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i •g'Sj Classification i Lg Depth of Shaft j Number of Persons Title held ' "2 or " *' oa " u g Thickness System of or Total Total Total ordinarily employed. Iīimr c f ITinr and Locality (Crown Lcaac or Name of Mine- \ , ida . 0 „., rr S S ((Bituminous, S° of Thickness Under- lg? Length of Stone I „ !°J, Outnut to Outout to Means nf Mine ana Locality. (Crown Lease or manaaer and 01a3s | Name and Address of Owner. | * gnb . a Coal-ianw 1 WOIked - S round §-3 Drive (if any) ! Ou !$»" or 31st Decern- 31st Decern- ~JF1 "Ventilation. otherwise). of Certificate. J S bituminous, | g Working. to reach 19ii6 - ber, 1934. ber 1985. > I "3 or Lignite), I | Coal-seam. j| % \ o CO i < CC : H NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. —continued. Waikato District —continned. Tons. Tons. Tons. Whatawhata Campbell, Whata- Crown lease .. | A. Penman (1st C.) Whatawhata Campbell Coal Co., 14 Brown .. 1 12' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 5,433 51,048 56,481 4 5 9 ! Natural. whata j Ltd., Hamilton pillar Renown, Renown .. .. Freehold .. i B. Pendleton (1st C.) Renown Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 8 „ .. 2 15' 7' to 9' .. Ditto .. .. .. 113,591 538,367 651,958 32 101 133 j Fan. Graham, Glen Afton .. .. ,, .. j J. Tweedie (2nd C.) Graham Coal Co., Glen Afton ..12 ,, .. 1 3' to 6' 4' .. „ .. 8,611 109,443 118,054 2 11 13 j „ Rangitoto, Te Kuiti .. .. Native lease j J. Chevins (P.) .. A. Morgan, Te Kuiti .. .. 9 „ .. 17' ..6' .. .. 391 2,882 3,273 .. 2 2 j Natural. Opaheke, Hunua .. .. Freehold .. j F. Dunn (P.) .. F. Dunn, Papakura .. .. 3£ „ .. 14' .. All .. ,, .. .. .. 124 1,299 1,423 1 3 41 Relief, Huntly South .. .. Auckland Uni- j J. O'Brien (P.) .. Relief Coal Committee, Huntly .. 2£ ,, .. 1 4' 6" .. „ .. ,, .... .. 290 265 555 1 3 4 j versity lease j Taranaki District. j Egmont, Tatu .. .. Crown lease ... A. W. Whittleston Egmont Collieries, Ltd., Stratford 1| Brown .. 16' 10" .. All .. Bordand .. .. 20,760 6,700 27,460 10 30 40 i Fan (1st C.) pillar Old Stockman, Mokau .. Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers Bros., Havelock ..15 „ .. 1 4' 6" .. „ .. Ditto .. .. .. 682 6,413 7,095 .. 2 2 Natural. Mangapeehi, Mangapeehi .. Crown lease .. W. Dyet (U.) .. A.Clark .. .. .. If „ .. 1 14' ..7' .. „ ... 2,647 80 2,727 1 5 6 Fan. Fernbrook, Ohura .. .. Freehold .. R. Godden (D.) .. Godden and Hempstalk, Ohura .. 1£ „ .. 1 4'6" to 6' All .. „ .. 963 351 1,314 .. 4 4 Natural. Paparatu, Tatu .. .. Crown lease .. A. Pratt (D.) .. Taranaki Coal-mining Co., Ltd., 7 ,, .. 13' ,, .. ,,.... .. 1,108 3,052 4,160 .. 4 4 i Stratford Output of collieries, included in previous statements, at which operations have been abandoned or suspended. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,198,935 12,198,935 .. .. ..1 WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. Motupipi, Motupipi .. .. Crown lease .. D. Winter (P.) .. J. and D. Winter, Motupipi .. 8 Lignite .. 2 2|'and 3' All .. Opencast .. .. 82 1,111 1,193 1 1 Natural. Clarke, Baton .. .. Coal prospect- S. Hartshorne (P.) S. Hartshorne, Tapawera .. 4-i Bituminous 2 8' .. „ .. Bordand .. .. 534 679 1,213 .. 2 2 ing license pillar O'Rourke's, Murchison .. Freehold .. A. O'Rourke (P.) .. A. O'Rourke, Murchison .. 16 Lignite .. 12' ,, .. Ditto .. .. .. 246 2,732 2,978 .. 1 1 Wynndale, Murchison .. .. Crown lease .. W. Burchfield (IT.) G. and A. H. Wynn, Murchison .. 3 Sub-bitu- 16' ,, .. 1 ch. .. 3,363 4'055 7'418 *268 minous Mount Burnett, Collingwood .. „ .. R. J. Wearn (1st C.) Chambers Bros., Hastings .. 6 Ditto .. 1 12' „ .. „ .. 6,442 17,357 23,799 6 8 14 Puponga, Puponga .. .. ,, .. A. Thomson (1st C.) Puponga Coal-mines, Ltd., Puponga 32 „ ..1 4'to 5'9" ,, .. ,, .. 1 ch. .. 10,443 356,970 367,413 11 27 38 Fan' Owen, Owen River .. .. „ .. C. Blackburn (1st C.) Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson .. 6 „ .. 1 2'to 4' „ .. Double .. 4 ch. .. 4,111 13,792 17,903 3 9 12 stall Butter District. Allan's, Charleston .. .. Crown lease .. T. D. Allan (P.) .. T. D. Allan, Charleston .. 6 Lignite .. 1 42' 10' .. Opencast .. .. ; 5 42 47 1 .. 1 Natural. Bowater and Bryan's, Charleston ,, .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) Bowater and Bryan, Westport .. „ .. 1 30' ..10' .. „ .. .. 225 1,101 1,326 1 1 Brighton, Fox River .. .. ,, .. Andrew Hunter (P.) Brighton Coal-mines, Ltd., West- 3 „ ..1 8'to 16' 7' .. Bordand .. .. 307 '684 991 .. 2 2 " port pillar Cardiff, Mokihinui .. .. „ .. J. Dymond (2nd C.) J. Dymond and party, Westport.. i Bituminous 1 10' ..7' .. Ditto .. .. .. 3,056 .. 3,056 2 4 6 Fan. Cascade, Cascade Creek .. ,, .. H. McAvoy (1st C.) Cascade-Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 9 „ 1 9'to 20' 9' .. „ .. 20,011 109,666 129'677 9 14 23 Natural. Westport Charming Creek, Ngakawau .. „ .. W. Parsonage (1st C.) Charming Creek - Westport Coal 8 j „ 1 15' ..8' .. ,,.... 25 ch. .. 24,639 52,924 77,563 12 20 32 Fan. Co., Ltd., Westport Chester's, Seddonville .. .. „ .. J. Penberth (P.) .. Chester and Penberth, Seddonville 15 j „ 13' .. All .. „ .. .. 1 ch. .. 2,705 23,235 25,940 1 3 4 Natural. Coal Creek, Seddonville .. „ .. T. Quinn (D.) .. Coal Creek Mining party, Seddon- 18 i „ 1 30' to 40' 7' .. .. 145 97'913 98,'058 1 2 3 ville Glasgow, Seddonville .. .. ,, D. Q. O'Brien (U.) Glasgow Co-op. party, Seddonville 11 j ,, 1 6' to 12' All .. „ .. 8 36 17 <3 36 184 .. 1 1 Mitchell's, Charleston .. .. „ .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 12 Lignite .. 1 1' to 3' ,, .. Opencast •• .. 156 499 '655 1 .. 1 Powell's, Charleston .. .. „ J. H. Powell .. J. H. Powell, Charleston 7 „ .. 1 8' to 20' 8' .. „ .. .. 20 95 115 1 ..' 1 Warne's, Charleston .. .. „ G. N. Warne (P.) .. G. N. Warne, Charleston .. 10 „ .. 1 5' All .. „ .. .. 6 103 109 1 .. 1 Rocklands, Buller Gorge .. ,, .. J. P. Burley (P.) .. J. P. Burley, Berlins .. ..33 Brown .. 27' ..8' .. Bordand •• .. 207 10,939 11,146 .. 2 2 \\ pillar Glencrag, Buller Gorge (late ,, .. N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Forsyth and party, Berlins ..12 „ .. 1 20' to 40' 9' .. Ditto .... .. 87 3,518 , 3,605 1 1 2 Whitecliffs) C 1 o Artlmr ("1 C \ Denniston, Denniston .. .. „ .. a *Smith (1st C) Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 55 Bituminous 7 3' to 30' All .. ,,.... .. 115,352 10,441,893 10,557,245 75 216 291 Fan. Millerton, Granity .. .. ,, .. O. J. Davis (1st C.).. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 44 „ 1 4' to 40' 12' .. „ .. .. D. 78 ch. .. 51,458 8,286,365 8,337,823 27 55 82 , Westportmain, Granity .. „ .. J. Taylor (U.) .. Westport-Granity Coal Mines, Ltd., 10 j „ 1 12' .. All .. ,,.... .. 36 177,601 177,637 5 6 11 Natural. Westport Westport-Stockton, Ngakawau .. ,, .. T. McGhie (1st C.).. Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 27 I „ 3 4' to 20' 10' .. „ .. 94,671 3,215,020 3,309,691 94 150 244 Fans. Christchurch Watson's, Karamea .. .. Coal prospect- H.Watson .. A. J. and H. Watson, Karamea .. 1£ Lignite .. 1 10' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 35 58 93 2 2 Natural. ing license \