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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, 1935.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1935 and 1934.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. ~ Gold ~ ,, Mines other GoM-quartz AUuvial Gold- h Q Mmes - Mines. dred -' es - and Coal. Northern Inspection District. County of Piako .. .. 5 .. .. .. 5 10 „ Thames .. .. 104 .. .. .. 104 99 „ Ohinemuri .. .. 228 .. .. .. 228 203 ,, Coromandel .. .. 108 .. .. .. 108 151 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. ■. .. .. .. 2 „ Whangarei .. .. . . .. .. 5 5 Borough of Thames .. .. 126 .. .. .. 126 142 Waihi.. .. .. 646 .. .. .. 646 660 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. ■ • • • .. • • 6 County of Taranaki .. .. .. .. . ■ 4* 4 10 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 5 171 .. .. 176 127 ,, Waimea .. .. .. 93 .. .. 93 77 Takaka.. .. .. .. 153 .. .. 153 100 „ Collingwood .. .. .. 190 .. .. 190 167 Murchison .. .. .. 460 16 .. 476 512 Buller .. .. .. 3 561 .. .. 564 366 Inangahua .. .. 289 -223 24 .. 536 510 Grey .. .. .. 6 672 64 .. 742 554 Westland .. .. 8 457 91 .. 556 538 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 17 .. .. 17 20 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 Tuapeka .. .. .. 280 .. .. 280 369 Vincent .. .. 12 622 17 .. 651 763 ,, Maniototo .. .. 12 246 .. .. 258 280 Waihemo .. .. 12 42 .. .. 54 77 Waitaki .. .. .. 57 .. .. 57 69 Lake .. .. .. 8 299 10 26 343 311 Wallace 141 .. .. 141 143 Southland .. .. .. 183 19 .. 202 234 „ Waikouaiti .. .. .. 8 .. .. 8 25 „ Bruce .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. 8 9 Clutha .. 1 .. .. 1 11 „ Fiord .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 7 Totals .. .. 1,572 4,902 241 35 6,750 6,552 * Employed in oil-boring operations.

1935. 1934. Increase or Decrease. I Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 6,741 6,540 Inc. 201 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 9* 12 Dec. 3 Coal-mines .. .. .. 4,231 4,478 ,, 247 Totals .. .. 10,981 11,030 Dec. 49 * Includes four persons employed in oil-boring operations.