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Paine Brothers' Mine, Butter Gorge.—The output was won from opencasting. The overburden was removed by bulldozers and the coal blasted and filled by hand methods. Rahui Mine, Butter Gorge.—The output was obtained from development to the north and west. The coal is of good quality, but mining operations are hindered by stone intrusions in the seam. Nelson District Owen Colliery, Owen River.- —The output for the year was secured from development of two levels in low coal 2 ft. thick. Six-mile Mine (J. Gillespie), Murchison.—The output was won by four men developing a vertical seam of irregular thickness varying from 6 in. up to 12 ft. Strathmore Mine (R. E. F. O'Rourke), Ariki, Murchison.—Development of the coal on level course in 4 ft. of good-quality coal continued intermittently throughout the year. Westhaven Mine, Mangarakau, Collingwood.—Development work was continued on level course on left side of main dip heading. The seam averages 5 ft. of workable coal of good quality. Victory Mine, Glenhope.—A very small output was obtained from a prospecting drive worked by one man. Rescue-station The number of fully trained men on the station register at the end of the year is seventy. During the year seventeen new men have been trained. Three visits were made to the Reeffcon district to give refresher courses to the trained men employed in that district. The Officer in Charge has continued his policy of making all rescue men familiar with the mines of the district by frequent visits to them, combined with the use of Proto equipment underground in ac tual mining conditions. Fatal Accidents Four fatal accidents occurred during the year, as follows : On 18th January James William Patterson, working manager, Moody Creek Mine, was struck by a fall of stone at the face of No. 1 main dip and was killed instantaneously. On &th April at 11 a.m. Ray Hobbs, miner, Wallsend Colliery, was struck by a lump of coal weighing approximately 7 cwt. and was transferred to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 3.45 p.m. in the afternoon. On 22nd May William Upston, shiftman, Wallsend Colliery, was repairing a road on Tackney's jig, C panel, when he apparently got his head caught between the descending full box and the jig prop of the jig below and suffered a severe fracture of the skull. He was transferred to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 5.20 p.m. that day. On 15th October T. J. Uren, miner, Wallsend Colliery, was caught by a fall of stone in No. 1 Slant Dip Section and was transferred to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at noon on 18th instant. Serious Non-fatal Accidents Twenty serious accidents occurred during the year, as follows : On 27th February Thomas McDonald, horse-driver, Paparoa Colliery, was bringing out a full race of coal, when the first truck of the race came off the line and jammed McDonald's ankle against the buffer of the second truck. He sustained a simple fracture of a bone below the ankle. On 2nd March Thomas Robertson, shiftman, Millerton Colliery, sustained a spiral fracture of the left humerus whilst packing tender overhead coal. On 20th March Frank Archer, miner, Kleen Colliery, while filling a truck was partially buried by a fall of coal from the high side rib. He sustained a fracture of two ribs. On 28th March Ronald Chandler, miner, Pyramid Colliery, was struck by coal falling from the waste, which struck him on his shoulder and ankle. He sustained a broken bone in the ankle. On 18th April Thomas Cook, timber-cutter, Wallsend Colliery, was travelling along the level in the Extension Section when there was a runaway on a jig. In jumping to safety, Cook struck the back of his head against the overhead toy rope, and this caused him to bump his nose against a box, resulting in a compound fracture of the nose. On sth June C. P. Heaphy, who was constructing a road to Heaphy's coal lease, was using a monkey grubber for removing stumps. Heaphy was working the lever handle of the grubber and slipped on some wet clay, the handle striking him on the head, causing a fractured skull. On 18th June G, Ladner, miner, Burke's Creek Colliery, received fractured ribs and internal injury when he was struck on the back by a piece of coal. On 20th June T. Kilkelly, miner, Wallsend Colliery, struck his ribs against a box, fracturing some of them. On 26th June F. J. Loubere, bins worker, Dobson Colliery, was jambed in the tumbler and sustained fractured ribs. On 26th July A. Ross, shiftman, Wallsend Colliery, dropped a rail on his foot and broke one of the small bones.

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