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PAGE Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 21-26 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output.. .. .. .. .. .. 21 No. 2. Gold--Quantity and Value exported from Districts and Counties or Boroughs .. 22 No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported Annually from 1857 .. .. .. 23 No. 4. Coal—Output from different Fields .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 No. 5. Coal—Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 No. 6. Coal and Oil-shale—Annual Production and Coal imported since 1878 .. .. 24 No. 7. Coal— Imports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 25 Exports : Bunkers .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 25 Exports : Cargo .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ .. 25 No. 8. Table showing Quantity of Coal exported Annually from 1900 .. .. .. 25 No. 9. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. ~ . .. ... 26 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 27-77 Appendix A. —Eeports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. ~ 27-49 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. ~ .. 27-34 I. Minerals: Exported.. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Produced.. .. . .. .. ~ ~ 28 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ 28 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ t . 28 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed, Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. .. 29-31 (1) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. 29 30 (2) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. ~ .. 30 (3) Alluvial Mining ~ .. .. .. ~ . g 32 (4) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. . .. 31 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. ..31,32 VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. ..32,33 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. ~ ~ .. 33,34 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. , _ 33 (2) Government Prospecting Drills .. .. .. ~ 34 (3) Subsidized Roads to Mining Areas .. .. .. .. 34 (4) Legislation affecting Metalliferous Mines .. ... .. 34. Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 35-45 Northern Inspection District .. .. ~ .. .. .. 35 36 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 37141 Southern Inspection District .. ~ .. .. ~ _, 41-45 Annexure B—Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. ~ , „ 43 Annexure C —Mining Statistics— (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. ~ .. ~ 47-49 Appendix B—Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. 50-72 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. ~ .. 50-56 Section I. Coal Output and Imports : Production from Principal Collieries .. 50-52 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 53 Section HI. Accidents .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 54 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. , _ 54-56 (a) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. 54 (b) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. ~ 55 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. .. .. 55 56 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. ~ _ _ '5q (e) Electricity at Collieries .. .. .. ~ ~ 55 (/) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. _ gg Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. ~ ~ 5g Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. 57-68 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 57-60 West Coast District .. .. .. .. ~ _ 63-68 Southern District .. .. .. ~ , _ " go-63 Annexure B—Colliery Statistics .. .. ~ ~ _ _ 69-72 Appendix C—-Report of Coal Survey Committee ... .. , . , _ 73 74 Appendix D—Report of Boards of Examiners—Certificates issued ~ .. ~ 75-77 - Note,--The values shown 111 the Statement are expressed in New Zealand currency.

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