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APPENDICES TO THE MINES STATEMENT,

APPENDIX A.

REPORTS RELATING TO METALLIFEROUS MINES AND STONE-QUARRIES. The Inspecting Engineer of Mines to the Under-Secretary of Mines. Sir,— Wellington, 28th May, 1915. I have the honour to present the annual reports of inspection of mines and stone-quarries, together with accompanying statistical information., for the year ended 31st December, 1914. In accordance with the usual practice, the tables showing expenditure through the Mines Department on roads, bridges, tracks, prospecting operations, &c, arc for the period covered by the financial year—viz., from the Ist April, 1.914, to the 31st March, 1915. The reports, &c, are divided into the following sections:— I. Production of Minerals. 11. Persons employed. 111. Accidents. IV. Gold-mining. (1.) Quartz-mining. (2.) Dredge Mining (3.) Alluvial Mining V. Minerals other than Gold. VI. Stone-quarries. VII. State Aid to Mining. (1.) Subsidized Prospecting. (2.) Loans for Development of Mines. (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields. (4.) Government Prospecting-drills. (5.) Government Water-races. VIII. Schools of Mines. Annexures, — Reports of— (a.) Water-race Managers. (b.) Directors of Schools of Mines. (o.) Mining Statistics. (d.) Examinations under the Mining Act, 1908, and Lists of Certificate-holders,

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