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The production from, and the number of persons employed at, the principal collieries of the Dominion are shown in the following table : —

SECTION II.—PERSONS EMPLOYED.

The number of persons employed at New Zealand collieries during 1914 is the highest yet recorded.

SECTION 111.-ACCIDENTS The following is a summary of coal-mining accidents during 1914, with their causes : -

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Name of Colliery. Locality. Class of Coal. Output for 1914. • Total Output to 31st Decomber, 1914. Total Number of Persons ordinarily employed. Northern District. Hikurangi Hikurangi... S emi-bitu-minous Tons. 64,683 Tons. 933,265 92 Ralphs and Extended Northern Huntly ... Hikurangi... Brown Semi-bitu-minous 234,870 38,428 2,948,261 533,782 560 54 West Coast District. Millerton ... Denniston Mangatini Runanga ... Rewanui ... Blackball ... 352,071 295,619 152,233 128,188 72,000 218,497 4,406,070 6,881,429 702,708 1,865,762 81,114 2,035,157 587 559 200 243 244 380 Coalbrookdale Bituminous Westport-Stockton _ r{ , I Point Elizabeth ] otate (Joal-mmes ■; T i Liverpool I Blackball Southern District. Kaitangata Nightcaps... Kaitangata and Castle Hill Nightcaps Brown 152,988 73,390 3,140,334 1,031,484 411 139 Other collieries, in all districts Various 492,626 15,065,046 1,265 Totals 2,275,593 39,624,412 4,734

Inspection District. Average N ruber of Persons during 1914. > employed Above Ground. Below Ground. Total. Northern Vest Coast louthern ... ... ... 273 616 287 746 2,038 774 1,019 2,654 1,061 Totals, 1914 1,176 3,558 4,734 Totals, 1913 1,053 3,197 4,250

Fatal Accidonts. Serious Non'ata.l A.ooldentfl, Number of Separate Fatal Number of Accidents. Deaths. Number of Separate Non-fatal Accidents. Number of Persons injured, including those injured by Accidents which proved Fatal to their Companions. Explosions of fire-damp Palis in mine Explosives... Haulage Miscellaneous—Underground... On surface 1 43 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 17 2 6 2 1 2 17 2 "i "i Totals 49 26 30