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No. 5. Table showing the Increase of Decrease in the Annual Production of Coal and Shale in the Dominion, and the Quantity of Coal imported since 1878.

No. 6. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1911 and 1912, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 7. Table showing the Different Classes of Coal from the Mines in the Dominion.

Coal raised in the Dominion. Coal imported. Year. ,., Yearly Increase louiI - or Decrease. . Tons. Increase over Decrease over Preceding Year. Preceding Year. J Prior to 1878 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 709,981 162,218 231,218 69,000 299,923 68,705 337,262 37,339 378,272 41,010 421,764 43,492 480,831 59,069 j- 511,063 30,232 23,290 558,620 24,267 613,895 55,275 586,445 Dec. 27,450 637,397 50,952 668,794 31,397 673,315 4,521 691,548 18,233 719,546 27,998 726,654 7,108 792,851 66,197 840,713 47,862 907,033 66,320 975,234 68,201 1,093,990 118,756 1,239,686 145,696 1,365,040 125,354 1,420,229 55,189 1,537,838 117,609 1,585,756 47,918 1,729,536 143,780 1,831,009 101,473 1,860,975 29,966 1,911,247 50,272 2,197,362 286,115 2,066,073 Dec. 131,289 2,177,615 111,542 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 149,764 127,S53 163,923 147,196 169,046 207,567 220,749 287,808 258,185 232,378 188,068 364,359 16,072 33,778 6,664 380 6,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 17,124 14,379 135 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 9,151 4,520 15,772 24,378 25,371 21,911 36,070 16,727 21,850 38,521 13,182 67,059 29,623 25,807 44,310 176,291 16,072 33,778 380 6,042 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 17,124 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 15,772 21,911 16,727 29,623 25,807 44,310

Name of Coalfield. Output if Coal. Increase. Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1912. 1912. 1911. North Auckland .. Waikato .. ... Mokau Nelson Buller .. Inangahua GreyCanterbury Otago Southland Tons. 116,147 203,938 3,762 29,071 826,105 11,046 435,239 16,764 294,063 181,480 Tons. 139,159 254,902 3,811 23,325 770,291 13,896 411,181 18,812 282.870 147,826 Tons. 91036 5,746 55,814 Tons. 23,012 49 2,850 Tons. 3,024,403 Q OQO i7CO 3,230,768 81,560 ZZ4, OU4 11,478,628 215,886 I ti I7GO 01 ft Tons. 3,024,403 3,230,768 81,560 224,604 11,478,628 215,886 6,782,216 657,041 7,658,649 2,107,059 24,058 11,193 33,654 2,048 0.782,216 657,041 17 flr.Q CACi 7,658,649 Totals 2,177,615 2,066,073 111,542 35,460,814

Output of Coal. Approximate Total Decrease Output of Coal ueorease. up t0 the 31st December, 1912. Name of Coal, 1912. 1911. Increase. iituminous and semi.bituminous 'itch Srown ignite Tons. 1,417,608 4,115 544,675 211,217 Tons. 1,358,357 4,411 601,093 102,212 Tons. 59,251 Tons. Tons. 21,326,053 296 1,991,197 56,418 1.0,450,092 1,693,472 109,005 35,460,814 Totals 2,177,615 2,066,073 111,542