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MINES STATEMENT.

CONTENTS. PAGE MINES Statement .. .. .. .. • ■ • • •. • ■ • • 1-67 Coal-mining .. .. . . . . ■ ■ • • • • • ■ • • 3 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 8 Co-operative Mining, State Coal Reserve .. .. .. • • • • • • 5 Geological Survey .. .. .. . ■ • • • • • • • ■ 7 Goldfields Revenue and Gold Duty .. .. .. • • 3 Gold-mining .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 1 Investigations, New Zealand coals .. .. .. . • • ■ ■ ■ 4 Miners' Pensions —Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. ~ • • • • • • 8 Mining Privileges .. .. .. • • •. • ■ • • • • 3 Prospecting for oil .. . . .. .. • • • • • • • • 3 Schools of Mines: Scholarships .. .. .. .. • ■ • • •. 7 Social Amenities at Mining Townships .. .. .. • ■ ■ ■ 7 State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 9 Government Prospecting Drills .. .. . - ■ • ■ • 9 Roads and Tracks ~ .. .. . ■ • ■ • • • • 9 Schools of Mines .. .. .. . • • ■ - • • • ■ • 9 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. ■ • • ■ • • • 9 State Coal-mines .. .. .. . • • ■ • • • • • • 5-7 Housing .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • • • • • 7 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 6 Output and Sales .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ ■ • • 5 Statistics- — Coal-mining .. .. . • • • ■ • • • ■ ■ ■ 4 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. .. • • • ■ • • • • 2 Mineral Production .. ~ .. .. • • ■ ■ • • ■ ■ 2 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 5 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. . . .. 5 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. ..10-15 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. . • .. ■ • 10 No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported .. .. .. .. .. 11 No. 3. Coal —Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. .. •• 12 No. 4. Coal —Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 12 No. 5. Coal and Oil-shale —Annual Production; Coal imported .. .. .. 13 No. 6. Coal —Imports .. .. .. .. • • • ■ • • 14 Exports : Bunkers .. .. .. .. . ■ • • • • 14 Exports: Cargo .. .. .. .. .. • - ■ 14 No. 7. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. - .. 15 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. . ■ • ■ 16-67 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. 16-39 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 16-24 I. Minerals: Exported .. .. .. •• ■. 16 Produced .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. . • ■ ■ .. 17 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. •. • • • • • • 17 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production declared; Persons employed; Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. .. 17 (1) Quartz-mining .. .. . • .. • ■ • ■ 18 (2) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. • • ■ ■ 18 (3) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 19 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. , . .. .. 19 Iron .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 19 Petroleum .. .. .. .. . • • • - • 19 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 19 Sulphur 19 VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. . • - ■ 20 Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. - • • 20 Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. • ■ . 20 i-C. 2.