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MINES STATEMENT.

CONTENTS. PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l_(j Introduction .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . J Mineral-production .. .. .. .. . . .. .. , . 1 Gold and Silver Mining . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Iron-ore .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. 2 Tungsten (Seheelite) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Cinnabar .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 Petroleum . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Coal-mining . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 2 Investigations, New Zealand coals . . .. ... .. .. .. 3 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. 3 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3, 4 Geological Survey . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 4 Stage Aid to Mining . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 4 Government Prospeoting-drills . . .. . . . . . . . . 4 Subsidized Prospecting .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 4 Roads and Tracks . . . . .. .... . . . . . . 4 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Government Water-races . . .. .. . . . . .. . . 4 Miner's Phthisis Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5 State Collieries . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5, 6 State Firewood Depot .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 5 James Mine . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 5 Output and Sales . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5, 6 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. . . .. .. (i Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-10 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. .. .. .. 7 No. 2. Gold—Quantity and Value exported .. .. .. .. .. 8 No. 3. Coal—Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 No. 4. Coal —Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 No. 5. Coal and Oil-shale —Annual Production ; Coal Imported .. .. .. 9 No. 6. Coal —Imports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Exports : Bunkers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Exports : Cargo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 No. 7. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. .. 10 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-42 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. 11-25 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-16 I. Minerals: Produced .. .. .. .. ... .. 11 Exported .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed ; Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. 12, 13 (1.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 (2.) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 (3.) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 13, 14 Tungsten-ore . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 13 Iron . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 13 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14