COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1931—continued.
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•g® oil Number of Persons THio iioiri f-< ph fc! System of Tjp'nth nf Totii Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Loealitv (Crown Tease or Name of Mine- Name and Address of Owner a £ Classification Thickness Thickness Under- ® ? or Outnntfor 0ut P ut to Output to 1 Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Grown Lease or manager. Name and Address ot Uwner. | * of Coal. of worked. ground g % , °f TlimiP i ! i&1 31st Decern- 31st Decern- v- i Ventilation. otherwise). g s g Coal-seam. Working, g-3 Lengtnot lunnel.j 19di. ber, 1930. ber, 1931. £ | j % s -o © i o | CQ . I pq H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT—continued. Canterbury District—contd. [ ' I Tons. Tons. | Tons. Blackburn, Mount Somers .. Crown lease .. R. McDonald (2nd C.) Blackburn Coal Co., Mount Somers I 2 Brown .. 1 25' .. 8' .. Bordand .. T. 330' .. 2,353 9 | 2,362 2 5 7 Natural. • ( • pillar Sheffield .. .. .. Freehold .. Jas. McQueen (P.) McQueen Bros., Sheffield .. 2 „ .. 1 2f .. j 2?' .. Ditto .... T. 25' .. 85 8 93 \ q . / „ Bonanza, Sheffield .. .. „ .. „ „ „ .... ,, ..18' .. | 8' .. .. 95 ... 95 / 1 6 \ „ North Otago District. 'St. Andrews, Papakaio .. Freehold .. T. Nimmo, jun. (U.) Duncan Cameron, Papakaio .. 52 Lignite .. 1 6' to 9' ! 6' .. Bordand .. T. 198' .. 2,254 66,909 69,163 1 4 5 Natural. | pillar Airedale, Papakaio .. .. Crown lease .. A. Beardsmore, jun. A. Beardsmore and Son. Papakaio 5 ,. ..1 7'to 10' i 6'to 7' .. Ditto .. .. .. 1,376 3,822 5,198 1 3 4,, (D.) - , j Ngapara, Ngapara .. .. Freehold .. Wm. Nimmo (U.) .. Wm. Nimmo, Ngapara. . .. 53 ,, .. 1 25' .. | 8' to 10' . . ,, .. .. T. 50' .. 1 979 45,168 46,147 1 2 3 Fan. Shag Point (old mine), Shag Point Crown lease .. Wm. McLaren (P.) Bruce Railway and Coal Co., 17 Brown .. 15' .. All .. T. 450' .. 684 420,335 421,019 1 2 3 Natural. Dunedin | Shag Point Coal-mining Co., Shag Freehold .. A. S. Gillanders (1st Shag Point Coal-mining Co., Dun- 23 ,, ..1 3'to 3' to 3£' .. ,, .. .. T. 500' .. 17,011 284,624 301,635 10 50 60 Fan. Point C.) edin Diamond Hill, Herbert .. „ .. T. Green (D.) .. G. Anderson, Herbert .. .. 4 „ .. 1 3'6" .. 3'6" .. ,, .. .. T. 150' .. 40 223 j 263 .. 1 1 Natural. Oakdene, Maheno .. .. ,, P. Campbell (1st C.) J. P. Watson, Maheno .. .. 1 ,, .. 1 3' to 4' I 3' to 4' .. Opencast . . .. 122 .. 122 1 1 2 Open. Malmanche's, Awakino .. ,, .. W. B. Walker (P.) J. Malmanche, Kurow .. .: 1 ,, •• 1 10' .. j 6' to 7' .. Bordand .. T. 120' .. 40 .. 40 1 1 Natural. • j pillar Central Otago District. Rough Ridge, Oturehua .. Crown lease .. E. Beck (P.) .. Margaret Beck, Oturehua .. 44 Lignite .. 1 20' .. All .. Opencast .. .. 24 35,677 35,701 .. .. .. Opencast. Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. J. W. Cuthbertson C. L. Fisher, Oturehua . . 61 ,, ..II 20' .. ,, .. „ .. 1,273 54,742 56,015 2 2 ,, (D.) Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crown lease .. A. Brown (P.) .. Becker Bros., Oturehua ..37 • „ .. 1 20' .. 6' .. Bordand .. T. 600' .. 490 6,431 6,921 1 1 2 Fan. pillar ! Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. ,, .. D. Jones (P.) .. Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing 70 „ 1 22' ..22' .. Opencast .. .. 395 j 52,456 52,851 ! 2 2 Opencast. Co., St. Bathan's i Coal Creek Flat .. .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harliwich, Coal Creek Flat .. 61 ,, .. 1 26' .. 12' .. ,, j .. .. ' 2,453 I 97,866 100,319 2 2 „ Bannockburn, Bannockburn .. ,, .. J. Hodson, jun. (2nd J. Hodson, Bannockburn . . I 54 ,, .. 1 6'to 20' 4'to 8' .. Bordand .. T. 200' .. 1,912 , 124,249 126,161 1 2 3 Natural. C.) pillar ! Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. .. ,, .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. Robt. Ritchie, Nevis .. 28 Brown .. 1 13' .. 6' . . Drive .... T. 50' .. 60 18,216 18,276 j .. 1 1 ,, Parfit's, Upper Idaburn .. ,, I. Parfit (P.) .. Parfit and Marslin, Naseby .. 6 Lignite .. 1 13' .. 13' .. Opencast .. .. 181 695 ! 876 1 1 Open. ; I I j " I j South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. W. Evans (U.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Green Island 51 Lignite .. 1 8'to 10' All .. Bordand .. .. 4,778 618,299 ; 623,077 2 5 7 Natural. pillar Jubilee, Fairfield .. .. ,, .. J. Hadcroft (1st C.) Jubilee Coal Co., Dunedin .. ! 34 ,, .. 1 5'to 9' 4'to 7' .. Ditto .. .. T. 1,518' .. \ -, a -co ro< c -n k o« qi Jubilee (under roads) .. .. Crown lease .. ,, ,, „ .. .. .. .. .. f o63 ,oz4 5/J,<64 5 zb 6 an. Willowbank, Riccarton .. Freehold .. W. Robertson (U.) Geo, Scurr and Co., Ltd., Mosgiel i 11 ,, .. 1 14' . 6' .. Bordand .. T. 462' .. 6,327 33,713 40,040 2 10 12 ,, Junction pillar Auchmeddon, Fairfield .. ,, H. Orr (2nd C.) .. H. Orr, Fairfield .. .. 6 ,, 14' 4' .. Opencast .. .. 8 j 57 65 ! .. .. Open. Saddle Hill .. .. .. ,, .. W. McLellan (P.) .. G. McMaster, Fairfield ..1 ,, ..18' ..6' .. Bordand .. T. 165' .. 796 | 236 1,032 .. 2 2 Natural. ; pillar Brighton, Brighton .. .. „ .. N. McColl (P.) .. N. McColl, Brighton .. .. 16 „ ..16' ..5' . . j Ditto .. .. T. 132' ., \ | Q in nno 9 9 mtnmi Brighton (under roads) .. Crown lease . . „ .. „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. / j y ' 48£> 1<J,0U9 •- z natural. Taratu, Lovell's Flat .. .. Freehold .. A. Morris (1st C.) .. Sargood and Cheeseman, Dunedin 30 Lignite .. 1 25'to 40' 7'to 30' .. Bordand .. T. 205', 180', and 13,515 ! 718,949 732,464 16 16 32 Fan. pillar 924' Lakeside (late Tuakatito) .. ,, .. J. Throp (P.) .. J. Throp, Kaitangata .. .. 21 ,, . . ; 1 8' ..8' .. Ditto .. .. T. 150' . . 1,389 I 9,055 10,444 1 2 3 ,, Kaibroo^/ Ka^an^a^a •• Crown lease .. W. Barclay (D.) Wm. Barclay, Kaitangata . , 9 ,, . . 1 10' ..8' .. j „ .... T. 66' .. 1,256 j 2 844 2 844 / 1 4 Natural. Kaitangata No. 1 .. .. Freehold •• 1 f 55 Brown .. j 2 8'and 25' All .. | ,, .. .. | T. 1,188', T. 4,620' 1 Kaitangata No. 2 .. .. ,, .. Carson (1st C.) Kaitangata Coal Co., Kaitangata 19 „ ...28' .. ,, . . ! ,, .. . . j / T.l, 386', T. 957' 92,773 ■ 4,792,036 4,884,809 j 43 202 245 Fans. Kaitangata (under roads) .. Crown lease .. J LI • • • • • • • • • • • I .. IT. 1,155' J Benhar, Benhar .. .. Freehold .. J. Walls (2nd C.) .. McSkimming and Son, Ltd., Benhar 68 Lignite .. J 3 14' .. 10' .. Bordand .. T. 820' .. 6,713 j 287,768 294,481 1 6 7 Fan. I pillar Elliotvale, Moneymore .. ,, .. J. M. Robertson (P.) W. Cockbiirn, Milton .. 2 „ .. : 1 30' ..7' .. j Ditto .. .. T. 264' .. . 1,524 | 1,048 2,572 J 1 2 3 Natural. Kaituna, Kaitangata .. ,, .. R. S. Burgess (D.).. R. S. Burgess, Kaitangata .. 22 .. ! 1 4' .. 4' ..I ,, .. ..j T. 95' .. 36 26,136 26,172 I 1 1 „