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ANNEXURE B.

COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1918.

Name of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. Fl at as (-1 o Qualitv of Coal. 2 ZC -;S Thickness of Seams. Thickness worked. ' ~ Approximate System of i •Ri*«i fhriaim* Total Underground! © Output to working. I % ior iiua. 31st December, 1 *§ 1917. Approximate Total Output to 31st December, 1918. Number of Men ordiuarily employed. as o m "3 o Means of Ventilation. NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. North Auckland Coalfields. Whangarei, North Coal Company Northern Tauronga, Hikurangi .. Northern Crown Lease, Hikurangi Northern Kiripaka, Kiripaka .. ■ II '| ! E. J. Scoble .. 8 Semi - bitu- j 1 6' to 10' 6' to 10' Bord and 2 j minous ; pillar H. Tipton .. 21 Ditto . .. 1 6' 5' I Ditto .. 1 G. Doel .. .. IJ „ .. 1 6' to 7' 6' to 7' ., .. 1 E.Nelson .. 3* „ .. 1 5'to 11' Full „ ..4 I | E. A. Cunningham.. 4J- „ .. i 1 5'to 8' 5'to 8' „ ..1 F. H. Kells .. 3 „ .. "2 3' to 10' Full „ .. .. G. Doel .. li „ .. | 1 5' 5' ., .. 1 A. H. Taylor .. 27 „ • .. 1 6' to 10' ' 6' to 10' „ .. 3 T.Thomson .. 5 Brown .. ] 1 '• 10' 8' Bord and .. pillar W. Wood .. 30 : „ .. 1 | 10' to 34' 20' Ditto .. 2 A. Penman .. 1 ,. .. : 1 6' to 15' 7' ,. .... A. Burt .. .. 3J: „ ... 1 , 16' to 18' 6' to 12' „ .. : ..' R. Greenwell .. 6J; Lignite .. 1 15' 15'and 6' Opencast ; .. and bord and pillar W T . C. Davies .. 2jt Brown .. 1 161' 12' Bord and pillar A.Morgan .. ' 2 j Lignite ..1 12' 9' . Level .. j ..! evious statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. ! .. ! Tons. I Tons, j 3,7150 26,908 j 1,778 610,964 10,701 22.512 : 28,633 325,959 j 469 ! 21,197 6,924 i 9,569 7,733 ! 1,855 65,361 I 1,099,922 69,085 319,699 j 203,015 2,182,181 31,618 1,656 114,458 181,966 3,782 17,085 2,254 920 217 75 i 3,721,489 Tons. 30,658 612,742 33,213 354,592 21,666 i 16,493 9,588 j 1,165,283 388,784 2,385,196 33,274 296,424 20,867 } 3,174 \ 292 ! 3,721,489 ■ 4 1 I i ! 18 1 34 25 71 28 50 3 2 1 20 24 : Fan. 4 5 ■ Natural. 7.81 30 48 : Fan one sec tion,, others natural. 2 3 j Natural. 8 10 9 10 75 109 j Fan. 48 73 | „ 302 | 373 \ „ 41 69 { „ 110 I 160 „ 1 i 4 i Natural. - 4 : 6 1 2 ; Northern Co-operative, Hikurangi Kerr and Wyatt, Hikurangi Foot and Docl, Hikurangi Hikurangi Waikato Coalfields. Waipa, Glen Massey Taupiri Extended, Huntly Taupiri Rotowaro, Rotowaro .. Pukemiro, Pukemiro Huntly Coal and Brick, Huntly.. Waikato Extended, Huntly West Greeneastle, Aria .. .. i Output of mines included in pi Nelson Coalfield. Puponga Colliery WEST COfAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. A. J. McHardy .. 15 Bituminous 1 5' 6* j Full height | Bord and pillar William Morgan .. : 8 „ 1 | 2J to 4|' | „ Ditto .. .. 729 215,453 13,225 54,697 j 216,182 67.922 i 3 15 4 ; 7 ! Natural. 20 35 ! Mechanical North Cape Colliery ..