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COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1926.

ANNEXURE B.

I «*.,IB I ' Number of Persons » «©s-, w »— ilwifte: w n~ i ss 3 gj working. g tier. lyzo. ber, lyzo. g ° 58 | 5 [ 3 I I ! I NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. I | Tons. Tons. I Tons. ■ Hikurangi P.W. Mine, Hikurangi Freehold .. A.Bali .. .. Hi kurangi Coal Co., Ltd., Auckland 34 Sub - bitu- 1 6A' .. 6£' .. Bord and | .. 2,152 1,435,480 | 1,437,632 .. j 3 3 Natural .. T. 396'. ! minous " pillar Hikurangi New Shafts,. Hikurangi ,, .. J. Makinson .. Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd., Auckland 4 Ditto .. 1 10' ..8' .. Ditto .. j 2 26,908 127,295 ! 154,203 40 104 144 Waddle fans S. 350', S. 340'. Kerr & Co., Hikurangi .. ,, .. A.H.Taylor .. Kerr & Wyatt, Hikurangi .. 65 J ,, ..15' ..5' .. ,, .. .. 5,574 24,761 30,335 4 11 15 Natural .. T. 528'. Silverdale Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. S. Foot .. .. Foot & Doel, Hikurangi .. 8|j ,, .. 1 3'to 5' 5' .. ...... 4,156 21,924 ! 26,080 1 4 5 Natural .. T. 120'. Northern Co-operative, Hikurangi ,, .. E. A. Cunningham E. A. Cunningham & Co., Hikurangi 8 ,, .. 14' ..4' .. „ .. .. 356 28,686 29,042 1 3 4 Natural .. T. 40'. Christie's Co-operative, Hikurangi Freehold .. H.Tipton .. Reyburn Lime Co., Whangarei .. 6Jj ,, .. 15' . 5' .. ., .. .. 5,135 25,685 30,820 1 4 5 ,, . • T. 50'. Wilson's Colliery, Hikurangi .. ,, .. G.Davidson .. Wilson's Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 9 I ,, .. 18' ..8' .. „ .. .. 61,409 232,104 j 293,513 38 j 130 168 Sirocco fan T. 1,320'. Waro Colliery, Whangarei .. ,, J. Cadman .. N.Z. Coal & Cement Co., Whangarei 16 ,, .. 1 5'to 9' 9' .. .... 1 2,041 43,762 ! 45,803 2 | 6 8 Fan .. S. 120'. Ruatangata Colliery, Kamo .. ,, .. R. Dickson (P.) .. Kamo Potteries, Ltd., Whangarei 6J ,, .. 18' ..7' .. ,, .. .. 2,541 3,185 ' 5,726 2 j 4 6 Natural .. T. 400'. Kawakawa Colliery, Kawakawa Crown lease W. Tunstall .. Wm. Tunstall & others, Kawakawa 3 .. 14' ..4' .. ,, .. .. 305 3,297 3,602 1 2 3 „ .. T. 130'. Glen Nell Colliery, Hikurangi .. ,, .. J. Mclntyre .. J. Mclntyre & party, Hikurangi .. 2 ., .. 14' ..4' .. 703 404 1,107 1 2 3 ,, .. T. 40'. Hillside Mine, Hikurangi .. Freehold .. Wm. Tunstall .. Cumming & party, Hikurangi . . 0J ,, .. 15' 2' 6" .. ,, .. .. 409 .. 409 1 4 5 ,, T. 66'. Belton's Mine, Hikurangi .. ,, . • Fred Johnson .. Johnson & party, Hikurangi 0J ,, ..15' 5' .. 229 . . 229 1 4 5 ,, T. 40'. Rotowaro Colliery, Rotowaro .. ,, •• A. Penman .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 9 Brown .. 3 7'to 25' 7'to 15' .. ,, .. .. 151,928 753,476 905,404 68 198 266 Waddle &2 T. 3,000', T. sirocco fans 1,200'. Pukemiro Colliery, Pukemiro .. •• A.Burt .. .. Pukemiro Collieries Co., Ltd., 11 „ .. T 1 4'to 18' 4'to 14' .. „ .. .. 147,545 1,151,585 | 1,299,130 58 1 184 242 Fans (2) .. T. 4,000, T. Auckland 3,200'. Waipa Colliery, Glen Massey .. •. T.Thomson .. Waipa Railway & Collieries, Ltd., ] 13 „ .. 1 8'to 10' 6'to 8' .. „ .. .. 61,534 793,401 854,935 26 91 117 Sirocco fan T. 6,000'. Wellington ; Waikato Extended, Huntly .. ,, •• J.Leonard .. Roose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 10 ,, .. j 1 16' 6" •. 15' •• ,, .. •• 6,894 51,561 58,455 2 6 8 Natural .. T. 490'. Glen Afton Colliery, Glen Afton ,, .. P. Hunter .. N.Z. Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., Auck- 6 ,, .. 1 8' to 17' 8'to 9' .. ,, .. 145,464 346,582 492,046 69 ; 213 | 282 Sirocco fan T. 4,200'. land Pukemiro Junct. Mine, Pukemiro Crown lease . . C. Y. Malony .. Clare & partners, Pukemiro Junct. j6 ,, .. 1 2'to 25' 2'to 18' .. ,, .. .. 11,603 43,602 55,205 7 12 19 Natural .. T. 350'. Taupiri East Mine, Kimihi a .. Auckland Uni- J. Holland (P.) .. Holland & party, Huntly .. j 5 ,, ..1 18' •• 13' .. , 689 4,491 5,180 1 ; 2 3 ,, .. T. 320'. versity lease Campbell Coal-mine, Whatawhat a Crown lease .. R. Fox .. .. Campbell Coal Co., Hamilton 5 ,, .. 1 12' ..9' .. ,, .. .. 3,654 6,342 9,996 1 6 7 ,, .. T. 90'. Old Stockman Mine, Mokau .. Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers Bros., A wakino .. 6 .. 1 4' 6" 4'6" .. ,, .. .. 543 1,383 1,926 .. 2 2 ,, .. T. 130'. Graham Colliery, Glen Afton .. ,, .. W.Mills .. .. Graham Coal Co., Pukemiro 3 ..16' .• 5'6" .. ,, .. .. 11,406 18,151 29,557 4 15 19 Fan .. T. 240'. Kimihia Colliery, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- T. Holt (P.) .. R. Johnson, Huntly .. .. j 3 .. 1 12' ..7' .. „ 671 1,401 2,072 .. j 3 3 Natural .. T. 224'. versity lease Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. i .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,948,673 I 7,948,673 I WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. Puponga .. .. .. Crown lease .. j A. J. McHardy .. Puponga Coal Syndicate, Puponga 23 Sub - bitu- 1 3'6" .. Full height P. & S. .. 6,203 249,396 255,599 5 15 20 j Natural .. T. 17 ch. minous North Cape .. .. .. Freehold .. ; J. Bash all .. North Cape Coal Co., Nelson ..16 „ 1 4' 6" .. „ Stoping 1 2,362 105,929 108,291 6 6 12 1 „ .. S. 220'. Golden Bay .. .. .. „ .. J. McDougall (P.) .. J. McDougall (deceased), Motupipi 7 Lignite .. 15' .. : 4'6" .. Bord and .. 200 2,449 2,649 .. 2 2; „ .. T. 8 ch. pillar Waikohatu .. .. .. „ . . R. C. Stone (P.) .. R. C. Stone, Takaka .. . . 8 Brow .. 2 4' & 5' Full height Ditto .... 144 698 842 .. 2 2 „ .. T. 7 ch. O'Rourke's .. .. .. ,, J. Burgess (P.) .. A. O'Rourke, Murchison 7 „ ..12' . • „ Stoping .. 175 502 677 .. 2 2 ,, T. 11 ch. Mount Burnett .. .. Crown lease J. Bashall Mammolite Calciment (N.Z.), Ltd. 6i Sub - bitu- 1 .. .. .... 52 .. 52 2 2 4 minous Butter District. , Westport-Stockton .. .. Crown lease .. J.E.Armstrong .. Westport-Stockton Co., Ch'ch .. 18 Sub - bitu- 2 4'to 20' Full height Bord and 1 104,804 2,088,023 2,192,827 90 150 240 Fan .. S. 90'. minous pillar, panel Millerton .. •• •• >> •• Pearson & King .. Coal Co., Dunedin .. 35 Ditto .. 1 4'to 20' 12' .. Bord and 1 237,747 7,107,541 7,345,288 100 366 466 Fans .. T. 298 ch. I pillar Denniston .. •• •• » •• Hewitson & Smith Westport Coal Co., Dunedin .. 46 I ,, .. 4 3'to 30' Full height Panel .. .. 231,018 8,894,600 9,125,618 146 37« 522 Fan .. T. 380 ch.