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Appendices to the Mines Statement — continued. . page Appendix A — continued. Report by Inspecting Engineer —continued. Vl.' Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. . • 16 Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .•• 10 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. . . .. 16-19 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 16, 17 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. 18 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 19 (4.) Government Water-races .. .. .. .. .. 19 (5.) Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. . . .. 19 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 20-26 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. . . 20-22 Quartz-mining . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 20,21 Quicksilver.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..21,22 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Prosecutions Marlborough, Nelson, and West ("oast District .. .. • • • • 22-25 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 22-24 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 24 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 24 Iron .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 24, 25 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 25 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Accidents .. .. .. .. . . .. • • • • 25 Southern Inspection District .. .. . . .. .. . . 25, 26 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 25 Alluvial Mining .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 25 Dredge Mining .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 26 Scheelite, Cinnabar, Phosphate Rock, Petroleum . . .. . . 26 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Annexure B— Observations by Katathermometer of the Physiological Conditions in the Deep Mines of New Zealand .. .. . . . . ... .. 26, 27 Annexure C—Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. •. 28,29 Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. . . . . . . 28, 29 Appendix B —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines . . .. . . 30-50 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. . . 30-37 Section I. Output .. .. . . .. . . . . .. 30 Section 11. Persons employed .. .. .. . . . . . . 31 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 32-34 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. . . 35-37 (a.) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. .. . . 35 (b.) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. . . .. .. . . 35 (c.) Electricity at Collieries . . .. .. . . .. . . 36 (d.) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 36, 37 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. . . . . . . 37 Annexuro A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. . . . . 37-45 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 37, 38 West Coast District .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 38-41 Southern District .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 41-45 Annexure B —Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. . . . . 46-50