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11. PERSONS EMPLOYED. The following statement shows the number of persons ordinarily employed in or about the metalliferous mines* of the Dominion during the year : —

III. ACCIDENTS. During 1930 one fatal and three serious but non-fatal accidents occurred in or about metalliferous mines, at which 1,740 persons were ordinarily employed.

An account of these accidents is contained in the District Inspectors' reports attached hereto.

IY. GOLD-MINING. The following statement shows the value of the bullion-production, also the dividends declared) number of persons employed, and the number of gold-mines and dredges : —

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Inspection District. Classification. j Total, 1930. Northern. West Coast. Southern. Gold, silver, and tungsten .. .. .. .. 729 | 470 365 1,564 Ironstone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 .. 120 Cinnabar .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 .. .. 54 Silica-sand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. t ■ 2 2 Totals for 1930 .. .. .. .. 783 I 590 367 1,740 Totals for 1929 .. .. .. .. 858 J 402 306 1,566 I * In addition, 25 persons were employed in sulphur-mining and 51 persons in oil-boring operations.

Fatal Accidents. Serious Non-fatal Accidents. Cause - Number of „ h . Number of Number of Separate Separate Persons Accidents. Accidents. injured. Palls of ground Explosives .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 Miscellaneous, on surface . . .. .. .. .. 1 1 Miscellaneous, underground .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. .. . . . . 1 ! 1 3 3

Production of Bullion, 1930.* (All Mines.) Number of Persons L Dividends paid, 1930 Productive Quartz(By Registered Com- "fpmdLtWe and mines, Alluvial I panies only.)t TJnnroductivI Mines 1 Mlne8 ' an " Quantity. Value. Unproductive Mines. Dred g eSi 1930 _ Oz. i £ £ Quartz-mining .. 620,303 472,841 100,908 969 26 Alluvial miningj .. 8,954 35,067 805 495 306 Dredge mining .. 10,538 43,070 .. 75 3 Totals, 1930 .. 639,795 ! 550,978 101,713 1,539 335 Totals, 1929 .. 571,320 527,340 103,037 1,475 283 * In addition to the gold produced from the gold-mines, silver was obtained from them, hence the word " bullion" is used in preference to " gold." t The profits of privately-owned dredges and mines are unobtainable, which renders this statement incomplete. t The bullion-production is from 306 alluvial claims, but the dividends are only obtainable from those few that are the property of registered companies.