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Hunter and Party's Mine, Dunollie (IST. Forsyth (First Class), Mine-manager).—Development work continued to the left of the dip haulage road. Eight chains from the dip haulage road a small displacement was encountered in the seam. This was pierced, however, proving the coal to be 9 ft. thick beyond the fault. The workings reached a distance of 4 chains beyond this fault by the end of the year. Seven men were employed underground and 2 on the surface. Schultz Greek Mine (Gould and Go., Ltd.), Twelve-mile (D. Cameron (Deputy), Mine-manager).— Output was won solely from pillar-extraction from coal 2 ft. to 3 ft. in thickness. Four men were employed underground and 1 on the surface. Cliffdale Mine (Stuart and Party), Ten-mile (A. Coppersmith (Second Class), Mine-manager).-The main dip heading encountered a fault after having been driven 6 chains and development work proceeded on level course to the right in a southerly direction. This, however, also struck a fault, and development work ceased. Pillar-extraction commenced on several pillars adjacent to this fault. The coal was of very good quality lying at an average grade of lin 3. Six men were employed underground and 2 on the surface. Bellvue Mine, Rapahoe.—No work was done at this mine during the year. It is hoped, however, to resume operations on the completion of a new access road from the main highway. Jubilee Mine (Tinning and Party), Rapahoe (P. Hassan (First Class), Mine-manager).—-During the first half of the year pillar-extraction continued in No. 1 Panel. However, following a serious fire to the main surface haulage winch and bins, production ceased and will not commence until the new access road is completed from the main'highway. Twelve men were employed underground and 4 on the surface during the first half of the year. Goaldale Mine (Wafer and Party), Rapahoe (E. Broad (Deputy), Mine-manager).—Development work was completed during the year and pillar-extraction commenced during the latter part of the year. Thickness of coal averaged approximately 4 ft. These workings were situated on a small area of coal adjacent to the old Bellvue Mine, worked by Hadcroft and party. Four men were employed underground and 1 on the surface. Cliff side Mine (Moore and Party), Nine-mile (H. Hadcroft (Underviewer), Mine-manager).— Development work to the outcrop on the southern side was completed during the year, and preparations at the end of the year were in hand to commence pillar-extraction. Coal averaged 12 ft. in thickness. Seven men were employed underground and 3 on the surface. Braehead Mine (Boote and Party), Dunollie (G. Gaskell (Second Class), Mine-manager).—Output was won solely from pillar-extraction in good-quality coal 5 ft. to 6 ft. in thickness. Seven men were employed underground and 1 on the surface. Halliday and Party's Mine, Dunollie (T. Halliday (Deputy), Mine-manager).—Working-con-ditions in this mine were very difficult, and owing to the extremely bad roof conditions, accompanied by rapid changes in extent and direction of grade, work was abandoned and the mine closed down early in the year. Three men were employed underground and 1 on the surface. Harrison and Party's Mine, Ten-mile (T. Adamson (Underviewer), Mine-manager).—Development continued in 5 ft. to 6 ft. of coal in a narrow strip of coal between the bottom horse level and the fault on the eastern side and ahead of the main dip haulage road. Six men were employed underground and 1 on the surface. Exhibition Mine (Hassan and Party), Eight-mile (P. Hassan (First Class), Work at this mine was more in the nature of prospecting prior to opening up a new lease recently granted to this party, thickness of coal being 9 ft. Four men were employed underground and 1 on. the surface. Reefton District Doran's Mine (J. Doran), Boatmans. —A little prospecting work was done at the beginning of the year, but this was abondoned and the mine closed down. Alborn's Mine (V. W. Alborn), Capleston (R. Alborn (First Class), Mine-manager).—Production was confined in this mine throughout the year principally to pillar-extraction in Nos. 1 and 2 seams.. Seven men were employed underground and 1 on the surface, but during the latter portion of the year this mine temporarily ceased operations and the men were transferred to some opencast work situated in Burke's Creek, Boatmans, where 6 men were employed. Kleen Mine (Opencast, Archer Bros.; Underground Mine, Alborn's) (P. McCormack (Deputy),. Mine-manager).—Pillar-extraction was continued in a vertical seam, the coal averaging 12 ft. in thickness. Four men were employed underground and 2 on the surface in a small opencast mine. Coghlan's Freehold Mine (J. F. Coghlan), Capleston (J. J. Coghlan (Deputy), Mine-manager).— Output was won from the remaining pillars in this mine on the rise side of the main level. The number of men employed underground was 3 and 1 on the surface. New Imperial Mine (Coghlan's Lease), (Rollerson and Blom), Capleston (E. F. Rollerson (Second Class), Mine-manager).—A level stone drive some 200 ft. to 250 ft. long was driven to intersect No. 4 seam in this locality. The seam was encountered and proved to be 20 ft. to 25 ft. thick and of good quality. A level was driven in coal in a south-westerly direction, from which it is later intended to drive an incline to the surface for a return airway. Three men were employed underground and lon the surface.

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