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Exports: Bunkers.

Exports: Cargo.

No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1923.

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Produce of New Zealand. Produce of other Countries. Country to which exported. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. United Kingdom Straits Settlements .. .. .. Australia Fiji United States of America, via west coast United States of America, via east coast .. Prance 54,723 350 10,790 488 750 4,945 1,239 £ 117,023 710 11,570 609 750 9,942 2,354 342 103 £ 796 247 Totals 73,285 142,958 445 1,043

Country to which exported. Produce of Now Zealand. Tons. Value. Produce of other Countries. Tons. Value. [Jnited Kingdom Australia Fiji .. Solomon Islands Western Samoa Society Islands 20441 2,189 £ 27,733 3,069 5 6 £ 29 18 "20 1 "71 2 Totals .. 22,351 30,875 II 17

Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. Gold-quartz Gold Gold- ! Mines other than Mines. Alluvial Mines. dredges. Gold and Coal. 1923. 1922. Northern Inspection District. County and Borough of Thames. .. 41 County of Ohinemuri .. .. 73 „ Coromandel .. .. 36 Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 963 County of Tauranga .. .. 136 „ Whangarei 41 73 36 903 136 3 :9 45 51. 842 116 18 '3 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 1 4 ,, Takaka .. .. .. .. 1 ,, Collingwood .. .. .. 3 „ Murchison .. .. .. 20 Buller .. .. .. . . 10 „ Inangahua .. .. 259 8 Grey .. .. .. .. 9 5 ,, Westland .. .. .. 77 56 4 1 3 20 10 8 9 77 5 56 4 5 1 7 20 10 267 14 133 11 1 39 20 17 292 40 162 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. . . ] „ . Tuapeka .. .. .. ' .. 68 „ Vincent .. .. .. 5 36 30 „ Maniototo .. .. .. -50 „ Waihemo.. .. .. 6 „ Waitaki .. .. .. .. 8 Lake .. .. .. .. 26 „ Wallace .. .. .. .. 30 „ Southland .. .. .. 55 9 Totals .. .. .. 1,520 406 100 1 68 36 '50 8 26 30 55 30 9 1 I 68 71 50 7 8 26 30 64 80 103 50 3 7 29 40 76 406 100 8 2,034 2,091 Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand 'ines during ll 123 an 1922. ')/(/ I!): 18. 1922. Increase or Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines Other metalliferous mines . . Coal-mines .. 2,C 5,0 127 7 100 2,031 60 4,556 Dec. 4 " 53 Inc. 44 Totals 7',0 7',034 6,647 Inc. 387