E.—l.

(Enclosure.) STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL AND IRON MINES.

93

fame of District. Name of Colliery. u a r\ i'± • Number and iS-jj Q™J lty ! Thickness •y h - ', of °.% Coal- i Seams. o r. Dip of Seam. Thickness worked. System of Underground Workings. Number and Dimensions of Shafts. Output delivered by Total Output from Mine. Output for past Year. Number of Men employed. a a ,°<H ft Price paid for Hewing. 1. 2. tt^a Bords Head" or Pillars. IDS S" Stalls, j 1 Dimens ions of Power used for drawing Minerals. Stroke of Pumps. Size Height of of Pipes. Column System of Ventilation. Temperature. 1. . 2. ' rH 9 :(. bo •5 +-" « £ ja 3 Kemarks. 3. Levels. post-and-stall (irregular) Tons. 15,000 Tons. 1,000 coal 100 fireclay 1,462 Tons. 2 Beg. 66 Beg. 67 Malvern Canterbury Colliery (Jebson's) 15 brown 2 seams, 2 ft. each SE, lin 3 full thickness 1 upcast 3 ft. x 4 ft., 18 ft. deep tunnel 4 underground 2 surface 4/6 del int! per iver !o sh ton ed oots 6 ft. x 6 ft. 5 ft. x 6 ft. none 8 yds. square trucked by miners from face to shoot none none none natural current, furnace in close weather natural current This colliery is in possession of a plan of their workings. Wallsend Colliery... 3. 4,\ 1 seam, 7 ft. E10°S, lin 3 7 ft. ... ordinary pil-lar-work 1 shaft, 6 ft. x4ft.,91ft. deep upcast airshaft, 6 ft, x6ft. shaft 1,462 9 2 5/6 I... 9 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. 9 ft. x 6ft. Giu. 0 9 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. 8 yds. x 6 yds. engine, 12 h.p. 1ft. 3 in. 4 in. 91ft. 58 59 Springfield Colliery li >t 1 seam, 4 ft. 6 in. SE, 1 in 6 44- ft- ... 33 engineplane, 569 Iks. long shaft 1,991 1,435 9 under2 4/5 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. x 4ft. 6 in. 1 9 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. 10 yds. square engine, 10 h.p. lft.6in. 3 in. natural current, and furnace in close weather natural current 52 62 10 ground 4 surface Stevenson Colliery (Cordy's) 1 seam, 6 ft. E 10° S, 1 in 3 6 ft. ... downcast, 5 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. ; airshaft, 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. air-shaft, 5 ft. x 5 ft., 18 ft. deep air-shaft, 4 ft, 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. air-shaft ... 6 ft. x 6 ft. 4 ft. x 6 ft. none water-power Sin. 2i in. 130 ft. 33 300 not known none when visited li eynil nil 47 rii Homehush Colliery 2 seams, upper, 1' 8" lower, 3'6" 2 seams, 10 ft. each longwall (irregular) 2,235 10 underground 1 surface 1 horse 49 53 E10°S, lin3 full thicktunnel 4,695 li 6/5 ft. x 4 ft. 4 ft. i 4 ft. none none none none >» ness 33 33 Oamaru, Awamoko District St. Andrew's Colliery (Smith's) » EtoNE 1 in 4 full thickness, lower seam 6 ft. lower pt. of upper seam room-and-rance (irregular) post-and-stall (irregular) 4,500 50 2 5/10 ft, x 6 ft. 5 ft. i 4 ft. : rooms, 12 ft. x 6 ft. 15 ft. x 6 ft. 8 ft. x 8 ft. ,, 33 ■jj j. 56 72 16 This colliery has only been worked for three months during past Prince Alfred Colliery (Willett's) jj 2 seams, 9 ft. each E 25° S, lin 5 2,045 2,045 4 underli ,10/i Per 8/at p 2/to per day, per it m man or ton outb 10 ft. x 6 ft. 4 ft, x 6 ft. trucked by miners to tunnel mouth trucked by miners to surface delivered into carts at face trucked hy miners to surface trucked by miners to surface 33 33 ), 51 60 year. ground 1 surface Awamoko Colliery... 1 seam, 3 ft. S to SW, 1 in 10 3 ft. post-and-stall none 400 3 6 ft, x 3 ft. none yet 10 ft. x 3 ft. 6 ft. 33 ■>■> a li 420 li true king face 62 66 ?> square » Otago Real Mackay 10 pitch 1 seam, 25 ft. NE to E, 1 in 8 25 ft. ... quarried in face 33 6,373 306 4 or 5 at intervals 2 to 21 sur 4/none none none none 33 33 31 none none Bruce Coal Company j, 1 seam, 10 ft. NE, lin 8 5 ft. to 6 ft., lower part 3 ft. 9 in. room-and-rance (irregular) post-and-stall (irregular) 33 tunnel 2,600 1,583 4 2| 4/true 7 ft. x 5 ft. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 12 ft. x 5 ft. 12 yds. square 33 )) natural current 50 52 2h iking No. 1 Kaitangata Colliery (Shore's) 3 ft. 9 in.... W, lin 3 33 .'. 1,872 4 2i ■ 4/6 4/st 3/9 inle, dra .vel wing 3 ft. 9 in. ; x8ft. none none 10 ft. wide it 3) 33 58 65 7 Kaitangata CoalMining Company Shag Point Colliery brown 27 ft. ... 8 ft. to 10 ft. -WtoKW lin 6 ■NE, 16° 8 ft.; in places 20 ft. 6 ft. to 10 ft. 33 33 air-shaft, 6 ft. x 4 ft., 52 ft. deep air-shaft, 5 ft. x 3 ft, >> tunnel, inclineplane 14,077 26,340 10,477 2,622 20 I 20 21 — i oops nil -/8 10 ft. x 7 ft. 6 ft. x 6 ft. 12 ft. x 7 ft, 6 ft, x 6 ft, >} 16 ft. x 8 ft. 7 yds. square 12 ft. thick, varying lengths horse 7 33 12 in. 33 5 in. 21ft. natural current, and small furnace in close weather natural current, firebucket in close weather natural current 56 61 5 4/62 64 Green Island, Otago Otago Colliery It 16 ft. ... E, 1 in 10 6 ft. room-and-rance (irregular) 1 shaft, 12 ft. x 4i ft. shaft 8,605 2,941 10 2to2J 4/G 3/10 6 ft. x 6 ft. 6 ft. x 6 ft. rooms, 14 ft, x 6 ft. 4 yds. square s engine none none none 62 66 Water raised by tanks placed below tho two cages. Freeman's Colliery 2i S> 16 ft. ... E, lin 10 7 ft. ... room-and-none inclineplane 10,521 5,006 11 underground 4 surface 2to2J 4/6 dipdrive, 6 ft. x 7 ft. 12 ft. x 10 ft. none rooms, 14 ft. x 7 ft. irregular horse JS 02 78 16 i) 37 rance Water drawn by tubs. Saddle Hill Colliery 19H't. ••• E, 1 in 10 10 ft. ... ,, 3 shafts, 2 8 ft. x 4 ft., 1 4 ft. x 4 ft. shaft 15,500 4,000 8 2-i-3/8 6 ft. x 10 ft. 15 ft. x 10 ft. 10 ft, x >i natural current, furnace in close weather 48 60 12 a J) Walton Park Colliery 15 16 ft. ... 1 in 10 8 ft. ... 1 shaft in use, 12ft. x 4ft. 6 in., 175 ft. deep 2 shafts, 4 ft. I x 4 ft., 5i ft. x 4 ft. 2 shafts, No. 211ft.dia., 651 ft, deep main-shaft, 10ft, xGft,, 280ft. deep; upcast, 6 ft. dia. tunnel il25,000 16,000 30 underground 7 surface 2i 4/6 8/101 8 ft, x 6ft.6in. 5 ft. x 6ft.6in. 14 ft. x 6 ft. 6in. 12 ft. thick engine at shaft, 8 h.p.. horses afc dip-drive engine, 15 h. P . )> j? furnace 60 78 18 The prices paid for hewing include trucking coal to pit bottom. ,» 33 Samson's Colliery ... 14 ft. ... 1 in 10 7 ft. ... 33 shaft 35,000 8,000 25 4/6 3/6 1/6 9 ft. x 7 ft. 6 ft. x 7 ft. 14 ft. x 7 ft, 60 ft. x 14 ft. 3 ft. 6 in. 130 ft. natural current J) 2 02 66 Greymouth ... Wallsend Colliery... _5J 12l bituminous 16 ft. ... SW, 2| in 12 8 ft. upper part ordinary pil-lar-work 33 5,240 440 in2mos. 18 underground 2 surface 20 underground 8 surface 2i 2/10 bo Oft. x 8 ft, 6 ft. x 6 ft. 24 ft, x 16 ft. 10yds. x 20 yds. engine, 40 h.p. 5 ft.; can work to 6 ft. ! 4 ft, 10 in. 270 ft. 15 ft. fan No. 1 shaft has been abandoned. to ttom pit Coal Pit Heath ... 10 12 3} 16 ft. to 18 ft. SW, 2i in 12 full thickness 6,138 3/6 -/6 i true king llft.x 10 ft. 8 ft. x 10 ft. 18 ft. x 18 ft. 14yds. x 20 yds. engine, 30 h.p. 10 in. 250 ft. natural current, and fire-bucket in close weather clo not se d 1 tail ay en Brunner Coal Mine 13 12 ft. to 16 ft. SW, 1 in 4 post-and-stall (irregular) none tunnel 21,974 30 underground 10 surface 2 3 3/l/li 10 ft, x 8 ft. 6 in. 10 ft. x 9 ft. 18-20 ft, x 16 ft. 58ft.x 100 yds. self-acting incline natural current 62 60 true king none none none Reef ton Energetic Coal Mine pitch 8 ft. SE, 30° none 33 33 1,442 2 8/6 8 ft, x 5 ft. none none none trucked by miners into paddock horse 33 33 33 G2 (JS Buller Wellington Colliery bituminous (soft) bituminous 18 ft. ... NW, lin2to 1 in 1 W, 1 in 4i 6 ft. centre of seam ordinary pil-lar-work 33 948 948 3 underground 5 surface none at present 2i 6/6 6 ft. x I 7 ft. 6 ft. x 6 ft. 40 ft. x 30 ft. to 50 ft. walls 33 66 66 Day-close. 33 33 Collingwood... Parapara Colliery ... 3 ft. to 4 ft. full thicklongwall „ 33 4,900 none li Allth built f< ie coal ta orming r filled in iken out, ■oadways, as goaf. I 33 8/to *l64 70 ness i space