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The j)rodaction from and the number of persons employed at the collieries of the Dominion are shown in the following table : —

SECTION II.—PERSONS EMPLOYED.

The following statement shows the tons of coal raised, persons employed, lives lost by accidents in or about collieries, &c., to 1924.

Total , tlf . Total Output to Number of Name of Colliery. i Locality. Class of Coal. K , Slst December, Persons 1924. ordinarily employed. Northern District. Tons. Tons. Hikurangi (2 collieries) .. .. Hikurangi .. Sub-bituminous 56,706 1,496,994 175 Wilson's Colliery .. .. „ .. „ 56,189 178,989 145 Taupiri Extended .. .. Huntly .. Brown .. 13,754 3,110,064 38 Rotowaro .. .. .. „ „ .. 131,960 602,839 265 Pukemiro .. .. .. „ .. „ .. 136,232 1,018,294 240 Waipa .. .. .. „ .. „ .. 64,326 736,611 117 Glen Afton .. .. .. Glen Afton .. „ .. 131,330 179,632 235 West Coast District. Westport-Stookton .. .. Ngakawau .. Bituminous .. 99,425 1,998,422 263 Millerton .. .. .. Millerton .. „ .. 257,121 6,882,658 538 Denniston .. .. .. Denniston .. „ .. 187,375 8,690,586 470 Paparoa .. .. .. Roa .. „ .. 47,329 469,313 101 Blackball .. .. .. Blackball .. „ .. 103,565 3,270,254 280 Liverpool (State).. .. .. Rewanui .. „ .. 119,520 1,362,995 332 James (State) .. .. .. Rapahoe .. „ .. 29,764 48,270 75 Southern District. Kaitangata and Castlehill (3 collieries) Kaitangata .. Brown .. 104,895 4,254,518 320 Taratu .. .. .. „ .. Lignite .. 34,405 571,507 66 Linton (2 collieries) .. .. Nightcaps .. Brown .. 34,693 161,421 64 Wairaki „ .. .. „ .. „ .. 30,349 129,444 58 Black Diamond .. .. .. „ .. „ .. 29,970 111,574 40 Birchwood .. .. .. Ohai .. „ .. 24,944 60,485 59 155 other collieries .. .. All coalfields .. Vai-ious .. 389,355 24,269,478 988 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,083,207 59,604,348 4,869

Average Number of Persons employed during 1924. Inspection District. : ; —— Above Ground. Below Ground. j Total. Southern .. .. .. .. 323 719 1,042 West Coast .. .. .. .. 696 1,784 2,480 Northern .. .. .. .. 345 1,002 1,347 Totals, 1924 .. .. 1,364 3,505 4,869 Totals, 1923 .. .. 1,353 3,647 5,000

Lives lost by Accidents in or Persons ordinarily employed. Tons ralsed about Collieries. v Output, in per each Per- — Statute Tons. son employed Per Million Number Above Ground. Below Ground. ; Total. below Ground. Tons Persons of Lives produced. employed lost. Prior to 1900 13,444,437 j * * * * *. * 165 1900 .. 1,093,990 617 1,843 2.460 593 3-65 1-62 4 1901 .. 1,239,686 ; 688 2,066 2,754 600 2-42 1-09 3 1902 .. 1,365,040 803 2,082 2,885 655 1-46 0-69 2 1903 .. 1,420,229 717 2,135 2,852 665 2-81 1-40 4 1904 .. 1,537,838 763 2,525 3,288 609 2-60 1-21 4 1905 .. 1,585,756 833 2,436 3,269 651 3-78 1-83 6 1906 .. 1,729,536 1,174 2,518 3,692 687 3-46 1-62 6 1907 .. 1,831,009 1,143 2,767 3,910 662 6-55 3-07 12 1908 .. 1,860,975 992 2,902 3,894 641 2-68 1-28 5 1909 .. 1,911,247 1,159 3,032 4,191 630 3-66 1-67 7 1910 .. 2,197,362 1,136 3,463 4,599 634 7-28 3-48 16 1911 .. 2,066,073 1,365 2,925 4,290 706 6-77 3-26 14 1912 .. 2,177,615 1,130 3,198 4,328 681 4*13 2-08 9 1913 .. 1,888,005 3.053 3,197 4,250 590 3-18 1-41 6 1914 .. 2,275,614 1,176 3,558 4,734 639 2153 10-35 49t 1915 .. 2,208,624 1.050 3,106 4,156 711 4-07 2-16 9 1916 .. 2,257,135 988 3,000 3,988 752 2-65 1-50 6 1917 .. 2,068,419 1,090 2,893 3,983 715 1-93 1-00 4 1918 .. 2,034,250 1,102 2,892 3,994 703 2-95 1-50 6 1919 .. 1,847,848 1,095 2,849 3,944 648 5-41 2-53 10 1920 .. 1,843,705 1,152 2,926 4,078 630 0-54 0-24 1 1921 .. 1,809,095 1,218 3,149 4,367 574 5'52 2'28 10 1922 .. 1,857,819 1,191 3,365 4,556 552 3-23 1-31 6 1923 .. 1,969,834 1,353 3,647 5,000 540 2-53 1*00 5 1924 .. 2,083,207 1,364 3,505 4.869 594 4'80 2-05 1.0 Totals .. 59,604,348 .. .. .. .. [ .. 379 ■ : ' I * For returns for previous years see page 32, Mines Statement, 1921. t Year of Ralph's (Huntly) explosion.