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APPENDIX II. Accidents in Coal-mines during the Year ending 31st December, 1896.

No accidents of a serious nature reported from North Island. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (3,175 copies), £27 4s.

By Authority: John Mackat, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97. Prict, 9d.\

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No. and Date. Name of Mine. Locality. Cause of Accident. > a o a .q o .23 Q p j3 "3 s a o y, Name of Sufferer. Bemarks. 1. Feb. 14 Brunner Rise Mid lie r sla; d. Brunner .. Struck by piece of coal Fall of coal Jumping off race of trucks Explosion Lump of clay falling Struck by a tub .. 1 1 Aaron Dixon Fractured arm. 2. „ 19 3. „ 27 Shag Point .. Granity Creek Shag Point Westport.. l 1 1 1 John Simpson Isaac McGarry Leg badly crushed. Eroken arm and rib. 1. Mar. 26 5. April 9 Brunner Mosgiel Brunner .. Mosgiel .. 65 1 65 William Mitchell Eobert Polkinghorne Thomas Reid James Harris Fatal. Face cut. i 3. June 15 Cardiff Mokihinui i i Leg badly broken, and other injuries. Fatal. Leg broken. 7. Aug. 25 3. Nov. 12 Fernhill Brunner Rise Dunedin .. Brunner .. Fall of coal Piece of roof falling Struck on head by a pipe 1 1 1 i J. „ 14 Coalbrookdale Coalbrookdale 1 i Joseph Smith Jaw fractured.