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Note.— The approximate total to Slst December, 1890, includes 6,518 tons omitted from last year's statement. Henry A. Gordon, M.A. Inst. M.E., Inspecting Engineer.

Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines, 1891— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND— continued.

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Name of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. i a •3 3 o ■a o 1 3 09 to 00 o 3 a i. I Cβ o E "A Dimensions of Shafts. ID o Coal. Slack. Total. Output for 1890. "3 S §11 11 PI 3 1 Number of Men ordinarily employed. i I i Pumps. I B I 55 a 1 a> a o to DC n Size of Shaft or Tunnel. Depth of Shaft or Length of Tunnel. Southland — continued. Popham's Cluny, Orepuki .. Popham, James .. 3 pitch 10' 5' S.12J°W. 80° open adit Tons. 6 Tons. Tons. Tons.! 150; Tons. 156 horse 16/9/9: Owaka, Catlins Kawai Pass Salisbury, Taririe .. Waikaka, Hoflmau's Adams Flat Cropau, W. Taylor, — Hunter, J. Hoffman, J. Reid, J. 1 1 1 9 9 lignite 1 1 1 1 3'6" 12' 8' 14" all 6' all •• •• east i S. 45° E. 12J° N10° flat open face 'i 5' X 6" '264 adit open face 95 229 1,421 66 160 95 229 1,421 66 160 2,3491 1,083; 95 229 1,421 2,415 1,243 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 natural 6/3/9i 16/6/9: „ • • 28'/8/8i Waimea, Riversdale Waimea, Riversdale Edendale, Muir Mount Linton Carmichael J. .. Smith, John McDonald, Alex. Knight, Thos. .. 6i 1 1 I If i i 6" 5" 5" 10' w 625 100 204 62 625 lOOJ 204 62 3,086; •• I - 3,711 100 204 62 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 6/8/9: 9/10/9: brown 8' S.W. •• - • • Output from ifteen mines include statemi for 18! but who! ie operations s were sui :nded pric ir to 189( 571,428 97,366 668,794 6,154,850' '6,823,644 id in J.OU,O.LO I j.oj,oi-a Output from lines included in foi statem is, and hose opei rations were : suspende prior to li 389 I i 6,290,663| 6,959,457 172,529 7,131,986 :er enl