D.—2.

RETURN No. 29. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1914.

RETURN No. 30. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1914.

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Mine. 1912-13. 1913-14. Increase. Decrease. Tons. 1,641 6,153 2,976 67 112 43 4 22 20 247 1,355 3,166 37,063 20,727 50 147 13,217 509 207 37 114,575 22,071 2,432 26 Tons. 1,373 5,587 744 103 Tons. Tons. 268 566 2,232 St. Helen's, White Cliffs Homebush, Glentunnel Mount Somers Coal Company, Mount Homers Albury Waihao Forks Waihao Downs Kurow Peebles Papakaio Ngapara Shag Point Coal Company, Bushey Mclntosh, A., Allandale Saddle Hill Fernhill Oturehua Mosgiel Taratu Mine, Lovell's Hat Brook Bros., Bushey Benhar Stirling Kaitangata Bruce Coal Company, Milton Dickison, Conical Hills .. Knuckey and Junker (late Sneddon and Hamilton), Pukerau Jones, Maitland Now Zealand Express Company, Gore .. Kyle, W., Mataura Beattie, Coster, and Co., Mataura Collieries Company, Mataμra Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps McKenzie, D., Wairio Grant, J., Wairio Moss Bros., Wairio Wairio Coal Company Diamond Lignite, Asher's Clark, Wyndham Johnson, Kingston Crossing Johnson, Waimea 9 18 82 425 158 35,759 19,611 45 1,259 17,113 1,122 200 9 138,470 25,078 1,942 14 30 1,112 3,890 613 23,895 3,007 112 43 4 13 2 165 930 3,008 1,304 1,116 5 7 28 490 12 4,085 763 4,924 11,049 91,923 2,515 4 237 38 4,835 214 4,830 9,721 77,141 758 55 324 750 549 94 1,328 14,782 1,757 51 87 1,456 49 16 33 38 21 1,456 28 16 33 Totals 342,426 348,553 34,980 28,853

Port. 1912-13. 1913-H. Increase. Decrease. DlSCHAKGED :— Lyttelfcon Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff No. 1,974 289 172 79 89 224 No. 1,788 370 174 75 85 197 No. "81 2 No. 186 4 4 27 Totals 2,827 2,689 138 Loaded :— Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 2,015 279 160 44 30 224 1,860 371 191 42 38 196 "92 31 155 2 8 "28 Totals 2,752 2,698 54