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The following is a table showing the output of coal from the various coalfields, and the comparative increase and decrease, for the years 1944 and 1943, together with the total approximate quantity of coal produced since the mines were opened : —
The output of the several classes of coal mined in each inspection district is summarized as follows
Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Annual Production of Coal and Oil Shale in the Dominion, and the Quantity of Coal imported since 1878.
Table showing Quantity op Coal exported annually from New Zealand from 1939 to 1944 Quantity. Quantity. Year. Tons. Year. Tons. 1939 .. .. .. 43,990 1942 .. .. .. 54,700 1940 .. .. .. 81,287 1943 .. .. .. 42,522 1941 .. .. .. 58,179 1944 .. .. .. 37,688* * 37,171 tons bunkers, value £71,842, and 517 tons cargo, value £1,288. COAL-MINERS' RELIEF FUND The Coal-miners' Sick and Accident Funds having been abolished as from the Ist April, 1926, and incorporated in the Coal-miners' Relief Fund, all accident-relief payments are now made from the latter fund, which is administered by the Public Trustee. The rate of interest allowed on the fund was decreased from 4 per cent, to 3| per cent, as from the Ist April, 1933. The interest earned for the twelve months ended 31st March, 1945, was £-301, as against £436 for the previous year, while for the same periods the receipts from the Jd. per ton contributions were £5,566 and £6,325 respectively.
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Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1944 J 94 -j 31st December, 1944. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 85,390 81,828 3,562 .. 6,374,654 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 951,424 939,975 11,449 .. 22,043,296 Nelson .. .. .. 8,146 8,635 .. 489 743,718 Buller .. .. .. 463,874 478,439 .. 14,565 28,421,687 Reefton .. .. .. 126,582 99,173 27,409 .. 1,569,496 Grey .. .. .. 540,211 578,955 .. 38,744 21,036,194 Canterbury .. .. .. 38,587 32,329 6,258 .. 1,302,187 Otago .. .. .. 206,343 194,812 11,531 .. 14,927,444 Southland .. .. .. 385,413 373,722 11,691 .. 9,830,878 Totals .. .. 2,805,970 2,787,868 71,900 53,798 106,249,554
Output of Coal during 1944. Total Output Class of Coal. Northern West Coast Southern ., ! 0^ 6 . , District District District Total. ' ! (North Island). (South Island). (SouthIsland). Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub - bitu- 85,390 982,692 .. 1,068,082 58,534,896 minuous Brown .. .. .. 951,424 138,839 450,653 1,540,916 41,414,446 Lignite .. .. .. .. 17,282 179,690 196,972 6,300,212 Totals for 1944 .. 1,036,814 1,138,813 630,343 2,805,970 106,249,554 Totals for 1943 .. 1,021,803 1,165,202 600,863 2,787,868 103,443,584
Coal and Shale raised in tlio Dominion. Coal imported. Year. Tons. Yearly Increase or Tona Increase over Decrease below Decrease. ' Preceding Year. Preceding Year. Prior to 1940 .. 92,820,069 .. 13,920,438 1940 .. .. 2,516,099 Inc. 173,460 64,860 .. 46,677 1941 .. .. 2,639,507 Inc. 123,408 78,171 13,311 1942 .. .. 2,680,041 Inc. 40,534 90,865 12,694 1943 .. .. 2,787,868 Inc. 107,827 37,454 .. 53 411 1944 .. .. 2,805,970 Inc. 18,102 .. 37 4-54