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No. 3. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1928 and 1927, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

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Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1928. 1927. 31st ?928 mber ' Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 179,460 172,348 7,112 .. 4,981,705 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 602,429 575,182 27,247 .. 10,268,774 Nelson .. .. .. 13,528 11,489 2,039 .. 451,576 Buller .. .. .. 656,706 657,982 .. 1,276 21,350,273 Inangah.ua .. .. .. 30,324 36,797 .. 6,473 638,657 Grev .. .. .. 500,281 449,923 50,358 .. 13,016,504 Canterbury .. .. .. 9,145 11,103 .. 1,958 954,419 Otago .. .. .. 192,746 173,593 19,153 .. 11,843,894 Southland .. .. .. 252,134 278,323 .. 26,189 5,257,033 Totals .. .. 2,436,753* 2,366,740 .. .. 68,762,835 I * Increase, 70,013 tons.

Approximate Output. Total Output Class of Coal. Increase. Decrease. to the 31st December, 1928. ! 1927. 1928. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and semi-bituminous.. 1,348,732 1,290,529 1 58,203 .. 41,819,046 Brown .. .. 973,238 954,436 ! 18,802 .. 22,734,951 Lignite .. . . .. 114,783 121,775 j .. 6,992 4,208,838 Totals .. 2,436,753* 2,366,740 , .. .. 68,762,835 * Increase, 70,013 tons.