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No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1926 and 1925.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. | Gold ~Z7, Mines other ~~ °M Alluvial , Go d " than Gold 1926. 1925. Mmes ' | Mines. dred g es - and Coal. ' I Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. .. 21 .. . . .. 21 13 „ Ohinemuri .. . . 84 .. .. .. 84 64 ,, Coromandel .. .. 37 .. .. .. 37 19 ,, Piako .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 Borough of Thames .. .. 62 .. .. . . 62 40 „ Waihi .. .. 639 .. .. . . 639 623 County of Inglewood .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 „ Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 „ Waiapu .. .. . . .. .. 10 10 ,, Tauranga . . . . 4 .. .. . . 4 29 White Island .. . . .. . . .. . . 12 12 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough ... 9 18 .. . . 27 30 „ Collingwood .. .. 8 .. .. 64 72 92 ., Murchison .. .. .. 25 .. 3 28 24 Buller .. .. .. 2 11 .. .. 13 18 „ Inangahua . . .. 259 5 .. .. 264 284 Grey .. .. .. .. 18 30 .. 48 22 „ Westland .. .. .. 57 48 .. 105 149 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 1 „ Tuapeka .. .. .. 56 .. .. 56 55 „ Vincent .. .. 3 54 7 .. 64 51 „ Maniototo .. .. .. 51 .. .. 51 59 „ Waihemo .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 2 ,, Waitaki .. .. .. 8 .. .. 8 8 Lake .. .. .. 2 79 6 2 89 82 „ Wallace .. .. .. 40 .. .. 40 28 „ Southland .. .. .. 49 2 .. 51 56 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Totals .. ..1,139 472 93 101* 1,805 1,749 * Includes 12 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 23 in oil-boring operations.

: 1926. 1925. Increase or Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 1,706 1,666 Inc. 40 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 99* 83 Inc. 16 Coal-mines .. .. .. 5,159 4,777 Inc. 382 Totals .. .. 6,964 6,526 Inc. 438 * Includes 12 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 23 in oil-boring operations.