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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, 1937.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1937 and 1936.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. „ nM nllart7 Gold PnH Mines other A M u r' sag , 1937 - | 1936 - Northern Inspection District. County of Piako .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 3 ,, Thames .. .. 85 .. <.. .. 85 60 ,, Ohinemuri .. .. 183 .. .. .. 183 197 „ Coromandel .. .. 60 .. .. .. 60 87 „ Whangarei .. . .. .. .. 3 3 Borough of Thames . . 60 .. .. .. 60 83 Waihi.. .. .. 629 .. .. .. 629 638 Great Barrier Island . . .. 1 . . .. . . 1 County of Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3* 3 3 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 8 77 .. .. 85 147 „ Waimea .. .. 24 .. .. 24 51 „ Takaka.. .. .. .. 57 .. .. 57 119 „ Collingwood .. .. 81 .. .. 81 141 „ Murehison .. .. 263 32 .. 295 371 „ Buller .. .. 4 141 .. .. 145 278 ,, Inangahua .. 277 96 25 .. 398 472 Grey .. .. .. 365 128 1* 494 651 ., Westland .. 6 227 83 .. 316 425 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 9 „ Ashburton .. .. 5 .. .. 5 4 ,, Tuapeka .. .. 102 .. 1 103 203 Vincent .. 7 219 54 .. 280 414 ,, Maniototo .. 1 121 .. .. 122 185 ,, Waihemo 24 18 .. 2 44 50 Waitaki .. .. 32 .. .. 32 46 Lake .. 7 146 11 30 194 263 Wallace .. .. 82 .. .. 82 95 Southland .. 92 18 .. 110 173 ,, Waikouaiti .. .. 3 .. .. 3 6 ,, Bruce .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 7 ,, Clutha .. . .. 2 .. .. 2 3 Fiord .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 5 Totals .. .. 1,358 2,168 351 40 3,917 5,189 * Employed in oil-boring operations.

ioot iQotj Increase or 1937. | 1936. Decrease. I I Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 3,910 5,183 Dec. 1,273 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 7* 6* Inc. 1 Coal-mines .. .. .. 4,417 4,257 Inc. 160 Totals .. .. | 8,334 9.446 Dec. 1,112 * Includes four persons employed in oil-boring operations.