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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, 1928.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. ~~~ Gold 777 Mines other Gold-quartz AUuvial Gold- than. Gold. 1928. I 1927. Mlnes ' Mines. dred S es - and Coal. | | Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. .. 18 .. .. .. 18 3 Ohinenauri . - .. 58 .. • ■ • - 58 73 „ Coromandel .. .. 36 | .. 36 46 ,, Piako .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 2 Borough of Thames .. .. 33 .. .. .. 33 70 Waihi 567 .. .. .. 567 601 County of Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 21 21 9 ,, Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 2 „ Waiapu .. .... .. .. 2 2 11 Clifton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 ,, Tauranga .. . . 11 .. .. ■. 11 9 „ Whangamomona .. .. .. .. 6 6 2 ,, Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. ■. 10 10 White Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 6 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 8 18 .. .. 26 18 ,, Takaka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ,, Collingwood .. .. .. 10 .. 21 31 83 ,, Murchison .. .. .. 23 .. 2 25 37 Buller 7 7 .. .. 14 15 Inangahua .. ..211 5 .. .. 216 281 Grey .. .. .. .. 11 9 .. 20 . 35 Westland 58 53 .. Ill 110 Southern Inspection District. County of Tuapeka .. .. 2 50 .. 2 54- 54 „ Vincent .. .. .. 33 21 .. 54 75 „ Maniototo .. .. 3 47 7 .. 57 46 „ Waiherno .. .. 4 3 .. 1 8 8 „ Waitaki .. .. .. 6 .. .. 6 9 Lake .. .. .. 3 45 .. 2 50 60 „ Wallace .. .. .. 33 .. .. 33 33 Southland .. .. .. 58 .. .. 58 67 Totals .. .. 961 407 90 82* 1,540 1,771 * Includes 12 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 34 in oil-boring operations. Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1928 and 1927. 1Q92 1Q97 Increase or iy-8. ! ly " j7 ' Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 1,461 1,663 Dec.202 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 79* 108 „ 29 Coal-mines .. .. .. 5,376 5,374 Inc. 2 Totals .. .. 6,916 7,145 Dec. 229 * Includes 12 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 34 in oil-boring operations.