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No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported annually from New Zealand from 1857 to 1936.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1936 and 1935, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 5. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

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Year. Quantity. Year _ Quantity. Year> Quantity. Year Quantity. 1857 .. 10,437 1877 .. 371,685 1897 .. 251,645 1917 .. 218,624 1858 .. 13,534 1878 .. 310,486 1898 .. 280,175 1918 .. 11,987 1859 .. 7,336 1879 .. 287,464 1899 .. 389,558 1919 .. 320,210 1860 .. 4,538 1880 .. 305,248 1900 .. 373,616 1920 .. 212,973 1861 .. 194,031 1881 .. 270,561 1901 .. 455,561 1921 .. 149,595 1862 .. 410,862 1882 .. 251,204 1902 .. 508,045 1922 .. 131,848 1863 .. 628,450 1883 .. 248,374 1903 .. 533,314 1923 .. 169,512 1864 .. 480.171 1884 .. 229,946 1904 .. 520,320 1924 .. 133,631 1865 .. 1885 .. 237,371 1905 .. 520,486 1925 .. 114,696 1866 .. 735,376 1886 .. 227,079 1906 .. 563,843 1926 .. 125,777 1867 .. 686,905 1887 .. 203,869 1907 .. 508,210 1927 .. 130,171 1868 . 637,474 1888 .. 201,219 1908 .. 506,423 1928 .. 118,722 1869 .. 614,281 1889 .. 203,211 1909 .. 506,371 1929 .. 116,848 1870 .. 544,880 1890 .. 193,193 1910 .. 478,288 1930 .. 133,749 1871 .. 730,029 1891 .. 251,996 1911 .. 455,226 1931 .. 139,974 1872 .. 445,370 1892 .. 238,079 1912 .. 343,163 1932 .. 167,784 1873 .. 505,337 1893 .. 226,811 1913 .. 376,161 1933 .. 164,998 1874 .. 376,388 1894 .. 221,615 1914 .. 227,954 1934 .. 157,375 1875 .. 355,322 1895 .. 293,491 1915 .. 422,825 1935 .. 168,756 1876 .. 322,016 1896 .. 263,694 1916 .. 292,620 1936 .. 166,210

Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1936. 1935. 31st mb6r ' Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 62,094 72,866 .. 10,772 5,812,974 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 733,743 764,754 .. 31,011 15,483,839 Nelson .. .. •• 27,483 25,221 . 2,262 .. 633,055 Buller ■ •• •• 349,268 313,129 36,139 .. 24,610,533 Reefton .. .. 45,999 49,916 .. 3,917 965,366 Grey 421,820 415,387 6,433 .. 16,773,686 Canterbury .. .. •• 20,490 21,904 .. 1,414 1,076,963 Otago .. ■■ •• 198,910 195,427 3,483 .. 13,382,518 Southland .. .. 280,410 256,580 23,830 .. 7,238,6 9 Totals .. .. 2,140,217* 2,115,184 .. .. 85,977,543 * Increase, 25,033 tons.

Approximate Output, Total Output Class of Coal. Increase. Decrease. to the 31st December, 1936. 1935. 1936. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bituminous .. 858,857 825,227 33,630 .. 49,836,586 Brown .. .. • ■ 1,150,071 1,170,805 .. 20,734 30,992,459 Lignite .. ■• •■ 131,289 119,152 12,137 .. I 5,148,498 Totals .. .. 2,140,217 2,115,184 .. .. 85,977,543