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Exports: Bunkers.

Exports: Cargo.

No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

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! Produce of New Zealand. ! Produce of other Countries. Country to which exported. j ; —— j Tons. ! Value. Tons. j Value. £ I £ United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 59,989 120,723 7,266 J 13,806 India .. .. .. .. .. 395 887 .. 1 Australia .. .. .. .. .. 18,156 23,089 1,070 2,423 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. . . 475 831 .. Tonga .. .. .. .. .. 160 424 ! New Caledonia .. .. .. .. 1,124 2,248 ! Tuamotu Archipelago .. .. .. .. 847 995 Tutuila .. .. .. .. 811 1,014 j Totals .. .. 81,957 150,211 8,336 16,229

Produce of New Zealand. Produce of other Countries. Country to which exported. — — Tons. Value. Tons. Value. £ ; £ United Kingdom Australia .. .. .. .. .. 4,692 7,507 Fiji .. .. .. .. 82 102 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. 13 33 Society Islands .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. Tutuila .. .. .. .. .. 2,234 3,574 Totals .. .. .. 7,024 11,221 .. j

Number of Persona ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. Gold-quartz Gold Gold- Mines other than 1(10 1Q0Q Mines. ! Alluvial Mines, j dredges. Gold and Coal. Northern Inspection District. County and Borough of Thames .. 52 .. .. .. 52 41 County of Ohinemuri .. .. 64 .. .. .. 64 73 „ Coromandel .. .. 33 .. .. .. 33 3f> Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 775 .. .. .. 775 963 County of Tauranga .. .. 39 .. .. .. 39 130 „ Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 3 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 18 9 .. .. 27 5 „ Takaka .. .. .. .. I .. . . 1 1 „ Collingwood .. .. .. 8 .. 24 32 7 „ Murchison .. .. . . 41 .. .. 41 20 Buller .. .. .. 2 13 .. .. 15 10 „ Inangahua .. .. 287 12 .. .. 299 267 Grey .. .. .. .. 21 2 . . 23 14 ,, Westland .. .. .. 62 59 .. 121 133 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 2 | .. 2 1 „ Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 65 .. j .. 65 68 „ Vincent .. .... 3 37 9 49 71 „ Maniototo .. .. .. 57 .. .. 57 50 „ Waihemo.. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 7 „ Waitaki .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 9 8 Lake ...... 2 41 .. I 44 26 Wallace .. .. .. 2 35 .. .. 37 30 Southland .. .. .. 54 8 .. 62 64 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. Totals .. .. .. 1,283 468 78 29 , 1,858 2,034 Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1924 and 1923. —: "»>• Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. .. .. .. .. 1,830 2,027 Dec. 197 Other metalliferous mines .. . . .. .. .. .. 28 7 Inc. 21 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,869 5,000 Dec. 131 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6,727 7,034 Deo. 307