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APPENDICES TO THE MINES STATEMENT. APPENDIX A. REPORTS RELATING TO METALLIFEROUS MINES ANJ) STONE-QUARRIES. The Inspecting Engineer of Mines to the Under-Secretary of Mines. Sib,— Wellington, 6th June, 1922. I have the, honour to present ray fifteenth annual report on metalliferous mines and stone-quarries, together with annexures and statistical information, for the year ended 31st December, 1921. In accordance with the usual practice, the tables showing expenditure on roads, bridges, tracks, prospecting operations, &c, are for the period covered by the financial year- -viz., from the Ist April, 1921, to the 31st March, 1922 The reports, &C, are divided into the following sections :-- - I. Minerals produced and exported. 11. Persons employed. 111. Accidents. IV. Gold-mining. (1.) Quartz-mining. (2.) Dredge Mining. (3.) Alluvial Mining. V. Minerals other than Gold. VI. Stone-quarry Inspection and Statistics. VII. State Aid to Mining. (I.) Subsidized Prospecting. (2.) Government Prospccting-drills. (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields. (4.) Government Water-races. (5.) Schools of Mines. Annexures :— (A.) Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines. (B.) Katathermometer Observations at New Zealand Minos, by Frank Reed, M.I.M.M. (C.) Mining Statistics.

1. MINERALS PRODUCED AND EXPORTED. The following statement shows the quantity and value of the production of metal-mines and of stone-quarries under the Stone-quarries Act during 1921 and 1920.

Mineral. Quantity. 1921. Value. 1921 Quantity. Value. Gold and silver (estimated) Quicksilver Tungsten-ore Sulphur Manganese Asbestos Stone Pumice '.'. Oz. 551,875 Tons. cwt. 0 14 38 7 873 0 0 5 2,945" 0 £ 547,105 231 1,785 2,619 "50 358,362 7,958 Oz. 474,650 Tons. cwt. 1 4 39 2 746 0 2 0 1 15 2,843 0 £ 528,317 1,378 1,956 2,238 10 105 314,470 7,499 Totals .. 918,110 918,110 855,973