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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 1929 and 1928, 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 1929. | 1928. | 31st December; Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 116,109 179,460 .. 63,351 5,097,814 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 653,749 602,429 51,320 .. 10,922,523 Nelson .. .. .. 19,202 13,528 5,674 .. 470,778 Buller .. .. .. 657,533 656,706 827 .. 22,007,806 Inangahua .. .. .. 36,798 30,324 6,474 .. 675,455 Grey .. .. .. 576,475 500,281 76,194 .. 13,592,979 Canterbury .. .. .. 9,449 9,145 304 .. 963,868 Otago .. .. .. 182,515 192,746 ! .. 10,231 12,026,409 Southland .. .. .. 284,034 252,134 | 31,900 .. 5,541,067 Totals .. .. 2,535,864* 2,436,753 ! .. j .. 71,298,699 | I * Increase, 99.111 tons.

Approximate Output. Total Output Class of Coal. . Increase. ! Decrease. to the — — 31st December, 1929. 1928. 1929. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and semi-bituminous.. 1,367,164 1,348.732 18,432 .. 43,186,210 Brown .. .. .. 973,238 i 76,365 . .. 23,784,554Lignite .. .. .. 119,097 ; 114,783 ; 4,314 .. 4,327,935 Totals .. .. 2,535,864 2,436,753 ■ 99,111 .. 71,298,699 | | !__ I