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o £ c i Depth of Shaft Number of Persons Title held Name of Mine- o • . ** ~ . System of or Total Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner. a ®?S^ icn £ Thickness Thickness || Length of Stone Output for 0 ? u , t P ut to °^ ut to I Means of otherwise). of Certificate. § £ of Coal. a of worked. ground y prive(ffany) 1942 31st Decern- 31st Decern- • _. Ventilation. 3 g Coal-seams Working. Ev to reach Coal- x - ber, 1941. ber. 1942 ► S « I I ? seam. .§ I o so 1 "* ) pq H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. j Tons. Tons. Tons. Westhaven, Collingwood .. Freehold .. G. Wynn (D.) .. i G. and A. H. Wynn, Mangarakau 4 Sub - bitu- 18' ..6' .. Bordand .. .. 3.094 7,799 10.893 2 6 8 Natural minous pillar Puponga, Puponga .. .. Crown lease .. A. J. McHardy (2nd Puponga Coal-mines, Ltd., Pu- 39 Ditto .. 13' ..6' .. Ditto .. .. .. 5.110 418,983 424.093 2 6 8 C.) ponga Owen, Owen River .. .. „ .. O. J. Gilroy (D.) .. Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson ..13 ,, .. 1 4'to 6' 6' .. D ouble .. 4 ch. .. 2,726 40,225 42.951 1 6 7 Fan stall Strathmore, Ariki .. .. „ R. O'Rourke (P.) .. R. O'Rourke, Murchison .. 1£ „ .. 14' to 5' 6' .. Bord and .. .. 185 72 257 .. 2 2 Natural pillar Six-mile, Murchison .. .. „ .. J. Gillespie (P.) .. Six-mile Coal Co., Murchison .. 1-| „ .. 15' .. Full .. Ditto .... .. 1,087 111 1.198 13 4 Victory, Glenhope .. .. Freehold .. R. H. O'Brien (P.) Howson and O'Brien, Glenhope 1 Bituminous 15' .. „ .. „ .. .. 2 ch. .. 64 .. 64 .. 1 1 Butter District. Allan's, Charleston .. .. Crown lease .. T. D. Allen .. T. D. Allen, Charleston .. 10 Lignite .. 1 40' 8' .. Opencast .. .. 9 75 84 1 1 Natural Bowater and Bryan, Charleston.. ! „ F. M. Mitchell (P.) Bowater and Bryan, Westport .. 12i „ .. 1 40' . . 8' .. ,, .. .. 128 3,124 3 252 1 1 Brighton, Fox River .. .. „ A. Hunter (P.) .. Brighton Coal-mines, Ltd., Brighton 10 „ ..1 12' to 15' 8' .. Bordand .. .. 78 .. 2 2 pillar Cascade, Cascade Creek .. ,, .. W. Brown (1st C.).. Cascade- Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 16 Bituminous 1 25' ..8' .. Ditto .. .. .. 13.765 244,167 257 932 9 11 20 Westport ' Charming Creek, Ngakawau .. „ .. R. J. Wearn (1st C.) | Charming Creek-Westport Coal Co., 15 ,, 1 8'to 20' 10' .. „ .. .. 20 ch. .. 42.686 253,743 296 429 29 40 69 Fan Ltd. ' Coal Creek, Seddonville .. „ .. T..Q,uinn(D.) .. Coal Creek Mining Pty., Seddon- 25 ,, 1 30' .. 8' .. „ .. .. .. 4,343 114,035 118 378 1 6 7 Natural ville ' Hydro, Seddonville .. .. „ ! N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Hydro Coal mines, Ltd., W T estport 7 „ 1 20' Full .. ,, .. .. 22 ch. .. 13,294 54 274 67 568 2 8 10 "Part Dove's, Seddonville .. .. ,, .. J. T. Dove (D.) .. J. T. Dove, Seddonville ..12 :: 1 20' .. „ .. n 119'661 119 672 .. 1 1 Natnral Mitchell's, Charleston .. .. „ .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 17 Lignite .. 1 40' ..8' .. Opencast .. .. 392 1,155 1 Warne's, Charleston .. .. ,, .. ; G. N. Warne (P.) .. G. N. Warne, Charleston ..17 .... 1 40' .. 8' .. ,, .. .. 4 'l58 162 1 .. Rocklands, Buller Gorge .. „ .. N. B. Paine (D.) .. Paine Bros., Buller Gorge .. 40 Brown .. 1 20' ..8' .. Bordand .. 1 ch. .. 296 18,953 19 249 1 4 5 " [ pillar Glencrag, Buller Gorge.. .. ,, .. N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Forsyth and Bateson, Westport 19 „ .. 1 20' .. 10' .. Ditto .. .. .. 1.833 9,117 10 950 .. 2 2 Denniston, Denniston .. .. „ .. A. Openshaw (1st C.) Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 62 Bituminous 7 3'to 30' Full .. ,, .... .. 178.655 11.536,000 11 714 655 107 249 356 Fans and R. Marshall ' (1st C.) Millerton, Granitv .. .. „ .. O. J. Davis (1st C.) j ,, 51 „ 1 4'to 40' 12' .. „ 298 ch. .. 111.709 8,821,571 8,933.280 38 120 158 Westport-Stockton, Ngakawau .. „ .. T. McGhie (1st C.).. | Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 34 ,, 3 4'to 20' 10' .. „ .... 28 ch. .. 146.156 4.150,433 94 187 281 " Christchurch ' " Oparara, Karamea .. .. ,, A. J. Watson .. A. J. Watson, Karamea .. 5 Lignite .. 1 2V to 3' Full .. „ .. .. .. 20 217 937 .. 1 1 "Natural Cardiff, Mokihinui .. .. „ .. J. Simpson (D.) .. Cardiff Coal Co., Ltd., Westport.. 6i Bituminous 1 10' to 12' 10' .. „ .... .. 4.315 18,694 23.009 1 5 6 Buller Gorge, Rahui .. .. ,, .. R. Chester (D.) .. Buller Coal-mining Co., Ltd., West- 1 Brown .. 1 14' .. Full .. Opencast .. .. 790 .. 790 5 5 port " Reefton District. Archer's, Capleston .. .. Crown lease F. W. Archer (2nd C.) F. W. Archer, Reefton .. 47 Brown .. 2 9'to 18' 9' .. Bordand .. 540'.. .. 9.294 105,172 114,466 3 17 20 Natural and freehold . pillar Burke's Creek .. .. Crown lease .. C. D. Buist (1st C.) Burke's Creek Colleries, Ltd., Wei- 41 „ .. 1 8'to 12' 9' .. Ditto .. .. .. 23.726 387,379 411 105 14 38 52 Fan lington ' ' Clele, Merrijigs .. .. „ .. R. V. Alborn (1st C.) V. W. Alborn, Christchurch .. 56 „ .. 1 .5' .. Full .. „ .. .. 30'and 250' .. 5.184 98,871 104 055 2 9 11 ISTatnral Coghlan's Mines, Capleston .. Crown lease W. H. Smith (P.), J. H. Coghlan, Reefton ..45 ., .. 2 5' to 40'; 10* .. ,,.... .. 5 878 47 583 53 46] 1 8 q and freehold J. J. Coghlan( D.), ' 7' to 12' ! ' and T. Coghlan (P.) Defiance, Murray Creek .. Crown lease .. G. Turner (2nd C.) McClatchie and Co., Ltd., Christ- 14 „ .. 16' .. Full .. ,,.... .. 9.248 29,224 38 472 7 10 17 church ' ' " Morris vale, Reefton .. .. „ .. C. Curtis (2nd C.) .. j W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..30 „ .. 1 12' „ .. .. 10 939 183 621 194.560 1 17 18 Fan Burnwell, Reefton .. .. ,, .. D. Hamill (D.) .. | Burn well Coal Co., Ltd., Reefton 14 ,, .. 1 50' ..10' .. ,, .. .. 90' .. .. 5 5