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SCHEDULE OP EXHIBITS. 1. Correspondence between the Government and Mr. Kennedy, and the Government and the Miners' Association, re reduction of royalty. 2. Special rules for the Grey Valley Coal Company's collieries. 3. Treasurer's statement of accounts of Greymouth Harbour Board, 1885-90. 4. Original pay-sheets of the Tyneside Mine, 1886-90. 5. Eeport of Committee of Accountants on gross output from Brunner, Wallsend. and Coal-pit Heath Mines, 1888. 9. Number of hands employed by Grey Valley Coal Company, and rates of pay*. 10. Summary of w 7 ages paid in Wallsend, Coal-pit Heath, and Brunner Mines, 1890. 11. Classification of coal output in Grey Valley Coal Company's mines. 12. Wages earned by miners in Grey Valley mines. 13. Coals produced from Grey Valley mines, January to July, 1890. 14. Statement of highest and lowest earnings, 24th March to 28th Juno, 1890. 15. Cost of producing coke and fireclay goods. 16. Inventory and valuation of plant in Wallsend, Coal-pit Heath, Brunner, and Tyneside Mines. 17. Eules of Grey Valley Coal-miners' Association. 18. Eeport on Point Elizabeth coal leases. 19. Statement of wages paid to miners, 24th March to 28th June, 1890. 20. Esturn of amounts paid out of Accident Fund. 22. Particulars of traffic, revenue, and expenditure on Greymouth-Brunner Eailway, year ending March, 1890. 23. Eealisation and cost of coal and coke from January to March, 1890. 24. Notice to miners by Grey Valley Company, and conditions of employment. 25. Eeturn of savings-bank balances at Brunnerton. 27. Correspondence re management of West Coast coal-harbours. 28. Return showing number and tonnage of steamers which loaded coal at Greymouth from December, 1886, to September, 1890. 29. List of days when bar at Greymouth has been unworkable. 31. Statement of Greymouth Harbour Board revenue, 1888, 1889, 1890. 33. Correspondence between Manager of Grey Valley Coal Company and Secretary of Miners' Association from February to September, 1890, re reduction of w 7 ages. 35. Extract from report of District Engineer, Greymouth, re endow 7 ment rate, 3d. a ton. 36. Working-expenses of storage. 36a. Particulars of leases on the Grey and Buller Coal Eeserves. 37. Eeturn showing output of coal from Brunner, Coal-pit Heath, and Wallsend Mines, August to December, 1888. 38. Eeturn of number of days vessels in Greymouth from April, 1888, to October, 1890. 39. Copy of letter from Minister for Public Works to Chairman, Greymouth Harbour Board, 21st May, 1885, re expenditure of Harbour Board funds. 40. List of average daily wages paid by Westport Coal Company for six months. 41. Eeturn showing cost of coal raised from Coalbrookdale Mine for fortnight ending 30th August, 1890. 42. Conditions of employment by the Westport Coal Company. 43. Particulars as to quality and value of Westport Coal Company's coal. 44. List showing average earnings of miners in Westport Coal Company's mines. 45. Copy of correspondence between Westport Coal Company and Miners' Association re restriction on output. 46. List of prices of provisions at stores in Denniston. 47. Table showing mean depth of water on Buller bar. 48. Abstracts from Brunner pay-sheet. 49. Pay-sheets at the Brunner, Wallsend, and Coal-pit Heath Mines. 50. Eeport of Mr. Bishop on Grey Valley coal-mines. 51. Eeport of Mr. Waters on Grey Valley coal-mines. 52. Copy of letter from Eailway Commissioners to Minister for Public Works, 28th September, 1889, re proposal to lease Greymouth section of railway to New 7 Zealand Midland Eailwav Company.

ABSTRACT OF COEEESPONDENCE, ETC. I.—CORRESPONDENCE WITH GOVERNMENT WHICH LED TO THE APPOINTMENT OP THE COMMISSION. The Managing Director, Grey Valley Coal Company, to the Hon. the Premier. Wellington, 16th July, 1890. Sir, — Proposed Stoppage Brunner Collieries. As the stoppage of these mines would throw out of employment upwards of five hundred workpeople at Brunnerton and Greymouth, and probably cause serious hindrances to trade all over the colony, I deem it my duty to bring the subject under your notice, especially as the