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No. 4. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

No. 5. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Annual Production of Coal and Oil shale in the Dominion, and the Quantity of Coal imported since 1878.

No. 6. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand from and to each Country during the Calendar Year 1921.

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Class of Coal. Bituminous and semi-bituminous Brown [jignite Output. 1 ] 1921. 1920. Tons. Tons. 893,845 923,575 700,120 715,709 215,130 204,421 Increase. Tons. 10,709 I Decrease. Tons. 29,730 15,589 Approximate Total Output to the 31st December, 1921. Tons. 33,949,532 16,580,317 3,163,639 Totals 1,809,095* 1,843,705 53,693,488 53,693,488 * Decrease, 34,010 tons.

Goal and Slialc raised m the Dominion. Coal imported. Year. Prior to 1878 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 ... 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 .. .. 1921 I Tons Yearly Increase T l0 " s - or Decrease. lons - 709,931 162,218 .. 174,148 231,218 Tnc. 69,000 158,076 299,923 „ 68,705 123,298 337,262 , 37,339 129,962 378,272 „ 41,010 129,582 421,764 „ 43,492 123,540 480,831 „ 59,009 148,444 511,063 „ 30,232 130,202 534,353 „ 23,290 119,873 558,620 , 24,267 107,230 613,895 „ 55,275 101,341 586,445 Dec. 27,450 128,063 637,397 Inc. 50,952 110,939 668,794 „ 31,397 125,318 673,315 „ 4,521 125,453 691,548 „ 18,233 117,444 719,546 „ 27,998 112,961 726,654 . 7,108 108,198 792,851 . 66,197 101,756 840,713 „ 47,862 110,907 907,033 „ 66,320 115,427 975,234 „ 68,201 99,655 1,093,990 „ 118.750 124,033 1,239,086 , 145,696 149,764 1,365,040 „ 125,354 127,853 1,420,229 „ 55,189 163,923 1,537,838 „ 117,609 147,196 1,585,756 „ 47,918 169,046 1,729,536 „ 143,780 207,567 1,831,009 „ 101,473 220,749 1,860,975 , 29,966 287,808 1,911,247 „ 50,272 258,185 2,197,362 „ 286,115 232,378 2,006,073 Dec. 131,289 188,068 2,177,615 | Inc. 111,542 364,359 1,888,005 Dec. 289,610 468,940 2,275,614 Inc. 387,609 518,070 2,208,624 Dec. 66,990 353,471 2,257,135 Tnc. 48,511 293,956 2,068,419 i Dec 188,716 291,597 2,034,250 „ 34,169 255,332 1,847,848 , 186,402 391,434 1,843,705 „ 4,143 476,343 1,809,095 „ 34,610 822,459 Increase over Preceding Year. 6,664 24,904 26^722 14,.379 135 9,'iei 4,520 24,378 25,371 36,070 38,521 13,182 67,059 176,291 104,581 49,130 136,102 84,909 346,116 Deeri ase below Preceding Year. 16,072 33,778 380 6,042 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 17 i124 - 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 15!772 21,911 16,727 29,623 25,807 44,310 164,599 59,515 2,359 36,265

Imports. I ! Country whence Imported. Tons. Value. £ United Kingdom .. .. .. 83,881 197,053 Canada, via west coast .. . . . . 3,027 7,449 Australia .. .. .. .. 627,65!) 814,237 Japan .. .. .. .. .. 43,278 141,881 United States of America, via east coast .. 64,611 160,420 Totals .. .. .. 822,459 1,321,040 The values shown are the fair market values in the countries of export plus 10 per cent.