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West Coast Inspection District. Puponga, Puponga. Lankey's Creek, Crushington. O'Rourke's, Murchison. White Rose, Merrijigs. Bennett and party's, Seddouville. Armstrong's, Dunollie. Cardiff Bridge, Seddonville. Baddeley's, Runanga. Charming Creek, Seddonville. Bellvue, Runanga. Cascade, Seddonville. Blackball Coal Co.'s, Blackball. Westport-Stateville, Seddonville. Brae Head, Dunollie. Chester's, Seddonville. Cain's, Rapahoe. Coal Creek, Seddonville. Castle Point, Runanga. Glasgow, Seddonville. Cox's Creek, Rapahoe. Quinn and party's, Seddonville. Dobson, Brunnerton. Westportinain, Granity. Duggan's, Rewanui. Westport-Mokihinui, Seddonville. Hunter's, Rewanui. Westport Coal Co.'s Denniston mines. Briandale, Ten-mile. Westport Coal Co.'s Millerton mines. Moody Creek, Dunollie. Westport-Stockton, Ngakawau. Old Runanga Co-operative party, Rewanui. Wynn's, Seddonville. Schultz Creek, Twelve-mile. Rocklands, Berlin's. Smith's, Runanga. Whiteclifis, Berlin's. Spark's, Rewanui. Archer's, Capleston. State Coal-mines (Liverpool Collieries and James Clele, Merrrjigs. Colliery). Coghlan's, Capleston. Paparoa, Roa. Collins, Murray Creek. Wallsend, Brunnerton. Terrace, Reefton. Dennehy's, Barrytown Road. Morrisvale, Reefton (Perfection Valley, Matchless, New Point Elizabeth, Dunollie. and Surprise). Goldlight, Rewanui. Defiance, Reefton. Fiery Cross, Dunollie. Burke's Creek, Reefton. Jubilee, Rapahoe. Waitahu Colliery, Reefton. . Bellbird, Ten-mile Road. Honey's, Reefton. Southern Inspection District. Ivaitangata No. 1 Mine, Kaitangata. Linton Mine, Ohai. Kaitangata No. 2 Mine, Kaitangata. Black Diamond, Ohai. Wairaki Mine, Ohai. Black Lion, Ohai. Birchwood Mine, Ohai. (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety-lamps. The following is a list of the mines as at the 31st December, 1931, required by law to use safety lamps : — Northern Inspection District. Pukemiro Collieries, Pukemiro —Home's No. 2 section and west section south colliery. Rotowaro Colliery, Rotowaro —Throughout No. 1 and No. 3 Mines. Glen Afton. Colliery, Glen Afton —No. 1 heading section. Renown Colliery, Rotowaro —Main north section. West Coast Inspection District. Westport Coal Co.'s (one section, Millerton State Mine (Liverpool No. 2). Mine). Paparoa, Roa. Dobson, Brunnerton. Wallsend, Brunnerton. Hunter's, Dunollie. Seymour, Owen River. Spark's, Rewanui. Southern Inspection District. Kaitangata No. 1 Mine, Kaitangata. Linton Mine, Ohai. Kaitangata No. 2 Mine, Kaitangata. Black Diamond, Ohai. Wairaki Mine, Ohai. Black Lion, Ohai. Birchwood Mine, Ohai. (d) Dangerous Occurrences reported. (Regulation 82.) A full account of these is given in the reports of the District Inspectors (Annexure A). The most serious was at Millerton Colliery, where a serious fire broke out in the middle section. The fire spread over a total area of 25 acres, and five men were injured by distilled-gas explosions before it was finally sealed off. Another fire in the Millerton Mine broke through stoppings into the third west dip section, which was finally abandoned and flooded in an endeavour to control the spread of the fire.

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