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Appendices to the Mines Statement —continued. Appendix A —continued. Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. . . • • Northern Inspection District .. .. • • • • ■ • "" ™ Accidents .. .. • • • • • • • • • • "' _ Oil-wells .. . ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • Prospecting .. • - - • • • • • • • • • Quartz-mining .. • • • • • • .... • • Quicksilver-mining .. .. • • • - • - • ■ • • Sulphur .. .. . ■ .• •. • • • • • • " „„ „ fi Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. • • ' Accidents .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • '' „. Alluvial Mining .. . • • • ■ • • ■ • • " 35 Asbestos Dredging .. .. • • • • • • • • • • ' General Remarks .. .. •• •• • • •• Iron f Petroleum .. .. . • • • • • • ■ • • ■' J? Prosecutions .. • • • • • • • • • , • • Prospecting .. .. • • • • ■ • • • " Quartz-mining .. . • ■ • • ■ • • • • • • Southern Inspection District .. .. • • • • • • •• 7? Accidents .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 11 ~ Boring 44,45 Dredging .. .. .. • • • ■ • • ■ • • • General Remarks .. .. • ■ • ■ • • • • • • Oil-wells .. .. ■ • • ■ • • • • • • • • Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. . • • • • • ' aq Scheelite .. .. • • • • • • • • • • •*• L . "z Subsidized Mining and Prospecting .. .. • • ■ • • • "*5 Annexure B—Report on Stone-quarries .. .. • • • • •• 45 Annexure C—Mining Statistics .. .. _ • • • • • • • • 4b-D2 (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. • • • • 4b-4o Northern District .. • • • • • • • • ' Southern District .. . ■ • • • • • • ■ • 48 West Coast District .. .. .. • • • • • • 47 (2) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies ; . .. . • • • 49-52 Appendix B —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. . • • • Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. • • . • • Section I. Coal Output and Imports : Production from Principal Collieries .. bô, 54 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 55 Section 111. Accidents .. .. • • ■ • • • • • " rc' ks Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. . - • • — 56-58 (а) Permitted Explosives .. .. • • •• • • (б) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. 56, 57 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps . - • ■ 57 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. . ■ • • ■ • • ■ • ■ j?7 (e) Electricity at Collieries .. . ■ • • • • • • • • (/) Prosecutions .. .. • • • • • • • • • • Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining . . .. •• " 79 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. . ■ • ■ 58-72 Northern District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. ■ • 59-62 Accidents .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• Dangerous Occurrences .. • ■ • • • ■ • • • • 1 Output 58 Prosecutions .. • • • • • • • • • • •' Waikato Carbonization Plant .. .. •• • • •• West Coast District—Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. • ■ 62-66 Accidents •• '' 66 > Dangerous Occurrences .. .. • • • • • ■ • • Output _ Prosecutions .. .. ■ • • • _ • • • ■ ' «a 70 Southern District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. • ■ 68-72 Accidents .. .. • • ■ ■ • • ■ • • • • • Dangerous Occurrences .. .. • • • • • • • • ' Output °8 Prosecutions .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • • • if Annexure B—Colliery Statistics .. .. - • ■ ■ • • • ■ Appendix C—Report of Boards of Examiners—Certificates issued ~ ~ ~ (8,79

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