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MINES STATEMENT.

CONTENTS. PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. ~ ]^g Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 State Assistance . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1 Mineral-production .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 2 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ~ 2 Tungsten (Scheelite) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 2 Cinnabar .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 2 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Phosphate Rock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Persons employed in Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. 4 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 4 State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4,5 Government Prospecting-drills . . . . . . .. .. .. 4 Subsidized Prospecting . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Government Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Roads and Tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 5 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Miner's Phthisis Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5 Departmental .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. _ g .State Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ g_g Output and Sales .. .. . . .. .. . . .. g James Colliery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Mac Donald Mine .. .. .. .. .. .. . . g Items from Balance-sheet .. .. . . .. .. .. . g Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 9.42 No. 1. Export, of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. .. .. ~ 9 No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported . . .. . . . . ~ 10 No. 3. Coal- Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. 10 No. 4. Coal —Output, of different Classes . . . . .. . . .. . II No. 5. Coal and Oil-shale Annual Production . . .. .. .. . I ] No. 6. Coal—lmports and Exports .. . . . . .. .. 12 No. 7. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. . 12 Appendices to the Minks Statement .. .. .. .. ~ .13-61 Appendix A.—Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries . . . . 13-37 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. ~ 13 I. Minerals produced and exported .. . . . . .. 14 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. ]4_ 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 IV. Gold-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. lg (1.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. ig (2.) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. . 17 (3.) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. 17 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. lg Tungsten-ore .. .. .. .. .. , lg Cinnabar .. .. .. .. .. lg Asbestos .. .. .. . . .. .. jg Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. ~ lg Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Phosphate Rock .. .. ... .. lg