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APPENDICES TO THE MINES STATEMENT. APPENDIX A. REPORTS RELATING TO METALLIFEROUS MINES AND STONE - QUARRIES. The Inspecting Engineer of Mines to the Under-Secretary of Mines. Sir, — Wellington, Ist June, 1929. I have the honour to present my report on metalliferous mines and stone-quarries, together with statistical information, for the year ended 31st December, 1928. 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, 1928, to the 31st March, 1929. 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. Y. Minerals other than Gold. VI. Stone-quarry Inspection and Statistics. VII. State Aid to Mining. (1) Subsidized Prospecting. (2) Government Prospecting-drills. (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields. (4) Schools of Mines. Annexures : — (A) Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines. (B) Summary of Report by Inspector of Quarries. (C) Mining Statistics. I. MINERALS PRODUCED AND EXPORTED. The following statement shows the quantity and value of the production of metal-mines and of the value of the production from stone-quarries under the Stone-quarries Act during 1928 and 1927 : —

1928. 1927. Mineral. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oz. £ Oz. £ Gold and silver (estimated) .. .. 532,914 551,242 506,420 550,166 Platinum .. .. .. . • • • 35 263 33 231 Osmiridium .. .. .. .. f 10 Tons. ewt. Tons. ewt. Tungsten-ore .. .. .. • • 6 4 432 6 9 445 Iron .. .. .. .. .. 6,362 0 31,802 3,383 0 17,761 Stone •• 461,890 .. 570,369 Pumice .. .. .. .. •• 2,301 0 8,280 1,733 0 6,230 Sulphur .. .. .. .. 719 0 8,200 469 0 3,375 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 0 14 462 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,062,119 .. 1,149,039