C—2
2
The value of minerals, including kauri-gum, exported and of the coal used in the Dominion, which is shown in Table No. 1 accompanying this Statement, amounted to £3,337,871, as compared with £3,222,137 during 1928. The total value of such minerals exported to the end of 1929 amounted to £172,803,266. GOLD AND SILVER MINING. The following statement shows the quantity and value of bullion-production, the dividends paid by registered companies, and the number of productive claims and gold-dredges during 1929 and 1928 : —
COAL-MINING. The output of the several classes of coal mined in each inspection district is summarized as follows : —
PERSONS EMPLOYED IN OR ABOUT MINES AND STONE-QUARRIES. The following table shows the number of persons employed in each inspection district during 1929 and 1928 : —
Dividends Number of ProducProduction of Bullion. paid by Registered tive Claims and Class of Gold-mining. Companies. Dredges. * i T~ 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. , 1928. Oz. £ Oz. £ £ £ Quartz .. .. 548,689 437,287 506,4-73 446,014 100,906 99,181 26 22 Alluvial,. .. 9,807 37,822 10,593 40,517 490 1,660 252 333 Dredging .. 12,824 52,231 15,848 64,711 1,641 '3,283 5 5 Totals .. 571,320 527,340 532,914 551,242 103,037 104,124 I 283 360
Output of Coal during 1929. Total Output Glass of Coal Northern West Coast Southern w , to Distriot District District Total. Jina 01 (North Island). (South Island). (South Island). Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bitu- 115,659 1,251,505 .. 1,367,164 43,186,210 rninous Brown .. .. .. 654,199 37,613 357,791 1,049,603 23,784,554 Lignite .. .. .. .. 890 118,207 119,097 4,327,935 Totals for 1929 .. 769,858 1,290,008 j 475,998 2,535,864 71,298,699 Totals for 1928 .. 781,889 1,200,839 ! 454,025 2,436,753 68,762,835
Inspection District. Totals. Classification. I 0 .1 I T Northern West Coast (of , S , out t h ® rn ,, 1QOn lnoo Increase (North Island). South Island)., ( f , of ®° uth 1929 ' 1928 " ! or v ' \ Island). 1 Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten ore 801 382 302 1,485 1,461 Inc. 24 Ironstone .. .. .. .. 20 .. 20 21 Dec. 1 Cinnabar .. .. .. 57 .. 2 59 12 Inc. 47 Sulphur .. .. .. 15 .. .. 15 12 5 , 3 Coal .. .. .. 1,539 3,032 926 5,497 5,376 „ 121 Stone-quarries under the Stone- 1,478 195 457 2,130 2,161 Dec. 31 quarries Act Oil .. .. .. 30 .. .. 30 34 „ 4 Silica-sand .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Inc. 2 Totals .. .. j 3,920 3,629 1,689 9,238 9,077 Inc.. 161