In scheelite alone Coal-mines ... ... ... ... 3,994 3,983 2,908 .1.04 De, Inc o. 450 5. 20 3,983 11 Totals ... ... ... 6,576 6,995 De, 6,576 6,995 Dec. 419