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ANNEXURE B.

COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1935.

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Classification <go Depth of Shaft Number of Persons Title held Name of Mine- i h g ** c ? al Thickness , System of °| or T t , Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. ! (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner & (Bituminous, ©| f Thickness Under- Length of Stone Qutnutfor 0ut P ut to Output to Means of | otherwise). of Certificate. S-g , . Su . b " 0 ® Coal-seams worked. ground gc Drive (if any) JL, 31st Decern- 31st Decern- . . Ventilation. bituminous, g <-oai seams. Working. to reach ber, 1934. ber, 1935. | £ 1 ' j| or Lignite). fe Coal-seam. j £ \ o _ J j cc j | ' <j pq ! H at , 77 r,., NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. JSorth Auckland Distnct. Tons Tons Tons Waro, Waro .. .. .. Freehold .. H. Brady (1st C.) .. Waro Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 1 Sub-bitu- 1 4'to 8' All .. Bord and .. .. 22,859 .. * 22,859 20 60 80 Ean. -n-i ■ -*t minous pillar Hikurangi No. 2a, Waro .. Freehold (sub- J. T. Lawson (P.) .. Lawson and party, Hikurangi .. i Ditto .. 12' to 4' .. Ditto .. .. .. 480 .. 480 3 3 Natural lease, Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd.) Acker's, Hikurangi .. .. Ditto .. R. Cherrie (2nd C.) W. Ackers, Hikurangi .. .. 3 ,, .. 1 3' 6" .. .. „ .. 6 677 8,380 15,057 1 15 16 Fan Perrett s (old workings), Hikurangi Freehold .. T. Hicks (P.) .. Hicks and party, Hikurangi .. 2 ,, .. 1 3' 6" .. „ .. ,,.... .. '369 577 946 .. 2 2 Natural Belton s, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold (sub- W. Saunders (D.) .. Doel and party, Hikurangi If „ ..17' • • „ .. ..... .. 802 80 882 4 4 lease, Hiku- "" ' " rangi Coal Co., Ltd.) Coutt's, Hikurangi .. .. Ditto .. G. Coutts (P.) .. G. Coutts, Hikurangi .. .. 6£ „ .. 1 2'to 7' „ .. .. 1,637 9,108 10,745 .. 3 3 Fearnley s, Waro .. .. Freehold .. J. Spiers (D.) .. Spiers and party, Hikurangi .. 7 „ .. 1 V to 6' „ .. „ .. 744 13,096 13,840 .. 2 2 Laurie s, Waro .. .. ,, T. Rothwell (D.) .. B. J. Laurie, Hikurangi 1± „ ..15' „ .. ,,.... .. 616 202 818 1 4 5 '! 2£.ft H Sy angl • " " " " J- ?• £ rr ( D -) •• «T. B. Orr, Hikurangi .. H 1 2' 6" .. .. „ .. 835 240 1,075 4 4 ', Rock s, Hikurangi .. .. .. .. C. Latham (P.) .. C. Latham, Hikurangi .. .. | „ .. 1 1' 6" to ,, .. „ .. .. .. 258 .. 258 .. 2 2 Gilby's, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold (sub- A. Rarity (D.) .. W. Ackers. Hikurangi .. .. I „ ..13' • • „ • • „ .. .. .. 242 .. 242 .. 2 2 lease, Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd.) Tauranga -Block, Hikurangi .. Freehold .. J. Jones (D.) .. J. Jones, Hikurangi .. l£ ,, l 2' 6" .. .. ,,.... .. 67 210 277 1 4 5 Tunstall s, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. H. Timms (D.) .. J. R. Mclnnes and party, Hikurangi if ,, .. 1 2' 6" .. ,, .. ,, .. .. .. 4,346 1,039 5,385 .. 5 5 Melnncs s No. 2, Hikuran? 1 .. „ .. C. Carstairs (P.) .. J. R. Mclnnes and party, Hikurangi I „ 1 4' 6" .. .. .. 367 .. 367 .. 4 4 JNorthern Co-operative, Hikurangi Crown lease E. A. Cunningham Cunningham and party, Hikurangi 17 ,, ..13' .. .. " 757 36 215 36 972 1 3 4 and freehold (P.) ' .»••••• > > » Rosedale, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. R. Nesbitt (P.) .. R. Nesbitt and party, Hikurangi 1 „ .. 1 6' to 7' „ .. ,, .. .. .. 4,052 .. 4,052 .. 4 4 glen Nell, Hikurangi ; . .. ,, .. H. Tipton (2nd C.) Mclntyre and party, Hikurangi .. 11 ,, ..13' ,, .. ,,.... .. 5,139 11,106 16,245 .. 8 8 " Phoemx III, Hikurangi .. ,, .. W. J. McKinlay (D.) McKinlay and party, Hikurangi.. 1 ,, .. 13' „ .. ...... .. 2,349 .. 2,349 .. 5 5 New Kamo. Kamo .. .. Freehold .. J. Makinson (1st C.) Kamo Collieries, Ltd., Whangarei li .. 1 18' .. 7' .. D. 450' .. 13,431 3,644 17.075 10 24 34 Fan'.' Nikau, Kamo .. .. ,, .. T. Rothwell (D.) .. Davidson and party, Hikurangi .. l| „ ..14' ..All .. „ .. 468 223 691 2 2 4 Natural. Ruatangata, Kamo _ .. .. ,, .. G. Cross (2nd C.) .. Kamo Potteries, Ltd., Whangarei 15 „ .. 2 6' 5' 6" .. „ .. 4,560 38,128 42,688 1 9 10 Fan. Whareora, Hikurangi .. .. ,, .. R. Fox (1st C.) .. Foot and Fox, Hikurangi .. 5 „ .. 15' ..All .. ...... .. 809 4,418 5,227 .. 3 3 Natural. New Kiripaka, Kiripaka .. ,, .. M. Turnbull (D.) .. Tait and party, Hikurangi 6i ,» 1 3' 6" .. .. „ .. 429 1 529 1,958 .. 5 5 Avoca, Tangawahme .. .. ,, .. W. Tunstall (D.) .. W. Tunstall and party, Ônetea 6-J- ,, ..18' .. .. .. 573 6'877 7,450 1 2 3 " Waikato District. Rotowaro, Rotowaro .. .. Crown lease J. Smith (1st C.) .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 18 Brown .. 2 7' to 15' All .. Bord and .. D. 1,600' .. 156,698 1,990,459 2,147,157 54 211 265 Fan. and freehold pillar " " 1,1661101(1 ■■ 9') . '' Pukemiro Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 20 „ .. 1 4' to 18' 4' to 14'.. Ditto .. .. .. 119,600 2,252,439 2,372,039 46 142 188 WniStJ +i w'; " " T. Geddes (1st C.) Wilton Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 5 „ .. 1 7' to 12' 5' to 9' .. „ .. .. .. 93,391 304,327 397,718 37 124 161 Waikato Extended, Huntly West „ .. J. Honey (U.) .. Roose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 19 „ .. 1 16' .. 14' .. .. 4 187 98 742 102 929 .. 4 4 Glen Afton No. 1, Glen Afton .. Crown lease P. Hunter (1st C.) Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Auck- 15 ,, .. 1 4' to 16' 9' 77'697 1 532'323 1 610'020 29 125 154 and freehold land »•••.•• ' ' ' ' ' " Glen Afton under Roads, len Crown lease .. P. Hunter (1st C.) Ditto .... . 1 Afton * * " MacDonald, Waikokowai .. „ .. J W. Glendenning „ .. .. .. 5 „ .. 1 6' to 20' 9' to 14' „ .. 156,825 409,548 566,373 59 158 217 Fan. (1st C.) Taupiri East, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- J. Green (D.) .. Holland and party, Huntly 14 „ .. 1 10' to 15' 12' .. ..... .. 1 756 21 631 23 387 2 4 6 versity lease ' " * ' ' '