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COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1925—continued.

I I 'O 1 ■«( I -I I I "g®i L5i Number of Persons j Titles held t. * 1 m b System of 25' Tntai ' Total Total ordinarily employed.. <hof* Name ol'Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or , ine Name and Address of Owner. ( lassfhcation >! f Thiekness Under- | ' Output for «? 10 o?* t R Ut Means of otherwise). I *—•»• fg. of § | Coal-seams. *« ked - w » ||i m6 I § g -j | Length of Tunne.. I l *jfl _j*| i ' j I l 1 1 i I SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Southland District. | I Tons. Tons. Tons. I Whiterig, East Gore .. .. Freehold .. R. Craig (P.) .. Robert Craig, East Gore .. j 47 Lignite .. 1 24' 14, Bord and .. 3,204 92,721 95,925 1 2 3 Natural .. T. 792'. i pillar Green's, Gore .. .. „ .. James Mason .. T. Green & Co., Ltd., Gore .. | 37 „ .. 1 19' 12' Ditto .. .. 12,868 293,056 305,924 3 7 10 T 380' Riverview, Gore .. .. „ .. J. J. Nichol (P.) .. J. J. Nichol, Gore .. .. | 38 „ ..1 10' All Open .. .. .. 2,104 2,104 .. .. .. Open Springfield, Waikaka Valley .. „ .. R. L. Reid (P.) .. R. L. Reid, Waikaka Valley .. 29 ,, ..1 9' 9' 232 59,901 60,133 2 2 Glenlee, Waikaka .. .. .. F. W. Edge (P.) .. A. A. Edge, Waikaka .. .. 32 „ ..1 14' 9' Bord and .. 1,259 26,226 27,485 2 2 4 Natural !! pillar Ramsay's, North Chatton .. Freehold .. 1 P. Ramsay (P.) .. Peter Ramsay, North Chatton ..22 „ .. 1 8'to 25' All Open .. .. 2,176 104,347 106,523 1 1 Open Landslip, Waikaia .. .. Lig. lease .. T. Northcoat (P.) .. T. Northcoat, Waikaia.. ..26 „ ..1 5' „ Bord and .. 6 36,936 36,942 .. .. .. ' j plliar Argyle, Waikaia .. .. Crown lease .. J. Hutton (P.) .. J. Hutton, Waikaia .. ..34 „ ..1 7' 7' Open .. .. 342 8,902 9,244 1 1 Mclvers, Waikaia .. .. Lig. lease .. R. Mclver (P.) .. R. Mclver, Waikaia .. 2 „ 1 10' 6' , 200 99 299 1 !! Wendon, Waikaia (resumed) .. „ .. E. Radford (P.) .. P. & E. Radford, Waikaia ..3 ,, ..1 16' 10' Bord and .. 150 306 456 .. " .. Natural !! _ pillar Terrace, Longridge .. .. Crown lease .. G. Daley (P.) .. G. Daley, Kingston Crossing ..7 „ ..1 24' 11' Ditto .. .. 1,003 8,270 9,273 .. 2 2 T 66' Princhester Creek, The Key .. Lig. lease .. J. A. Denton (P.) .. J. A. Denton, The Key .. 23 Brown ..1 5' All Open .. .. 159 2,405 2,564 1 1 Open " Boghead, Mataura .. .. Freehold .. Jos. Buchols (D.) .. C. E. Rowe, Mataura .. ..20 Lignite .. 1 18' 11' Bord and .. 7,782 35,021 42,803 2 5 7 Natural !! " pillar Mataura Lignite, Mataura .. „ .. T.Barclay .. Beattie Coster, and Co., Ltd., 49 „ ..1 18' 12' Ditto .. .. 18.744 276,403 295,147 4 7 11 Fan . T 1 320' Mataura ' Ota Creek, Wyndham .. .. Lig. lease .. E. Genge (P.) .. E. Genge, Wyndham .. ..45 „ ..1 5' All Open .. .. 378 28.641 29,019 1 1 Open Glarke's, Wyndham .. .. Freehold .. Wm. Thompson .. Hunter Bros. & Rice, Wyndham.. 18 „ ..1 10' „ „ .. j .. 708 21,157 21,865 1 1 Diamond Lignite, Ashers .. Crown lease .. A. McMillan (P.) .. S. McMillan, Invercargill ..23 „ .. 1 32' 18' »!•••• 1,386 29,900 31.286 2 . . 2 " Broomhill (late Wattle), Nightcaps „ .. S. Reid (D.) .. Broomhill Coal Co., Nightcaps .. 44 Brown .. 1 8' 8' Bord and .. 950 1,561 2,511 1 2 3 Steam !! T. 858'. Black Diamond, Nightcaps .. „ .. R.W.Duncan .. Black Diamond Coal Co., Inver- 10 „ ..1 25' 8 Ditto^.. •• 29,868 111,574 141,442 18 34 52 Fan . T 1 320' cargill *' ' New Brighton, Nightcaps .. „ .. W.Dixon .. Southland Coal Co., Invercargill.. 19 „ ..1 9' 7' „ 7,240 116,394 123,634 8 11 19 T 924' Wairio, Nightcaps .. .. „ .. P. Niven (D.) .. J. II. Smith, Otautau .. ..20 „ ..1 4' All „ 1,167 143,969 145,136 1 1 2 Natural .! T.'264'" Mossbank, Ohai .. .. „ .. ! T. McMillan .. Mossbank Coal Co., Ltd., Inver- 11 „ ..1 21' 8' 14,722 96.292 111,014 11 15 26 Fan T 429'* : cargill Wairaki No. 1, Ohai .. .. „ .. J. T. Moslev .. j Wairaki Coal Co., Gore ..12 „ ..1 10' 7' \ 9 _ ino 10A ... 01 f T 1 815' Wairaki No. 2, Ohai .. .. Freehold .. J. T. Mosley .. j Wairaki Coal Co., Gore ..7 ., ..1 16' 8 „ .. .. / 129,444 166,547 21 6i 83 „ < T* 9^4' Linton No. 1, Ohai .. .. Crown lease .. G. S. Langford .. Linton Coal Co, Invercargill ..10 .. 2 40'. All " .. .. 1 or „ r t'1*1 oh' Linton No. 2, Ohai .. .. Freehold .. G. S. Langford .. Linton Coal Co., Invercargill ..10 „ .... 8' ,, >,••••/ 161,4-1 2-8,857 18 83 101 „ I ' ' Birchwood, Ohai .. .. „ .. A.Morris .. Birchwood Coal Co., Ohai, Night- 5 „ 1 7' to 8' „ \\ 27,327 60,485 87,812 17 46 63 . T. 924'" caps Ohai Coal Co., Ohai .. .. Crown lease .. J.B.Ross .. Ohai Coal Co., Invercargill ..3 „ 1 • 7' 7' 12,367 7,190 19,557 13 24 37 T 858' Black Lion (Stevenson's), (re- „ .. James Mason .. Wm. Stevenson, Invercargill ..4 „ 1 j 7' All .. I .. 457 4,124 4,581 .. .. .. Natural T* sumed), Ohai i ...... Bridgehead, Ohai .. .. „ .. A. Hunter .. McKenzie & Hunter, Nightcaps .. 2 ,, .. 1 5J' „ 54 20 74 2 2 T 100' Lynwood, Te Anau .. .. „ .. J. Jamieson (P.) .. E. C. Govan, Te Anau .. ..15 Lignite .. 1 i 6'to 8' „ Open .. .. 110 3,310 3,420 1 1 Open Outputs of mines included in previous statements at which operations have been abandoned or suspended .... .... .. .. .. .. .. 5,503,575 5,503,575 .. .. .. .. Totals, Southern Districts, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 491,196 15,995,489 j 16,486.685 283 774 1,057 Totals, West Coast District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 951,396 30,917,357 131,868,753 672 1,722 2,394 Totals, Northern District, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 672,403 12,394,828! 13,067,231 333 993 1,326 Grand totals . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,114,995 59,307,674 61,422,669 1,288 3,489 4,777 Output of collieries prior to 1890 not included in the above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 296,653 Shale exported, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ., ,. .. .. 21 61,719,343