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No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed, in or about New Zealand Mines during 1919 and 1918.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at County or Borough. Gold-quartz j Gold Gold- Miues otlior than Mines. Alluvial Mines. dredges. Gold and Goal. Toi i J919, ;al. 1918. Northern Inspection District. County and Borough of Thames .. 59 County of Ohinemuri .. .. 147 ,, Coromandel .. .. 25 ,, Piako .. .. .. 6 Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 866 Tauranga district .. .. .. 50 Puhipuhi district .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Great Barrier Island 59 147 25 6 866 60 14 74 254 17 4 887 25 13 3 West Coast Inspection District. ( ounty of Marlborough .. .. 36 6 ,, Waimea .. .. .. 7 ,, Collingwood .. .. .. 1 .. 2 ,, Murchison .. .. .. 14 Buller .. .. .. 12 26 Inangahua .. .. 321 7 2 Grey .. .. .. 5 35 2 Westland.. .. .. 16 72 27 Borough of Ross 42 7 3 14 38 330 42 115 68 22 23 29 403 65 139 14 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,, Tuapeka .. .. .. I .. 84 .. I Vincent .. .. .. 11 31 71 ,, Maniototo .. .... 44 7 ,, Waihemo .. .. 8 .. .. 15 Waitaki .. .. .. I .. 13 Lake .. .. .. ! 4 17 .. 24 Wallace .. .. .. .. 28 ,, Bruce .. .. .. .. 1 „ Southland .. ., .. 53 29 Mewart Island 2 85 113 51 23 13 45 28 1 82 14 92 125 50 54 15 80 32 *80 Totals .. .. .. 1,573 432 138 58 2 1,573 432 138 58 2,201 2,201 2,582

1919. 1918. [norease or Decrease. lold, silver, and gold-scheelite mines Ither metalliferous mines, including those worked for scheelito alone ioal-niines 2,143 58 2,458 124 Dec. 315 „ 66 3,944 3,994 „ 50 Totals Dec. 431 6,145 6,576