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Appendices to tpie Mines Statement—continued. page Appendix A—continued. Report by Inspecting Enginei c -continued. VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 19 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. 22 (8.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 23 (4.) Government Water-races .. .. .. .. 23 (5.) Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Annexurc A- Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. 23 31 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. 23 Quartz-mining .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 23 Accidents .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 26 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Prosecutions .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 26 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 27 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District . . . . . . .. 27 Quartz-mining .. .. .. . . .. . . 27 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. ■ • •. . ■ 29 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 29 Accidents ".. .. . . .. . . . . .. .. 30 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Quartz-mining .. . . . . . . .. .. .. 30 Alluvial Mining .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 30 Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. .. 31 Minerals other than Gold . . . . . . .. .. .. 31 Accidents .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 31 Annexure B — (I.) Report on a Konimeter Test of Mine Dust in the Waihi and Waihi Grand Junction Mines .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 32 (2.) Notes on the Katathermometer .. .. .. .. .. 34 Annexure C Summary of Reports of Government Water-race Managers .. .. 35 Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Mount Ida Water-race .. .. . • ■ . • • 36 Annexure D —Summary of Report of Inspector of Stone-quarries .. .. 36 Annexure E —Mining Statistics .. .. •■ •• •• •• 37 Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. .. 37 Appendix B —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. .. 39-61 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Section I. Output .. .. •• .. ■■ 39 Section 11. Persons employed .. •• •• ■• •• •• 40 Section 111. Accidents .. .. . ■ .. •• •• •• 42 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 42 (a.) Ventilation .. .. .. .. • ■ • • •■• • 42 (6.) Systematic Timbering .. . . . . .. .. .. 43 (o.) Permitted Explosives .. .. ■• •• •• .. 44 (</.) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. •• •■ .. .. 44 (c.) Electricity at Collieries .. . . .. .. .. 45 Section V. Legislation afEeoting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. 45 Section VI. Transportation of Coal by Flume .. .. .. .. 45 Annexure A Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 47 Northern District .. .. .. ■■ •■ •• .. 47 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Southern District .. . • • • • • • • .. 52 Annexure B —Colliery Statistics . . .. .. .. .. .. 57