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MEN EMPLOYED IN MINING AND QUARRYING The table shows the numbers of men employed in each inspection district during 1949 and 1948

MINING AND QUARRY ACCIDENTS Fatal and serious accidents in the mining industry during the year 1949 were:—

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Inspection District. Totals. Northern (North Island). West Coast (South Island). Southern (South Island). 1949. 1948. Gold, silver, and scheelite €oa! Bentonite Clays Diatomite Dolomite Iron-ore Limestone Magnesite Pumice Quartzite Rock, sand, &c. Serpentine -Silica sand Manganese 408 2,189 6 54 8 239 10 1*076 6 5 1 358 2,731 13 3 2 72 2 " 2 19 143 957 44 *241 *479 2 909 5,877 6 111 " 3 10 552 2 10 2 1,574 8 5 1 1,058 5,582 7 140 1 4 16 562 2 11 4 1,443 9 16 Totals 4,002 3,202 1,866 9,070 8,855

Men Men Men Killed. Seriously Ordinarily Injured. Employed. Coal-mines 3 25 5,877 Metal-mines 4 2 923 Quarries 1 3 2,270 Totals 8 30 9,070