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APPENDICES TO THE MINES STATEMENT.

APPENDIX A.

REPORTS RELATING TO METALLIFEROUS MINES AND STONE - QUARRIES.

The Inspecting Engineer op Mines to the Under-Secretary op Mines. Sir,— Wellington, 12th September, 1932. I have the honour to present my report on metalliferous mines and stone-quarries, together with statistical information, for the year ended 31st December, 1931. 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, 1931, to the 31st March, 1932. The reports, &c., are divided into the following sections : I. Minerals produced and exported. 11. Persons employed. 111. Accidents. IV. Gold-mining—(l) 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. 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 1931 and 1930 : —

The following statement shows the value of New Zealand minerals (other than coal and coke) and allied substances exported during 1931 and 1930, and since Ist January, 1853 : —•

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1931. 1930. Mineral. ~ Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. dwt. £ Oz. dwt. £ Gold and silver (estimated) .. .. ■■ 564,871 0 657,189 639,795 0 550,978 Platinum .. .. . • • • • • 0 10 5 2 10 16 Tons cwt. Tons cwt. Tungsten-ore .. .. .. •• •• 23 13 1,207 Pig.fron .. .. •• 3.460 0 17,300 8.075 0 40,375 Stone " .. .. •• •• •• 316,366 .. 413.291 Pumice .. .. ■■ 2,321 0 7,589 2,559 0 8,472 Sulphur .. .. .. .. •• •• 849 0 13,261 Silica-sand .. .. •. • • • • 35 11 18 53 19 27 Quicksilver.. .. .. •• •• 15 5 7,296 1 16 1,080 Totals .. .-. .. .. 1,005,763 .. 1,028,707

I Total from the 1st — 1931. 1930. Increase or Decrease, i t^Tut^eemter, 1931. £ £ £ £ Gold .. •• 577,612 550,678 Inc. 26,934 95,036,124 Sflver .. .. .. •• 34.424 44,534 Dec. 10,110 3,224,098 Tungsten-ore .. .. •• 320 1,469 \ „ 1,149 311,529 Antimony-ore .. .. .. 36 .. Inc. 36 55,081 Kauri-sum .. .. 128,095 189,635 Dec. 61,540 22,959,862 Pig iron 29 „ 29 6,615 Quicksilver .. .. .. 7,760 1,188 Inc. 6,572 17,284 Manganese-ore .. .. .. •• 5 Dec. 5 62,011 Sand, lime, and building-stone .. 7,752 9,265 „ 1,5131 445 060 Other minerals .. .. .. 28 172 „ 144 \ Totals .. .. 756,027 796,975 Dec. 40,948 122,117,664