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The outputs of the various classes of coal mined in each inspection district were :

Table Showing the Increase or Decrease in the Annual Production of Coal and the Quantity of Coal Imported

Table showing the Quantity of Coal exported prom New Zealand from 1930 to 1946

Year. Tons. Year. Tons. 1930 .. .. 126,118 1939 .. .. 43,990 1931 .. ~ 48,334 1940 .. .. 81,287 1932 .. .. 35,866 1941 .. .. 58,179 1933 .. 34,131 1942 .. ..54,700 1934 .. .. 40,361 1943 .. .. 42,522 1935 .. .. 46,146 1944 .. .. 37,688 1936 .. .. 44,872 1945 .. .. 21,989 1937 .. .. 113,116 1946 .. .. 27,366 1938 .. .. 55,711 1947 .. .. 28,035

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Class of Coal. Northern District (North Island). West Coast District (South Island). Southern District (South Island). Total. Total Output to 31st December, 1947. Anthracite Bituminous Sub-bituminous Lignite • Total for 1947 Total for 1946 Ton3. 980,020 Tons. 934,365 161,385 59,829 Tons. 1,606 363 j 537 250,983 Tons. 1,606 934,365 1,504,942 310,812 Tons. 16,932 61,387,474 46,111,744 7,112,575 980,020 a r> io lo rH 616,126 2,751,725 114,628,725 980,649 1,157,156 656,065 2,793.870 111,877,000

Coal produced. Coal imported. Year. Tons. Yearly Increase Tons. Increase over j Decrease below or Decrease. Preceding Year. Preceding Year. Prior to 1980 71,298,699 12,734,199 1930 2,542,092 Inc. 6,288 157,943 57,713 1931 2,157,756 Dec.384,336 179,060 21,117 1932 1,842,022 Dec. 315,734 103,531 75,529 1933 1,821,258 Dec. 20,764 99,272 4,259 1934 2,060,315 Inc. 239,057 100,715 1,443 1935 2,115,184 Inc. 54,869 97,398 3*317 1936 2,140,217 Inc. 25,033 111,078 13,680 1937 2,277,799 Inc. 137,582 136,499 5,421 1938 2,222,088 Dec. 55,711 109,206 7 j 293 1939 2,342,639 Inc. 120,551 111,537 2,331 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 5M11 1944 2,805,970 Inc. 18.102 37,454 1945 2.833,576 Inc. 27,606 1946 2,793,870 Dec. 39,706 27,185 27,185 1947 2.751,725 Dec. 42,145 93,411 66,226