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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) Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. 19 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines . . . 20-30 Northern Inspection District . . .. . . .. . . . . 20-24 Quartz-mining .. . . .. .. . . . . 20-23 Quicksilver-mining .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 24 Oil-wells .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 24 Sulphur .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. 24 Accidents .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 24 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. 25-28 Quartz-mining .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 25, 26 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Iron . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Petroleum .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 27 Prospecting .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 27 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-30 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. . . .. . .. .. 28, 29 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. . . , . .. 30 Platinum . . .. .. . . .. . . 30 Osmiridium . . . . .. .. . . .. .. 30 Cinnabar .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30 Accidents .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 30 Annexure B —Report on Stone-quarries . . . . . . 31 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Annexure C —Mining Statistics .. .. . . - , .. . 32-36 (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. ..32,33 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. 32 West Coast District .. .. . . . . . .. 33 Southern District .. .. .. . . . . . . 33 (2) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies .. . . . . 34-36 Appendix B—Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines . . . . .. 37-61 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. . . . . 37-42 Section I. Coal Output and Imports .. .. . . .. .. 37, 38 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 38, 39 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 39 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 40-42 (a) Permitted Explosives .. . . .. . . .. .. 40 (b) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. . . 40 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. .. . . 41 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (e) Electricity at Collieries .. . . .. .. . . . . 41 (/) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 42 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 42 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 43-56 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43-46 Output and General Remarks .. .. .. .. . . 43 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. . . 46 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 46 West Coast District .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 46-50 Output .. .. .. •. .. .. .. .. 46 Loss of Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Co-operative Mining .. .. .. .. .. . . 49 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Social Amenities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50-56 Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. . . .. 55 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Annexure B —Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 57-61 Appendix C —Report of Boards of Examiners .. .. .. .. .. .. 62, 63 Certificates issued or endorsed .. .. .. .. .. .. 63