C—2.

11. PERSONS EMPLOYED. The following statement shows the number of persons ordinarily employed in or about the metalliferous mines* of the Dominion during the year : —

111. ACCIDENTS. During 1932 two fatal and two serious but non-fatal accidents occurred in or about metalliferous mines, at which 3,636 persons were ordinarily employed.

An account of these accidents is contained in the District Inspectors' reports attached hereto.

IV. GOLD-MINING. The following statement shows the value of the bullion-production, also the dividends declared, number of persons employed, and the number of gold-mines and dredges : —

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Inspection District. Classification. ; - Total, 1032. Northern. West Coast.. Southern. Gold, silver, and tungsten .. .. .. .. 893 1,164 1,579 3,636 Ironstone Cinnabar Totals for 1932 .. .. .. .. 893 1,164 1,379 3,636 Totals for 1931 .. .. .. .. 774 532 648 1,954 I • In addition, 16 persons were employed in oil-boring operations.

Patal Accidents. Serious Non-fatal Accident?. Cause - Number of w '. „, Number of : Number of Separate numoer 01 Separate Persons Accidents iJeatns. Accidents. injured. Falls of ground.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 1 1 Explosives Miscellaneous, on surface .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Miscellaneous, underground .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 2

Production of Bullion, 1932.» (All Mines.) _ .. Number of Persons Number of Dividends paid, 1932. n ,Z>riv™Spfl Productive Quartz- — (By S St r, d v?r- a?P?oduct^'and d m '^' A " UV ' aI Quantity. I Va.ue. P-*» only.» Unproduotive Mine , Oz. £ £ Quartz-mining .. 684,272 758,231 177,230 1,258 49 Alluvial miningj .. 27,214 151,054 3,465 2,299 1,907 Dredge mining .. ]7,660 110,529 7,000 79 4 Totals, 1932 .. 729,146 1,019,814 187,695 3,636 1,960 | _ ' I Totals, 1931 .. 564,871 657,189 106,557 1,870 763 * In addition to the gold produced from the gold-mines, silver was obtained from them, hence the word "bullion" is used in preference to " gold." t The profits of privately-owned dredges and mines are unobtainable, which renders this statement incomplete. % The bullion-production is from 1,907 alluvial claims, but the dividends are only obtainable from those few that are the property of registered companies.