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MINES STATEMENT. CONTENTS. PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-8 Introduction .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 State Assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mineral-production .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 Auriferous-quartz Mining .. . . .. . . . . .. .. 3 Alluvial and Dredge Mining . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 3 Tungsten-ore (Scheelite) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petroleum . . .. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 3 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Cinnabar . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 4 Persons engaged in Mining . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 4 Stone-quarries .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Phosphate Rock .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 4 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. . . .. .. .. 5 Geological Survey .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Schools of Mines . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 5 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. . . (j Government Prospccting-drills .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 6 Roads and Tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 Government Water-races .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 0 State Collieries . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . (J -8 Output and Sales .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ~ 6 James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. . . , . .. 8 Mac Donald State Mine . . .. .. . . . . . . ~ 8 Items from Balance-sheet . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 8 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. ~ .. .. .. .. 9-13 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. .. .. i) No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported from New Zealand .. .. .. 10 No. 3. Gold- Production . . . . .. . . . . .. .. II No. 4. Coal—Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. .. . . II No. 5. Coal—Output of different Classes . . .. . . .. .. . . II No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale--Annual Production .. .. .. .. .. 12 No. 7. Coal —Imports and Exports .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 No. 8. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. .. 13 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 14-80 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. 14—4-2 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. . . .. . . .. 14 I. Minerals entered for Exportation .. .. .. .. .. 15 11. Persons employed .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 15 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 IV. Gold-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 1G (1.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (2.) Dredge Mining .. .. . . . . .. .. 18 (3.) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. . . .. .. .. 20 Tungsten-ore . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Cinnabar ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 VI. Stone-quarries . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 22 (1.) Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. 22 (2.) Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. 23