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Appendices to the Mines Statement —continued. Appendix A —continued. Report by Inspecting Engineer —continued. page VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 17-19 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. ..17,18 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. 19 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 19 (4.) Government Water-races .. .. .. .. .. 19 (5.) Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 20-29 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. '.. 20-24 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20-23 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23, 24 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 24-28 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24-26 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Iron .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 27 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Quarries .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 27 Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. . . .. 28, 29 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. .. . . .. .. 28, 29 Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Scheelite, Phosphate Rock .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Annexure B—Summary of Report of Government Water-race Manager .. .. 29, 30 Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. 29, 30 Annexure C—Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. 30 Annexure D —Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 31-34 (1.) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. .. 31, 32 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. . . 31 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 (2.) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. 33, 34 Appendix B—Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines . . .. .. 35-59 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. . . .. 35-41 Section I. Coal Output and Imports .. .. . . .. .. 35 Section 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 38-41 (a.) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 (&.) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. .. 38 (c.) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. .. . 39 (d.) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 39, 40 (e.) Electricity at Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 (/.) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 41 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 41-54 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41-45 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Prosecutions .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 44 Welfare .. .. .. .. .. . „ .. .. 44 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44, 45 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45-49 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. . . .. .. 48 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48, 49 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49-54 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 53, 54 Annexure B—Colliery Statistics .. . . .. . . .. .. 55 59

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