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The production from and the number of persons employed at the principal collieries of the Dominion are shown in the following table :

SECTION II.—PERSONS EMPLOYED.

During the period of the war there has been a decline of 740 in the number of persons employed at or about collieries, which amounts to 16 per cent, of the total number employed during 1914. The greater portion of these men were voluntarily on active service abroad, but a considerable number have given up coal-mining during the war. On the other hand, to avoid military service some men temporarily left other occupations to work at collieries, being thus exempt from conscription. It appears probable that the shortage of colliers will continue.

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Name of Colliery. Locality. Clans of Ooal. Output for 1918. Total Output to 31st December, 1918. Total Number of Persons ordinarily employed. Northern District. Tons. Tons. 1,165,283 Hikurangi ... ... ... Hikurangi... Semi-bitu-minous 65,361 Tons. 65,361 109 Taupiri Extended ... ... Huntly ... Brown Taupiri Eotowaro... ... ... Eotowaro... „ ... Pukemiro ... ... ... Pukemiro... „ Waipa ... ... ... ... Glen Massey „ 203,011: 31,616 114,456 69,08-f 203,015 31,618 114,458] 69,085 2,385,196 33,274 296,424 388,784 373 69 160 73 West Goast District. 240,096 179,630 154,120 95,106 5,492,521 7,781,218 1,857,612 2,350,823 ; 406 391 276 134 ,,„,-,, Millerton ... Bituminous (Joalbrookdale ... ... : -r. • , ( Denmston „ Westport-Stockton ... ... Mangatini „ (Point Elizabeth... Dunollie ... Semi-bitu-State Coal-mines j minous (Liverpool ... Eewanui ... Bituminous Blackball ... ... ... Blackball ... Paparoa... ... ... ... Eoa ... „ 240,096 179,63C 154,12C 95,106 113,01, 121,25? 34,14. 113,013 121,259 34,145 585,484j 2,709,639 297,694 298 284 85 Southern District. 124,985 53,805 3,632,480 1,307,949 293 109 Kaitangata and Castle Hill ... Kaitangata Brown Nightcaps ... ... ... Nightcaps... „ 1-24,98. 53,80,: Other New Zealand collieries ... All coalfields Various ... 434,554 434,554 18,408,459 934 Totals 2,034,25( 2,034,250 48,192,840: 3,994

Inspection District. Average Number of Persons omployed during 1918. Above Ground. Below Ground. Total. Northern West Coast Southern 242 662 904 520 1,521. 2,041 340 709 1,049 904 2,041 1,049 Totals, 1918 1,102 2,892 3,994 2,892 3,994 Totals, 1917 1,090 2,893 3,983 2,893 3,983