C.—2.

page Appendices to the Mines Statement .. • ■ • • • • • ■ .. 17 67 Appendix A.—Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. • ■ 17-40 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. • ■ • • • • ■ • 17-21 I. Minerals: Exported.. •• <■ •• •• •• Produced. . .. ■ • ■ • • • • • • ' 11. Persons employed .. . • • • • • • ■ • • • • ' 111. Accidents .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • ■ • • -*- 8 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed, Number of Mines and Dredges .. • • • • • • 18-21 (1) Quartz-mining . ■ •• •• .. 19, 20 (2) Dredge Mining ■ • • • • • • ■ • • 20 (3) Alluvial Mining • • • • • ■ • • 21 (4) Prosecutions . • • ■ • • • • • ■ • • 21 V. Minerals other than Gold VI. Stone-quarries VII. State Aid to Mining . . • ■ • • • • • ■ • • 24 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. • • • • • • • • 24 (2) Government Prospecting Drills (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. • ■ ■ • • • 24 (4) Legislation affecting Metalliferous Mines .. .. • • 24 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. • • 25-36 Northern Inspection District .. • • • • • • • • ■ • 25-27 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. • • ■ • 27-32 Southern Inspection District .. . • ■ ■ ■ • 33-36 Annexure B—Report on Stone-quarries .. • • • • - • • 37 Annexure C —Mining Statistics —■ (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. . . - • • • 38-40 Appendix B—Reports relating to the Inspection of Goal-mines .. 41-65 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. ■ • ■ • 41-47 Section I. Coal Output and Imports : Production from Principal Collieries . . 41-43 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 44 Section 111. Accidents .. • • • • • • • • • ■ - • 45 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. ■ • ■ ■ 45-47 (a) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. • . 45 (b) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives . . .. 46 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. - . .. 46 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. • • ■ • • • • 4-7 (e) Electricity at Collieries .. . ■ • ■ • • • • • • 47 (/) Prosecutions .. .. • • • • • • • • - • 47 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. . • • • • • 47 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. ■ • 48-60 Northern District .. • ■ • ■ ■ • • • ■ • • West Coast District .. . ■ • • • • • ■ ■ ■ • • 52-o7 Southern District .. .. ■ ■ • • • • • • • • Annexure B —Colliery Statistics .. .. • • • ■ ■ • • • 61-65 Appendix C—Report of Boards of Examiners—Certificates issued .. .. • • 66-67

II