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» 'g'S 'm'Si i Number of Persons Titlpqhpld h* System of t , , Totai Total ordinarily employed. D PT »th of Shaft Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or 6 Same and Address of Owner. I * I 15 of 8 "round 11 0ut P utlor ■ ~ VOTtilation 01 otherwise). ! Manager. ot Coal. g „ Coal-seams. worked. Is 1926. £r 192™ ber 192™ ® oa' entilation. Length of Tunnel I * S i *1 ' ~' \ & ■§ 1 j ®| 1 * j <i W ! _JH WEST COAST INSPECTION" DISTRICT— continued. Buller District —continued. ! Tons. Tons. Tons. I Dove's .. .. .. Crown lease .. Gilbert & Dove .. J. T. Dove, Seddonville .. 6 Sub - bitu- 3 3'to 20' 10' .. Bord and .. 15,569 94.396 109,965 3 15 I 18 Fan & nat. S. 72'. minous pillar Coal Creek .. .. .. „ .. Wm. Smith .. McGuire & party, Seddonville ..11 Ditto .. 1 5'to 20' 8' .. Ditto .. .. 1,158 69,647 70,805 .. 4 4 Natural Cardiff Bridge .. .. ,, . • M.Forsyth .. Cardiff Bridge Co-op. party, Westport 6 ,, .. , 1 5'to 25' 10' .-. ,, .. .. 27,761 56,711 84,472 5 32 | 37 Fan Westport-Mokihinui .. .. ,, .. H. Monagan (P.) .. Mcintosh & Willman, Seddonville 6 ,, .. j 1 5'to 15' Full height „ .. .. 5,742 14,555 20,297 1 8 9 Natural .. T. 16 ch. Chester's .. .. .. ,, • J. Pen berth (P.) .. Chester & party, Seddonville .. 7 ,, . . ; 1 2'6" to 3' „ ,, .. .. 1,666 9,491 11,157 .. 2 2 „ .. T. 4 ch. Quinn's .. .. .. ,, .. T. Quinn .. Quinn & party, Seddonville .. 3 ..'15' .. ,, ,, 3,496 1,659 5,155 1 5 6 ,, Wynn's .. .. .. ,, .. G. Wynn (P.) .. G. Wynn, Seddonville .. .. 3 ,, ..14' .. „ 1,293 1,626 2,919 .. 3 3 ., T. 3 ch. Glenlea .. .. .. State reserve J .Black .. .. Black & party, Seddonville .. 2 ,, ..15' .. ,, 1,369 78 1,447 .. 3 3 ,, .. T. 3 ch. Clydevale .. .. .. Crown lease .. J. G. Quinn .. Clydevale Coal-mines, Ltd., Seddon- 2 ,, .. 1 5'to 20' 10' .. ,, .. .. 4,818 2,868 7,686 3 20 23 .. T. 13 ch. ville Glasgow .. .. .. ,, .. J. Q. Niven .. R. McAllister, Seddonville .. 2 ., ..1 6'to 12' Full height P. & S. .. 4,808 2,652 7,460 3 5 8 „ Mitchell's .. .. •• ,, •• F. T. Mitchell (P.).. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 3 Lignite .. , 1 3' .. „ Opencast .. 17 64 81 1 1 Opencast .. Sweeney's .. .. .. „ J. W. Sweeney . . J, W. Sweeney, Charleston 1 ,, 1 .. .. „ 14 .. 14 1 1 „ Warne's .. .. G. N. Warne .. G. N. Warne, Charleston 1 „ 1 .. .. „ .. 12 .. 12 1 1 „ Celtic .. .. .. „ .. L. McGrane (P.) .. McGrane & party, Seddonville .. 2 Sub - bitu- 1 5'to 9'.. Full height Bord and .. 2,552 2,431 4,983 .. 4 4 .. T. 6ch. minous 1 pillar Westportmain .. .. ,, .. . Thos. McGhie .. Westport- Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 2 Ditto .. 1 20' ..10' .. I Ditto .. .. 23,076 5,798 28,874 ' 16 25 41 ,, S. Westport Harris's .. .. . • Freehold .. j John Harris (P.) .. John Harris, Karamea .. 4 Lignite 1 9' to 12' 5' .. ,,.... 13 .. 13 1 1 „ T. 20'. Whitecliffs .. .. .. Crown lease .. J. H. Burley (P.) .. J. H. Burley, Berlins .. .. 4 Brown .1 18' .. 12' .. ,, .. .. 255 274 529 .. 2 2 ,, .. T. 6 ch. Rocklands .. .. .. ,, .. J. P. Burley (P.) .. Walker Bros., Rocklands ..24 ,, .. 1 27' ..8' .. J ,, .. .. 276 8,753 9,029 .. 2 2 ,, Reefton District Phoenix .. .. .- Crown lease .. N. Collins (P.) .. Collins & Kearns, Beef ton .. 34 Brown .. 1 30' .. j 8' .. i Bord and .. 1,338 55,052 56,390 1 2 3 Natural .. T. 7 ch. I pillar >Reefton Coal Co. .. .. „ .. W.Wood .. Beef ton Coal Co., Wellington .. 25 ., .. 1 I 6' to 8'.. Full height Ditto .. .. 17,725 133,196 150,921 14 36 50 Nat. & fan j T. 8 ch. Clele .. .. .. •• C. Curtis (P.) .. Pascoe & Alborn, Reefton ..40 ,, .. 1 i 5' .. ] „ ,,.... 4,061 23,995 28,056 7 5 12 Natural .. T. 1,650'. Big River .. .. .. ,, .. W. E. Fattorini (P.) Big River Gold-mining Co.,Reefton 14 ,, .. 18' .. ,, Stoping .. 1,080 11,337 12,417 .. 2 2 ,, .. T. 8 ch. Morrisvale .. .. •• A.Thompson .. W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..14 .. .. 2 ! 16' to 30' 10' .. Bord and .. 6,382 33,712 40,094 3 16 19 „ .. T.'s 73 ch. pillar Lankey's Creek .. .. ,, .. T. Nicholl (P.) .. Nicholl & Ecklund, Black's Point 5 ,, .. 1 1 5' .. Full height J Ditto .. -• 836 4,069 4,905 1 2 3,,.. Reddale .. .. •• ,, •• W. Lowden .. Reddale Colliery, Ltd., Ch'ch ..24 ,, .. 3 i 14' to 17' ,, „ .. .. 3,524 22,835 j 26,359 3 7 10 ,, .. T.'s 18 ch. Coghlan's .. -• •• Freehold .. T.McCormick .. J. Banks, Reefton .. ..30 .. 1 i 12' ..8' .. ,, .. .. 139 11,660 ! 11.799 1 4 5 ,, .. | Archer's .. .. .. „ •• F. W. Archer (P.) .. F. W. Archer, Capleston .. 28 ,, .. 4 j 10' to 18' 16' .. ,, .. 912 30,120 ! 31,032 2 3 5 „ .. j Caliope .. .. .. Crown lease .. D. MacLaughlin (P.) Caliope Coal Co., Christchurch .. 8 ., .. 2 ! 4'&8'.. I Full height ., .. •• 440 7,687 ! 8,127 1 2 3 .. T. 6 ch. Doran's .. .. .. „ •• J. J. Doran (P.) .. J. J. Doran, Capleston ..6 ,, ..16' ..I „ ,,.... 9 1,678 i 1,687 .. 1 1 „ .. White Rose .. .. • • ,, • • W. Osborn (P.) .. W. Osborn, Merrijigs .. 3 ,, ..13' .. ,, ,,.... 4 27 I 31 1 1 .. T. 3 ch. Lockington's .. .. .. •• I E. F. Lockington (P.) E. F. & G. G. Lockington, Reefton 26 ,, .. 1 12' to 20' 8' .. j ,, .. .. 23 23,012 I 23,035 .. 2 2 , .. | T. 2 ch. Golden Point .. .. ,, .. R.Alison .. T. S. Patterson, Reefton .... ,, .. 1 10' .. Full height ; ,, .. •• 127 16,103 16,230 •• 2 2 ,, .. Ch"6y, mou th District. Armstrong's .. .. .. State reserve j V. Armstrong .. Armstrong & party, Dunollie .. 5 Sub - bitu- 1 5' to 14' 5'to 8' .. I Bord and •• 6,222 18,572 j 24,794 2 5 7 Natural minous pillar Baddeley's .. .. .. ,, ! J. Rowse.. .. Baddeley & party, Runanga .. 6 Ditto .. 15' ..5' .. Ditto .. .. 1,586 16,444 j 18.030 2 6 8 Fan .. i .. .Blackball .. .. .. Freehold .. J. Neilson .. Blackball Coai Co., Wellington ..35 ,, .. 2 17' ..15' 101,237 3,365,597 j 3,466,834 70 291 361 ,, .. j 2 adits: 1,232' i j and 650'. Brae Head .. .. .. State reserve J.Watson .. Boote & party, Dunollie .. 6 ,, .. 19' .. Full height i ,, •• • 6,642 13,945 20,587 4 8 12 ,, .. i T. 52 ■ ch. Cains .. .. .. ,, E. Cain (P.) .. J. Cain, Rapahoe .. .. 2 ,, .. j 1 4'to 6' ,, ,,.... 439 309 748 1 2 3 Natural .. ! T. 5 ch. Dobson .. .. .. Crown lease .. J.Hughes .. Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd., Christ- 4 ,, .. 1 9'to 14' 9' .. Bord and .. 42,446 16,555 59,001 29 120 149 Fan .. I S. 1,200'. church pillar, panel Duggan's .. .. .. State reserve W.Richmond .. Duggan & party, Rewanui .. 5 ,, .. 1 4' 6" .. Full height Bord and .. 5,113 13,115 18,228 1 7 8 Natural .. , T. 4 ch. pillar I j | Hunter's .. .. .. ,, Alt'. Hill .. .. Hunter & party, Dunollie ..6 ,, ..13' .. ,, Ditto .. j . . I 3,549 14,981 18,530 1 7 8 Fan .. T. 15 ch. Mclvor's .. .. .. ,, John Duggan .. Mclvor & party, Dunollie .. 5 ,, .. 17' .. ,, ,, . .| 3,386 4,687 8,073 2 7 9 Natural .. | T. 7 ch. Moody Creek .. .. . Wm. Robertson .. Simpson & party, Dunollie .. 4 ,, .. 18' .. ,, j ,, .. ..i 5,405 12,375 17,780 j 3 6 9 ,, » Manderson's .. .. .. ,, P. Manderson (P.).. Manderson & party, Dunollie .. j 5 ,, ..1 .. ,, 1 ,, ..I.J 5,088 15,651 20,739 ' 2 9 11 ,, .. i T. 9 ch.