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No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1934.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1934 and 1933.

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Number of Pereons ordinarily employed at Total, County or Borough. ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ Mineg other Gold-quartz AUu ial Gold- than Gold 1934. 1933. Mmes - Mines. dred § eS - and Coal. r " ~ Northern Inspection District. County of Piako . .. 10 .. .. .. 10 5 „ Thames .. .. 99 .. .. .. 99 44 „ Ohinemuri .. .. 203 .. .. .. 203 129 Coromandel .. .. 151 .. .. .. 151 177 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. ., 2 2 Borough of Thames .. .. 142 .. .. .. 142 200 Waihi.. .. ..660 .. .. .. 660 640 Great Barrier Island . . .. 6 .. .. .. 6 County of Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 10* 10 9* West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. .. 127 .. .. 127 94 „ Waimea .. .. .. 77 .. .. 77 88 Takaka.. .. .. .. 100 .. .. 100 73 ,, Collingwood .. .. .. 167 .. .. 167 60 ,, Murchison .. .. .. 496 16 .. 512 422 Buller 5 361 .. .. 366 265 Inangahua .. .. 286 212 12 .. 510 523 Grey .. .. .. .. 540 14 .. 554 336 Westland .. .. 6 442 90 .. 538 471 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. 20 26 „ Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 „ Tuapeka .. .. 4 365 .. .. 369 444 Vincent .. .. 14 728 21 .. 763 789 „ Maniototo .. .. 12 268 .. ... 280 436 Waihemo .. .. 27 50 .. .. 77 106 Waitaki 69 .. .. 69 109 Lake .. .. .. 23 257 11 20 311 279 Wallace .. .. 4 139 .. .. 143 147 Southland 223 11 .. 234 296 Waikouaiti 25 .. .. 25 22 „ Bruce .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 16 Clutha.. 11 .. .. 11 10 Fiord .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 7 Totals .. .. 1,652 4,693 175 32 6,552 6,221 * Employed in oil-boring operations.

iqqi T qqo Increase or — 1934. 1933. DecreaBe . Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 6,540 6,212 Inc. 328 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 12* 9 ,, 3 Coal-mines .. .. 4,478 4,386 ,, 92 Totals . .. 11,030 10,607 Inc. 423 * Includes ten persons employed in oil-boring operations.