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A comparative statement of outputs for the last two financial years is shown hereunder :

(a) James Colliery ceased operations on 23rd July, 1913. Slack raised from dump. (6) Stockton Mine purchased Ist July, 1944. (c) Mossbank Mine purchased 9th October, 1944. (d) Wilton Mine purchased 20th October, 1944. (/•) Wairaki Mine purchased 27th January, 1945. (f) Kemp's commenced production 22nd December, 1944. (g) Ohai Opencast purchased 27th January, 1945. Note. —The difference between the gross and net output is accounted for by waste and mine consumption.

The following table shows the total sale of State coal from the State mines as compared with the previous year'and the average f.o.r. price realized by each mine exclusive of subsidy :

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Output, 1945-46. Output, 1944-45. Percentage Percentage Mine, Increase in Increase in Gross. Net. Net. Gross Output. 1 Net Output, Gross. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. | j Liverpool 122,108 117,430 121,728 116,670 +0-31 + 0-65 Strongman 100,275 98,420 107,114 105,589 -6-38 —6-79 James (a) 39 39 7,057 7,057 Blackball 61,424 59,286 57,836 56,815 + 6-20 +4-"35 Mangapehi 58,112 56,014 60,930 59,040 -4-62 -5-12 Tatu 32,573 30,979 31,409 27,426 + 3-71 + 12-95 Wallsend 47,233 45,028 57,505 54,688 -17-86 -17-66 Dobson 54,580 53,047 61,461 60,373 -11-20 -12-13 Stockton (b) 215,221 ! 208,460 108,953 103,591 Mossbank (c) 24,128 22,725 11,819 9,664 Wilton (d) 88,653 83,651 33,634 32,014 Wairaki (e) 68,425 63,343 12,836 11,385 Glen Afton Opencast 14,394 14,394 12,029 12,029 + 19-66 + 19-66 Kimihia Opencast 32,398 32,398 47,871 47,871 -32-32 -32-32 Beehive Opencast 4,009 4,009 Kemp's Opencast (/) 38,097 38,097 6,874 6,874 1 Ohai Opencast (g) . . 35,492 35,492 704 704 Waitewhena Opencast 23,198 23,198 18,884 j 18,884 +22-84 +22-84 Wangaloa Opencast 8,587 1 8,587 1 1 Totals .. .. 1 1,024,937 ! 990,588 762,653 734,683 !

Mine. Total Sales, Total Sales. Percentage Average Price 1945-40. 1944-45. Variation. f.o.r. realized. Tons. Tons. s. d. Liverpool 115,487 114,675 + 0-71 19 5-85 Strongman 99,663 106,071 -6-04 24 3-04 James 39 7,057 -99-44 7 10-08 Blackball 58,663 55,850 -5-04 17 3-55 Mangapehi 56,012 59,068 -5-17 20 1-22 Tatu 31,026 27,301 -13-64 22 3-16 Wallsend 46,756 52,879 -11-58 22 0-00 Dobson 52,943 59,343 -10-78 23 10-94 Stockton 210,623 98,567 20 9-52 Mossbank 22,713 9,655 20 6-28 Wilton 83,479 32,011 20 5-92 Wairaki 63,283 11,385 21 5-81 Glen Afton Opencast 14,394 12,029 -rl9-66 23 0-85' Kimihia Opencast : 32,398 47,871 -32-32 24 8-47 Beehive Opencast 4,009 Kemp's Opencast 38,097 6,874 18 4-04 Ohai Opencast .. 35,492 704 24 11-44 Waitewhena Opencast . 23,187 18,884 + 22-79 28 3-11 Wangaloa Opencast 8,587 16 0-19 Totals 992,842 724,233