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•gl Classification ■g'S „1 Depth of Shaft Number of Persons Title held Name nf Mine *K of Coal u u System of °j5 or Total Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. or C' a98 Kame and Address of Owner. |j g (Bituminous, | g Thickness Thickness Uataj 0 utput for T" . vSftft, otherwise). ot certmcate. a bituminous, = a Coal-seams Working. to reach Coal- erj 3934. ber, 1935. > § "3 or Lignite). S? s seam. Ji "3 o <* * « H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. Canterbury District. Tons. Tons. Tons. Homebush, Glentunnel .. Freehold .. T. Newman (D.) .. Homebush Brick and Tile Co., 62 Brown .. 13' .. All .. I Bord and .. D. 23' .. 1,097 363,020 364,117 1 3 4 Natural. Glentunnel pillar Bush Gully, Coalgate .. .. „ .. E. Charles (P.) .. A. Charles, Coalgate .. ..18 „ .. 14' „ .. Ditto .. .. D. 250' .. 1,180 47,159 48,339 .. 4 4 Clearview, Glenroy .. .. „ .. P. T. Leeming (P.) Clearview Coal Co., Glenroy ..16 „ .. 18' ..6' .. „ .. .. D. 30' .. 1,954 27,709 29,663 1 3 4,, Klondyke, Bush Gully.. .. ,, .. J. Campbell (D.) .. Klondyke Collieries, Ltd., Coalgate 7 „ .. 1 20' to 30' 8' .. „ .. .. D. 300' .. 6,893 17,599 24,492 1 7 8., Bonanza, Sheffield .. .. „ .. D. McQueen (D.) .. J. Dean's Estate, Coalgate .. 4| „ .. 17' .. All .. „ .. .. D. 150' .. 1,637 5,745 7,382 1 3 4 Springfield, Springfield .. ,, .. J. Taylor (P.) .. J. N. Taylor, Springfield ..52 „ ..14' „ .. „ .... D. 50' .. 100 93,341 93,441 2 1 3,, Tripp's, Mount Somers .. „ .. M. Menaglio (D.) .. Mount Somers Coal Co., Ashburton 69 „ .. 2 9' to 23' 9' .. „ .. 2,862 94,808 97,670 2 6 8,, Blackburn, Mount Somers .. Crown lease .. A. Harris (D.) .. Blackburn Coal Co., Ashburton .. 6 ,, .. 1 12' to 20' 6' .. „ .. 3,600 8,707 12,307 2 4 6,, Sunny dale, Mount Somers .. Freehold .. G. Harris (D.) .. South Canterbury Pottery and 3i „ .. 16' All .. „ .. 206 418 624 1 3 4 ,, Mining Co., Ltd., Timaru Woodbank, Albury .. .. Crown lease S. Benson (P.) .. J. H. Smillie, Albury .. ..11 Lignite .. 1 20' ..8' .. „ .. 752 7,388 8,140 .. 3 3 „ under Lands Act Meadowbank, Waihao Forks .. Crown lease .. J. C. Campbell (D.) B. J. Moyle, Waihao Forks .. 9 „ .. 1 20' ..8' .. D. 100' .. 254 3,587 3,841 .. 2 2 Solitude, Glentunnel .. .. Freehold .. E. W. Broad (P.) .. Burnbright Coal Co., Glentunnel If Brown .. 13' ..All .. ,, .. .. D. 198' .. 964 336 1,300 .. 3 3 ,, Steventon, Whitecliffs .. „ .. H. J. Robb (D.) .. H. J. Robb, Whitecliffs .. 6£ „ .. 1 7' 6" .. 6' .. „ .. .. D. 66' .. 405 13,569 13,974 1 2 3,, I North Otago District. Airedale, Papakaio .. .. Crown lease .. J. Griffen (2nd C.).. Airedale Coal Co., Oamaru .. 9 Lignite .. 1 10' .. 6' 6" .. Bord and .. D. 330' .. 7,588 16,474 24,062 2 9 11 Fan. pillar St. Andrews, Papakaio .. Freehold .. T. Nimmo, jun. (U.) T. and J. H. Nimmo, Peebles ..56 „ .. 1 7' to 9' 6' .. Ditto .. .. D. 198' .. 2,479 76,918 79,397 1 4 5 „ Willett's, Airedale .. Crown lease J. C. Campbell (D.) G. H. Willetts, Airedale .. 3 „ .. 2 10' ..6' .. D. 40' .. 1,353 2,354 3,707 1 5 6 Natural. and freehold Ngapara, Ngapara .. .. Freehold .. W. Nimmo (U.) .. W. Nimmo, Ngapara .. ..57 ,, .. 1 25' 8' to 10' ,, .. .. D. 50' .. 745 48,980 49,725 1 3 4 Fan. Shag Point (old mine), Shag Point Crown lease .. W. McLaren (P.) .. Wm. McLaren, Shag Point .. 21 Brown .. 1 5' 6" .. All .. „ .... D. 60' .. 2,984 427,313 430,297 2 5 7 Natural. Shag Point, Shag Point .. Freehold .. A. S. Gillanders (1st Shag Point Coal-mining Co., 27 „ ..1 3'to 3'6" „ .. ,,.... D. 500' .. 6,342 329,411 335,753 8 12 20 Fan. C.) Dunedin Rockvale, Herbert .. .. „ .. W. Hay (D.) .. W. Marshall, Herbert .. .. 1 T 5 5 Lignite .. 16' .. „ .. ,, .. .. D. 60' .. 279 26 305 .. 2 2 Natural. Central Otago District. Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. R. Barber (D.) .. R. Barber, Oturehua .. ..65 Lignite .. 1 20' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 833 59,247 60,080 2 2 Open. Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crown lease .. A. Brown (P) .. J. R. and A. Becker, Oturehua ..41 ,, 1 12' .. „ .. ,, .. .. 110 8,388 8,498 2 2 Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. „ .. D. Jones (P.) .. R. Craig, Ophir .. ..74 ,, 1 22' .. 10' .. ,, .. .. 183 54,236 54,419 1 1 McPherson's, Coal Creek Flat .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harliwich, Coal Creek Flat ..65 „ .. 1 50' ..15' .. „ .. .. 2,342 107,556 109,898 2 2 „ Bannockburn, Bannockburn .. „ .. J. Hodson (2nd C.) J. Hodson, Bannockburn ..58 „ .. 1 20' .. 7' 6" .. Bord and .. D. 100' .. 2,486 132,829 135,315 1 3 4 Natural. pillar Parfit's, Upper Idaburn .. „ .. I. Parfit (P.) .. I. Parfit, Naseby .. 3 0 „ .. 1 12' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 80 1,278 1,358 1 1 Open. Armitage's, Blackstone Hill .. ,, .. G. Armitage (P.) .. G. Armitage, Blackstone Hill 47| ,, 1 12' .. „ .. „ .. .. 52 4.881 4,933 1 1 Fache's, Nevis .. .. „ .. D. M. Paterson (P.) S. C. Fache, Nevis .. .. 2 Brown 1 20' .. „ .. „ .. .. 426 178 604 3 3 „ New Cromwell, Cromwell .. „ T. Wells (P.) .. Mrs. E. F. Hodson, Bannockburn & Lignite .. 1 5' 6" .. „ .. Bord and .. .. 228 .. 228 .. 2 2 Natural. pillar South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. R. Anderson (D.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Abbotsford 55 Lignite .. 1 8' to 12' All .. Bord and .. D. 100' .. 2,078 631,394 633,472 1 3 4 Natural. pillar Jubilee, Saddle Hill .. .. „ .. F. Barclay (2nd C.) Jubilee Coal Co., Dunedin ..38 „ .. 1 5' to 7' ,, .. Ditto .. .. .. 3,830 610,785 614,615 4 8 12 Fans. New Fernhill, Abbotsford .. „ .. D. Kerr (U.) .. New Fernhill Coal Co., Dunedin.. 3 „ ..1 12' to 16' 12' .. „ D. 180' .. 4,871 7,634 12,505 1 8 9 Natural. Saddle Hill, Saddle Hill .. ,, .. G. McMaster (P.) .. G. McMaster, Fairfield .. 5 ,, .. 14' ..All .. „ .. 139 3,212 3,351 1 1 Fairfield, Fairfield .. .. „ .. J. Gillick (1st C.) .. Fairfield Coal-mining Co., Ltd., 3 „ ..18' ..6' .. „ .. 2,105 951 3,056 1 5 6 Fan. Dunedin Allbright, Fairfield .. .. „ .. J, Ramsay (D.) .. Allbright Colliery, Ltd., Dunedin 3 „ .. 1 18' ..6' .. „ .. 2,010 6,808 8,818 5 2 7 „ Burnweil, Saddle Hill .. .. „ G. F. Whittleston N. La verty, Saddle Hill ..40 „ ..16' ..All .. „ .. .. .. 378 82,258 82,636 1 2 3 Natural. (2nd C.) Brighton, Brighton .. „ .. N. McColl (P.) .. N. McColl, Brighton .. ..20 „ .. 15' „ .. „ .. 343 11,601 11,944 .. 2 2 Fan. East Taieri, East Taieri .. „ .. J. Burleigh (2nd C.) J. Dunery and A. Burley, East 16 ,, .. 1 10' ..6' .. „ .. 905 43,251 44,156 1 4 5 Natural Taieri Willowbank, Riccarton .. „ .. G. Barclay (U.) .. G. Scurr and Co., Ltd., Mosgiel ..15 .. 1 20' ..6' .. „ .. .. .. 5,062 59,373 64,435 3 6 9 Fan.