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MINERALS OTHER THAN GOLD The production of minerals other than gold, which is shown elsewhere in the Statement, is substantially of the same order as last year.

QUARRY OUTPUTS The following table shows the outputs of quarries under the Quarries Act, 1944, and also the numbers of men ordinarily employed during the year 1945 :

Quarry Accidents The following is a summary of serious accidents during 1945 at quarries under the Quarries Act:—

* STATE AID TO MINING Subsidized Prospecting A total amount of £11,173 was advanced during the year 1945-46 to mining concerns by way of subsidies, loans, and other forms of financial assistance. The Department also expended a sum of £24,618 in surveys, prospecting, and developing of various areas.

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■d % 1 >> t>> *3 l§ gg 3 cS District. 11 3 c? a 1 O H H ,0 3 <« O 32 IP ° o Limestone Marl for C Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ Auckland 174 763 508,899 195,224 274,995 396,389 340,298Hauraki Mining District 25 98 100,089 345 43,678Hawke's Bay 28 .93 37,987 44,500 27,079 Taranaki 24 72 23,138 6,441 Wellington 24 65 40,193 61,938 3,000 30,869 Nelson, Westland, Buller 40 116 13,553 2,142 26,290 87,710 3,251 14,157 and Marlborough Canterbury, Otago, and 83 511 137,237 41,531 2,135 484,683 73,331 75,863 247,926 Southland Totals, 1945 398 1,718 861,096 43,673 2,480 812,635 436,036 478,503 710,448 Totals, 1944 347 1,551 820,035 52,587 12,185 903,808 380,305 228,269 627,033-

Number of Accidents. Number of Sufferers. Cause. Fatal. Serious. KiiiPfi Seriously. Killed. inured. 1 Haulage MachineryExplosives Falls of ground Miscellaneous 4 2 1 4 2 1 Totals 4 3 4 3