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No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1931 and 1930.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. Gold-quartz ® ol< ? . Gold- other I Mines " £ dred g es " an a d n Coal | 3 °' Northern Inspection District. County of Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 2 ,, Piako . „ .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 „ Thames .. .. 12 .. .. .. 12 41 ,, Ohinemuri .. .. 33 .. . . .. 33 33 „ Coromandel .. .. 27 . . . . .. 27 26 Borough of Thames .. .. j 30 .. .. .. 30 38 ,, Waihi.. .. .. 613 .. .. .. 613 590 County of Wairoa .. .. • • • ■ • ■ • • ■ • 7 „ Taranaki .. .. . . 1 .. .. 30 30 32 „ Waikohu .. .. . . .. . . 18 18 8 „ Whangamomona .. • ■ •• • • 2 2 4 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. 53 53 52 White Island .. .. .. • • • - • - • • .. 25 I West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. . . ; 27 .. .. 27 10 „ Takaka.. .. .. ..-■--I .. .. 25 25 120 ,, Collingwood .. .... 20 .. .. 20 7 ,, Murchison .. . . .. 46 .. .. 46 12 Buller .. .. .. ! .. 27 .. .. 27 4 „ Inangahua . . . . 195 11 .. . . 206 313 „ Grey .. .. .. .. 41 .. .. 41 2 „ Westland .. .. 4 58 78 .. 140 88 Borough of Kumara .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 15 „ Hokitika . . . . .. . . • • • • • • 19 Southern Inspection District. County of Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 ,, Tuapeka .. .. .. 84 .. .. 84 48 „ Vincent .. .. .. 117 7 .. 124 69 ,, Maniototo .. .. 28 75 .. .. 103 61 „ Waihemo .. 24 11 .. .. 35 12 „ Waitaki .. .. .. 23 .... 23 5 Lake .. .. .. 1 64 12 .. 77 83 Wallace .. . . .. 73 .... 73 23 „ Southland .. . . .. 128 . . 6 134 64 Totals .. .. 968 805 97 140* 2,010 1,816 * Includes 56 persons employed in oil-boring operations.

1931. i 1930. Increase or Decrease. _____ r~ : | Gold, silver, and tungsten mines . . 1,870 1,564 Inc. 306 Other metalliferous mines .. 140* j 252 Dee. 112 Coal-mines .. .. 5,745 5,867 „ 122 Totals .. 7,755 7.683 Inc. 72 I * Includes 56 persons employed in oil-boring operations.