c.—2.

MINES STATEMENT.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i_99 Coal-mining Legislation .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. 5 Carbonizing and Briquetting .. .. . . .. .. .. .. g Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Coal-miners' Relief Fund . . .. . . . . .. . . .. 12 Co-operative Mining, State Coal Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 7 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Goldfields Revenue and Gold Duty . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 Gold and Silver Mining . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . i_3 Laboratory Investigations .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 5 Miners'Pensions—Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. 11 Mining Privileges .. .. .. .. .... .. . . 3 New Avenues of Coal-utilization .. .. . . . . .. .. ~ 5 Petroleum Oil . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. 3 ; 4 Qualifications of Dredgemasters .. .. .. . . .. . . . . 10 Rescue Stations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 ; g Schools of Mines .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . 10 Social Amenities in Mining Townships .. . . . . . . . . .. 6 Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 13 State Aid to Mining .. .. . . . . . . .. , . . . 12, 13 Government Prospecting Drills . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Roads and Tracks . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . , 12 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Subsidized Prospecting —Subsidies to Unemployed to prospect for Gold . . . . 12, 13 State Coal-mines .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . , 7-10 Development of New Mine .. .. . . .. . . .. . . 9 Housing . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. 10 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 9 Output and Sales .. . . .. .. . , .. .. , . g Statistics— Coal-mining .. .. . . . . .. ~ .. .. 4 Gold and Silver Mining .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 3 Mineral Production .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 1 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. . . .. .. .. .. 7 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. .. . . 7 Wastage of Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1419 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output.. .. .. .. ~ . . 14 No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported from Districts and Counties or Boroughs .. 15 No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported Annually from 1857 .. .. .. 16 No. 4. Coal—Output from different Fields .... .. . . .. ~ ig No. 5. Coal —Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. ]g No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale—Annual Production and Coal imported since 1878 .. .. 17 N0..7. Coal —Imports .. .. .. .. .. . . .. Ig Exports : Bunkers .. .. . . .. .. .. .. Ig Exports: Cargo .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ Ig No. 8. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. .. .. ~ 19 i—C. 2.