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CONTENTS.

PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ j_97 Coal-mines Act, 1925 . . .. . . . . .. .. . . .. g Carbonizing and Briquetting .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 9 Coal-mining .. . . .. . . .. .. .. ~ _ _ 5 0 Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . .. . . .. .. .. ~ 13 Co-operative Mining, State Coal Reserve . . .. .. .. . . .. 10 Geological Survey .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. 12 Goldsfields Revenue and Gold Duty . . .. .. . . . . .. 4 Gold- and Silver-mining .. . . .. .. .. . . . . _ _ I_3 Laboratory Investigations .. .. .. .. ~ .. _ 9 Miners' Pensions —Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. .. . . .. .. 12, 13 Mining Privileges .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ~ 4 New Avenues of Coal-utilization .. .. t .. . . . . .. .. 7 Petroleum Oil .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. ~ 5 Promotion of Gold-mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 ; 4 Protection of Mining Privileges .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 5 Rescue Stations .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 8 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 12 Social Amenities in Mining Townships .. . . .. .. .. .. 8 Staff .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 State Aid to Mining .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 13, 14 Government Prospecting Drills .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Roads and Tracks . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 14 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 14 Subsidized Prospecting—Subsidies to Unemployed to prospect for Gold .. .. 14 State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 10-12 Development of New Area .. .. .. . . . . . . ~ 11 Housing .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Output and Sales . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. 10, 11 Statistics — Coal-mining .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 6 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. . v .. .. .. .. 3 Mineral Production .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. 1 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. . . .. .. .. .. 10 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. .. . . 9 Wastage of Coal . . .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 6 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 15-20 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output.. . . . . . . .. .. 15 No. 2. Gold—Quantity and Value exported from Districts and Counties or Boroughs .. 16 No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported Annually from 1857 . . .. .. 17 No. 4. Coal —Output from different Fields . . . . .. . . . . .. 17 No. 5. Coal—Output of different Classes . . .. .. .. .. .. 17 No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale —Annual Production and Coal imported since 1878 ~ .. 18 No. 7. Coal —Imports .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. 19 Exports : Bunkers . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 19 Exports : Cargo . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . 19 No. 8. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. . . .. .. . . 20

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MINES STATEMENT.