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APPENDICES TO THE MINES STATEMENT

APPENDIX A.

KEPORTS RELATING TO METALLIFEROUS MINES AND STONE - QUARRIES. The Inspecting Engineer of Mines to the Under-Secretary of Mines. Sir,— Wellington, 18th June, 1930. I have the honour to present my report on metalliferous mines and stone-quarries, together with statistical information, for the year ended 31st December, 1929. In accordance with the usual practice, the tables showing expenditure on roads, bridges, tracks, prospecting operations, &c, are for the period covered by the financial year —viz., from the Ist April, 1929, to the 31st March, 1930. The reports, &c, are divided into the following sections : — I. Minerals produced and exported. 11. Persons employed. 111. Accidents. IV. Gold-mining. (1) Quartz-mining. (2) Dredge Mining. (3) Alluvial Mining. V. Minerals other than Gold. VI. Stone-quarry Inspection and Statistics. VII. State Aid to Mining. (1) Subsidized Prospecting. (2) Government Prospecting-drills. (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields. (4) Schools of Mines. Annexures :—' (A) Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines. (B) Summary of Report by Inspector of Quarries. (C) Mining Statistics.

I. MINERALS PRODUCED AND EXPORTED. The following statement shows the quantity and value of the production of metal-mines and of the value of the production from stone-quarries under the Stone-quarries Act during 1929 and 1928 :—

1929. 1928. Mineral. 1 Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. £ Oz. £ Gold and silver (estimated) .. .. .. 571,320 527,340 532,914 551,242 Platinum .. .. .... . . 7 36 35 263 Osmiridium . . . . .. .. .. -J 10 Tons cwt. Tons cwt. Tungsten-ore .. . . 22 13 2,613 6 4 432 Iron .. 4,393 0 21,965 6,362 0 31,802 Stone .. .. .. 479,199 .. 461,890 Pumice .. .. .. .. 2,242 0 8,298 2,301 0 8,280 Sulphur .. .. 967 0 13,918 719 0 8,200 Silica-sand' .. .. " .. - 318 0 159 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,053,528 .. 1,082,119