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MINES STATEMENT.

CONTENTS.

Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-71 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. .. ' g Co-operative Mining, State Coal Reserve . . .. . . . . . . '' 5 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. ~ .. g 7 Goldfields Revenue and Gold Duty .. . . .. .. '2 Gold-mining .. .. . . .. .. 2 Laboratory Investigations .. .. .. . , .. 4 Low-temperature carbonization .. . . . . . . .. 3 Miners' Pensions—Pensions Act, 1926 .. . . . . . . ' 7 Mining Privileges .. .. . . . . . 2 New Uses for Coal—Carbonizing and Briquetting .. .. .. ~ .. 34 Prospecting for oil .. .. .. .. .. '2 Schools of Mines : Scholarships .. . . .. .. ~ 7 Social Amenities at Mining Townships .. .. . . .. .. 6 Staff 9 State Aid to Mining . . .. . . . . .. .. _ _ g 9 Government Prospecting Drills .. . . .. . . ' g Roads and Tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. g Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. . . .. g Subsidized Prospecting—Subsidies to Unemployed to Prospect for Gold ~ .. 8, 9 State Coal-mines . . ' k' e JnLOUSIIIg •••••».... g Items from Balance-sheet .. .. . . ~ ~ g Output and Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5 Statistics— Coal-mining ........ 3 Gold and Silver Mining .. . . . . .. ~ .. ' 2 Mineral Production .. .... . . \ Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. .. 4 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. ... 10-15 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output .. .. .. .. ' ' 10 No. 2. Gold—Quantity and Value exported from Districts and Counties or Boroughs.. 1] No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported Annually from 1857 . . .. 12 No. 4. Coal —Output from different Fields . . .. .. .. 12 No. 5. Coal—Output of different Classes . . . . .. .. . . .. 12 No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale—Annual Production and Coal imported since 1878 .. 13 No. 7. Coal—lmports .. .. . . .. .. .. 14 Exports: Bunkers .. . . .. .. .. .. 14 Exports: Cargo .. . . . . .. .. .. 14 No. 8. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. ~ ]5 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. 16-71 Appendix A. Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. 16—15 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. . . . . .. . 16-24 I. Minerals. Exported . , .. .. ig Produced . , , .. .. ig 11. Persons employed .. . .. . 17 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. ig IV. Gold-mining; Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed . Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. ~ 18 (1) Quartz-mining , . .. .. . lg (2) Dredge Mining . . .. . . . . . . 19 (3) Alluvial Mining .. .. . . . .. . 19 20 V. Minerals other than Gold . . . . . . . '20 son5 on , ' 20 Jretroleum ~ . , 2Q Quicksilver .. .. . . .. . 20 Sulphur .. .. . . . . .. 20 Tungsten 20 V 1 otone-quarnes .. . . , . . . 20 21 Quarry Accidents .. . . .. .. . '21 Quarrying Operations .. . . . . , . 21 Vl]. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. . 21-24 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. . , 21-23 (2) Government Prospecting Drills .. .. . . .. 24 (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. ~ 24

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