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No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1936.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1936 and 1935.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. ~ , , ... ,, Onld nnariv Gold PnlH Mines other Mines " an a d n Coa. d Northern Inspection District. County of Piako .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 5 „ Thames .. .. 60 .. .. .. 60 104 „ Ohinemuri .. .. 197 .. .. .. 197 228 „ Coromandel .. .. 87 .. .. .. 87 108 „ Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Borough of Thames .. .. 83 .. .. .. 83 126 Waihi.. .. .. 638 .. .. .. 638 646 County of Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3* 3 4. West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 5 142 .. .. 147 176 „ Waimea .. .. .. 51 .. .. 51 93 Takaka.. .. .. .. 119 .. .. 119 153 „ Collingwood .. .. .. 141 .. .. 141 190 „ Murchison .. .. .. 338 33 • • j 371 476 „ Buller .. .. .. 3 275 .. ! 278 564 „ Inangahua .. .. 262 184 26 I 472 536 Grey .. .. .. 3 547 98 3* 651 742 „ West] and .. .. 9 334 82 .. 425 556 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 17 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 4 .. .. 4 9 „ Tuapeka .. .. .. 203 .. .. 203 280 „ Vincent .. .. 8 396 10 .. 414 651 „ Maniototo .. .. 5 180 .. .. 185 258 „ Waihemo .. 15 26 .. 9 50 54 „ Waitaki .. .. .. 46 .. .. 46 57 Lake .. .. .. 9 231 10 13 263 343 Wallace .. .. .. 95 .. .. 95 141 „ Southland .. .. .. 153 20 .. 173 202 „ Waikouaiti .. .. .. 6 .. .. 6 8 „ Bruce .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 7 8 „ Clutha .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 1 „ Fiord .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 9 Totals .. .. 1,387 3,495 279 28 5,189 6,750 * Employed in oil-boring operations.

1936. 1935. Increase or Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 5,183 6,741 Dec. 1,558 Other metalliferous mines .. . . 6* 9 ,, 3 Coal-mines .. .. 4,257 4,231 Inc. 26 Totals .. 9,446 10,981 Dec. 1,535 * Employed in oil-boring operations.