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MINES STATEMENT.

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PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , 1-102 Coal-mining Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Carbonizing and Briquetting .. - . . .. . . , . .. 5 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3,4 Coal-miners' Relief Fund.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Co-operative Mining, State Coal Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Dobson Rescue Station .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4, 5 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. ~ .. , , ~ 9 Goldfields Revenue and Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2 Laboratory Investigations .. .. .. . . . . . . ..5,6 Miners' Pensions —Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Mining Legislation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Mining Privileges .. .. .. .. ~ .. . , .. 3 New Avenues of Coal-utilization .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Petroleum Oil . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 3 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 9 Social Amenities in Mining Townships .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Staff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 12 State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 11, 12 Government Prospecting Drills . . . . .. . . .. 11 Roads and. Tracks .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 11 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11, 12 State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ..7,9 Housing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 9 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Output and Sales .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. 7 Strongman Mine .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 8 Statistics— Coal-mining .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 4 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 2 Mineral Production .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mining and Quarry Accidents.. .. . . . . .. . . . . 6 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .. . . . . .. 6 Wastage of Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 4 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. 13-18 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output. . .. .. .. .. .. 13 No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported from Districts and Counties or Boroughs .. 14 No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported Annually from 1857 .. .. .. 15 No. 4. Coal —Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 No. 5. Coal —Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale—Annual Production and Coal imported since 1878 .. .. 16 No. 7. CoalImports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Exports : Bunkers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Exports: Cargo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 No. 8. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. . .. .. ]8

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