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MINES STATEMENT. CONTBK T S. PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1-6 Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mineral-production .... .. 1 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 Iron-ore .. .. .. .. ... .. . . .. .. 2 Tungsten (Soheelite) . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 2 Cinnabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petroleum .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . 2 Sulphur .. .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . . 2 Coal-mining . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 3 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries .... 3 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. . . . . .. . . .. 3 Geological Survey . . .. . . . . . . .. 4 State Aid to Mining . . .. . . . . . . . . 4 Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. . . . . .. 4 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. . . .. . , 4 Roads and Tracks .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 4 Schools of Mines .. .. .. . . .. ... . . 4 Government Water-races .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 4 Miner's Phthisis Act .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 4, 5 State Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5, 6 Coal Control Department and State Firewood Depot .. .. . . .. 5 James Mine .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. 5 Mac Donald Mine .. .. .. . . .. . . 5 Output and Sales, Liverpool Colliery .. .. .. . . . . 5, 6 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. . . .. . . . 6 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. . . • .. .. .. 7-10 No. 1. Export oE Minerals and Coal-output .. . . .. .. . . 7 No. 2. Gold —Quantity and Value exported .. .. . . . . 8 No. 3. Coal —Output from different Fields . . .. .. . . . . . . 8 No. 4. Coal—Output of different Classes . . .. .. . . . . .. 9 No. 5. Coal and Oil-shale —Annual Production .. . . .. .. 9 No. 6. Coal—lmports .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 9 Exports : Bunker .. . . .. .. . . . . . . 10 Exports: Cargo .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 10 No. 7. Number of Persons employed in Mining .. .. . . .. . . 10 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-50 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. 11-29 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-19 I. Minerals: Produced . . .. .. .. . . .. 11 Exported . . .. .. .. .. . . 12 11. Persons employed . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 12 111. Accidents .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 12 IV. Gold-mining .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 13, 14 (1.) Quartz-mining . . .. . . .. . . . . 13 (2.) Dredge Mining . . .. . . .. . . .. 14 (3.) Alluvial Mining . . . . . . .. .. . . 14 V. Minerals other than Gold .. . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 Tungsten-ore . . . . . . .. # .. . . 14, 15 Iron .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 15 Cinnabar .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 15 Petroleum .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 15 Asbestos .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 16 Sulphur .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 16