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•g© «I; Number of Persons Title held Name of Mine- »S Classification »S Thickness Thickness S nffi£-° f si Depth of Shaft Total outmtto Output" to ordinariIy em P lo y ed - M f Name of Mine and Locality. Name and Address of Owner. | * C 'Tc™i 11 CoaI ° s f eams "d" ground || or 3«cem- . — VenSon. otherwise). s g -g Coal seams. Working. S-S Len S tb 01 iunnel. 1!MI. b 1930 _ lg31 £ o il fcg g 3 ~ o t* 03 <3 pq H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. Tons. Tons. Tons. Broxbourne .. .. .. Freehold .. W. I. Jones .. W. and A. Jones, Motupipi .. 2£ Lignite .. j 1 5' .. 5' .. Bord and 1 T. ch. .. 54 197 251 .. 2 2 Natural. pillar Motupipi .. .. .. Crown lease .. D. Winter .. J. and D. Winter, Motupipi .. 4 „ ..22' and 3' 2' and 3' .. Opencast .. .. 120 698 818 1 1 Open. O'Rourke's .. .. .. Freehold .. A. O'Rourke .. A. O'Rourke, Murchison ..12 „ .. 12' ..2' .. Bord and 1 T. 2 ch. .. 182 1,311 1,493 .. 1 1 Natural. pillar Puponga .. .. .. Crown lease .. A. Thompson .. Puponga Syndicate, Puponga .. 28 Sub-bitu- 1 3'to 6' 3'to 6' .. Ditto .. .. T. 28 ch. .. 15,203 301,188 316,391 10 28 38 „ minous Seymour .. .. .. Crown lease .. C.Blackburn .. Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson .. 2 Ditto .. 16' ..6' .. Double- .. T. 13 ch. 2,514 1,178 3,692 4 6 10 Fan. stall Abbotsford .. . . . . Freehold .. G. Bartlett .. H. V. Irvine, Takaka .. .. .. Lignite .. 3 3' 9" .. 3' .. Stripping .. 3£ yd. .. 10 .. 10 2 2 Open. Mount Burnett .. .. Crown lease .. J.Boyd .. .. Onakaka Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., 2 Sub-bitu- 1 1'to 12' 10' .. Bord and .. T. 4 ch. .. 495 216 711 4 12 16 Natural. Onakaka minous pillar Huller District Allan's .. .. .. Crown lease .. T. D. Allan .. T. D. Allan, Charleston .. 3 Lignite .. 1 42' 10' .. Opencast .. .. 6 28 34 1 1 Open. Cardiff Bridge .. .. „ .. M.Forsyth .. Cardiff. Bridge Co-operative Pty., 11 Bituminous 1 5'to 25' 9' .. Bord and .. .. 20,624 190,280 210,904 7 22 29 Natural. Westport , pillar Cascade .. .. .. „ .. H. McAvoy .. Cascade-Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 5 „ 1 20' ..8' .. Ditto .. .. .. 12,565 47,931 60,496 8 12 20 „ Westport Charming Creek .. .. ,, .. C. D. Buist . . Charming Creek-Westport Coal Co., 4 „ 1 8'to 20' 9' .. ,, .. .. T. 20 ch. .. 8,408 10,034 18,442 10 14 24 Fan. Ltd., Westport Chester's .. .. .. ! ,, .. R.Chester .. Penberth and Chester, Seddonville 12 ,, 13' ..3' .. „ .. .. ... 1,166 19,895 21,061 .. 3 3 Natural. Coal Creek .. .. .. ,, ... W. McGuire .. McGuire and party, Seddonville. . 16 ,, 1 18' . . 8' .. „ T. 30 ch. .. 601 97,309 97,910 2 17 19 Fan. Glasgow .. .. .. ,, .. D. Q. O'Brien .. Glasgow Co-operative Pty., Sed- 7 ,, 1 6'to 12' 10' .. „ .. .. T. 9 ch. .. 2,456 32,004 34,460 3 4 7 Natural. donville Mitchell's .. .. .. ,, F. T. Mitchell .. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 8 Lignite .. 18' 8' .. Opencast .. .. 139 226 365 1 .. 1 Open. Powell's .. .. .. ,, .. J.H.Powell .. J. H. Powell, Charleston ..3 „ ..18' ..8' „ .. .. 14 31 45 1.. 1 „ Q.uinn's .. .. .. „ .. T. Quinn .. Quinn and party, Seddonville .. 8 Bituminous 15' .. ; 5' .. Bord and .. .. 695 7,937 8,632 1 1 2 Natural. pillar Warne's .. .. .. ,, G. N. Warne .. G. N. Warne, Charleston .. .. Lignite .. 1 6' .. 5' to 6' .. Opencast .. .. 17 52 69 1 1 Open. Millerton .. .. .. ,, W. Lowden and J. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 40 Bituminous 1 4'to 40' 12' .. Bord and .. T. 298 ch. .. 71,757 8,071,556 8,143,313 70 319 389 Fan. Pfeffer pillar Denniston .. .. .. „ .. J. McArthur and A. „ „ 51 „ 2 3'to 30' Full .. Ditto .. .. T. 421 ch. .. 133,762 9,973,114 10,106,876 140 347 487 „ Smith Westportmain .. .. „ .. H.Brady .. Westport-Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 7 „ 1 10' 10' .. ,, .... .. 14,758 157,340 172,098 22 23 45 Natural. Westport Westport-Mokihinui .. .. ,, .. P. Bird .. .. Mcintosh and Willman, Seddonville 11 „ 1 4'6" .. 4'6" .. ,, .... .. 1,768 40,601 42,369 .. 4 4 „ Westport-Stateville .. .. ,, .. R. Mulholland .. Westport-Stateville Co-operative 7 „ 1 10' .. 10' .. ,, .... .. 119 13,054 13,173 2 4 6,, Coal Pty., Westport Westport-Stockton .. .. i „ .. T. McGhie .. Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 23 ; „ 2 4'to 20' 10' .. ,, .... .. 107,356 2,795,042 2,902,398 110 196 306 Fan. Christchurch Wynn's .. .. .. ,, .. G. Wynn.. ... G. Wynn, Seddonville .. .. 8 I „ 1 4'4" .. 4'4" .. ,, .. .. T. 1 ch. .. 442 5,984 6,426 .. 2 2 Natural. St. Helens .. .. .. ,, .. W. McGuire .. Roger Bros., St. Helens .. 2 ; „ 1 2' to 6' 2'to 6' .. ,, .. .. .. 2,938 150 3,088 .. 6 6 „ Brighton (Hunter's) .. .. Freehold .. L. J. McKendry .. Price Bros, (leased to Hunter and 3 Lignite .. 18' 8' .. ,, .. .. T. 3 ch. .. 120 444 564 .. 2 2 „ party), Brighton Bowater and Bryan .. .. Crown lease .. L. Husband .. Bowater and Bryan, Charleston.. 2 \ ,, .. 1 12' to 25' Full . . Opencast .. .. 97 280 377 2 2 Open. Rocklands .. .. .. „ .. J. P. Burley .. J. P. Burley, Berlins .. .. 29 I Brown .. 1 27' ..8' .. Bord and .. .. 243 10,099 10,342 .. 2 2 Natural. pillar Whitecliffs ... • .. „ .. J. H. Burley .. J. H. Burley, Berlins .. .. 9! „ .. 1 18' ..9' .. Ditto .. . . T. 14 ch. .. 578 2,527 3,105 .. 2 2 Reefton District. Archer's .. .. .. Freehold and F.W.Archer .. F. W. Archer, Cronadun .. 36 Brown .. 4 4'to 18' 8'to 14' .. Bord and .. T. 10 ch. .. 3,229 43,238 46,467 1 7 8 Natural. Crown lease pillar Clele .. .. .. Crown lease.. C. McMasters .. V. W. Alborn, Reefton.. .. , 45 „ .. 1 5'to 6' 5'to 6' . . Ditto .. .. .. 3,931 43,281 47,212 2 6 8,, Coghlan's .. .. .. Freehold .. J.L.Banks .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. .. 34 ,, .. 1 12' ..9' .. ,, .. .. T. 5 ch. .. 3,107 18,562 21,669 1 4 5 ,, Coghlan's .. .. .. Crown lease .. A.Harris .. ,, „ .. .. 5 „ .. 1 12' ..9' .. ,, .. T. 5 ch. .. 420 3,913 4,333 .. 3 3 „ Collin's .. .. .. „ .. N.Collins .. N. Collins, Reefton .. .. 39 „ .. 18' .. 8' .. „ .... .. 501 58,829 59,330 1 2 3 Terrace .. .. .. ,, .. C. Svenson .. W. Blackadder, Reefton ..11 „ .. 19' .. ■ 8' .. j „ .... .. 839 5,845 6,684 .. 3 3