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SECTION lI,— PERSONS EMPLOYED.
The following statement shows the tons of coal raised, persons employed, lives lost by accidents in or about collieries, &c., to 1935 :—
SECTION lII.—ACCIDENTS. The following is a summary of accidents in and about coal-mines during 1935, with their causes :—
In 1935 the fatal accidents in New Zealand coal-mines were at the rate of 0-47 per thousand persons employed, and at the rate of 0-94 per million tons of coal produced. It is pleasing to record that there were no fatal accidents in the Northern coal-mines during that year. In the Southern District mines one fatal accident occurred, and there was one in the
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Average Number of Persons employed during 1935. Inspection District. — Above Ground. j Below Ground. Total. Southern .. .. .. .. 280 i 674 934 West Coast .. .. .. .. 531 1,313 1,844 Northern .. .. .. .. 316 1,117 1,433 Totals, 1935 .. .. 1,127 3,104 4,231 Totals, 1934 .. .. 1,229 j 3,249 4,478 : I
Lives lost by Accidents in or Persons ordinarily employed. ! Tons raised ; about Collieries. y r Output, in per each Per- j . _ Statute Tons. j I son employed Per Million .... . Number Above Ground. i Below Ground. Total. below Ground. Tons Persons of Lives | produced. emp i oye( j_ lost. Prior to 1900 13,444,437 * * * * * * 165 1900 .. 1,093,990 617 1,843 2,460 593 3-65 1-62 4 1901 .. 1.239,686 688 2,066 2,754 600 2-42 1-09 3 1902 .. 1,365,040 803 2,082 2,885 655 1-46 0-69 2 1903 .. 1,420,229 717 2,135 2,852 665 2-81 1-40 4 1904 .. 1,537,838 763 2,525 3,288 609 2-60 1-21 4 1905 .. 1,585,756 833 2,436 3,269 651 3-78 1-83 6 1906 .. 1,729,536 1,174 2,518 3,692 687 3-46 1-62 6 1907 .. 1,831,009 1,143 2,767 3,910 662 6-55 3-07 12 1908 .. 1,860,975 992 2,902 3,894 641 2-68 1-28 5 1909 .. 1,911,247 1,159 3,032 4,191 630 3-66 1-67 7 1910 .. 2,197,362 1,136 3,463 4,599 634 7-28 3-48 16 1911 .. 2,066,073 1,365 2,925 4,290 706 6-77 3-26 14 1912 .. 2,177,615 1,130 3,198 4,328 681 413 2-08 9 1913 .. 1,888,005 1,053 3,197 4,250 590 3-18 1-41 6 1914 .. 2,275,614 1,176 3,558 4,734 639 21-53 10-35 49f 1915 .. 2,208,624 1,050 3,106 4,156 711 4-07 2-16 9 1916 .. 2,257,135 988 3,000 3,988 752 2-65 1-50 6 1917 .. 2,068,419 I 1,090 2,893 3,983 715 1-93 I-00 4 1918 .. 2,034,250 ! 1,102 2,892 3,994 703 2-95 1-50 6 1919 .. 1,847,848 1,095 2,849 3,944 648 5-41 2-53 10 1920 .. 1,843,705 1,152 2,926 4,078 630 0-54 0-24 1 1921 -. 1,809,095 1,218 3,149 4,367 574 552 2'28 10 1922 .. 1,857,819 1,191 3,365 4,556 552 3-23 1-31 6 1923 .. 1,969,834 1,353 3,647 5,000 540 2*53 1-00 5 1924 .. 2,083,207 1,364 3,505 4,869 594 4-80 2-05 10 1925 .. 2,114.995 1,288 3,489 4,777 606 3'78 : 1-67 8 1926 .. 2,239,999 1,336 3,823 5,159 586 6-69 2-90 15 1927 .. 2,366,740 1,386 3,988 5,374 593 4-23 I 1-86 10 1928 .. 2,436,753 1,366 4,010 5,376 608 3-69 1-67 9 1929 .. 2,535,864 1,370 4,127 5,497 614 4*73 2-18 12 1930 .. 2,542,092 1,437 4,430 5,867 574 5'50 2'38 14 1931 .. 2,157,756 1,414 4,331 5,745 498 1-85 0'69 4 1932 .. 1,842,022 1,257 3,379 4,636 545 6-5] 2-59 12 1933 .. 1,821,258 1,192 3,194 4,386 570 3-84 1-59 7 1934 .. 2,060,315 1,229 3,249 4,478 634 3"88 1-78 8 1935 .. 2,115,184 1,127 3,104 4,231 681 0-94 0-47 2 Totals .. 83,837,326 .. .. .. .. .. .. 480~~ * For returns for previous years see page 32, Mines Statement, 1921. t Year of Ralph's (Huntly) explosion.
Fatal Accidents. Serious Non-fatal Accidents. Number of Persons Number of Number nf Number of injured, including Separate Fatal Znth» Separate Non-fatal those injured by Accidents. deaths. Accidents. Accidents which proved Fatal to their Companions. Explosions of fire-damp or coal-dust Falls of ground ...... 2 2 7 7 Explosives Haulage .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 8 Miscellaneous —Underground .... .. .. 3 3 On surface .. .. .. ! .. 2 2 Totals ...... 2 2 20 20