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I. PRODUCTION OF MINERALS

the S aZ'ZZ%TT° ti ™ °f. BOl ,* i .f' Kl "'"' " b °™ ""» °' t'.e Previou, „„ i, due to ■■»t|s;»^

11. PERSONS EMPLOYED

The reduction shown above in the number of miners employed during 1913 below th™* employed during the previous year is probably due to a more accurate method of determine the actual number, recently introduced. "ewiuu 01 determining refinery SSnaki.* 116 f ° reg ° ing ' *? *" at the «l-P«*P«*iiig wells and The number of gum-diggers is not ascertainable, but there are considerably over 1 000 employed on the North of Auckland peninsula. ,lD ' 5 ovei l > ooo

111. ACCIDENTS. I regret to record an increase in the number of fatal accidents at our metal-mines during 1913, ten persons being killed and twelve others seriously iniured Th* f«t«l V '" g 2-02 persons per 1,000 employed at metal-mines; at our coal mines the ft """""i £ persons per 1,000 which when compared with the'average' BdSsh "oTliert "LZ ZTnZl'' 38 The cause and description of these accidents is given in the following tables It will h. seen that m only one case-viz., the accident at the Talisman Mine by which two men LT 1, hves-did the evidence and verdict at the inquest show negligence upon the meat, although in some other cases greater safety precaution's be nEsary. man&S "'

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Classification. 1912. 1913. Increase. Total from the 1st January, 1853, to the 31st December, 1913. Gold Silver Other minerals Kauri-gum £ 1,345,131 84,739 20,571 401,305 £ 1,459,499 103,866 31,532 549,106 £ 114,368 19,127 10,961 147,801 £ 82,058,543 1,938,714 488,087 16,759,563 Totals 1,851,746 2,144,003 292,257 101,244,007

Inspection District. Classification. Total, 1913. Northern. West Coast. Southern. Gold and silver Scheelite Cinnabar Iron Tin 2,263 6 1,361 30 1,125 133 4,749 163 6 3 20 3 "20 Total for 1913 Total for 1912 4,941 5,239