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'■ Number of Persons • Ka M Thipt n p« System of n Pn th nf ihaft. Total i Totai Total ordinarily employed. c ..... T ... Titles held Name of Mine , T , , . n § 2 Classification ! ® 2 Thickness Under- s?i 1 nr rwnnt fnJ Output to Output to * Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Manager Name and Address of Owner. j|| of Coa , 1 1 j CoaI «* ams _ | worked. ground y Length S Tunnel, N * i H hi| ____ __jL _ !_ j_ NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. North Auckland District. I Tons. ! Tons. Tons. Hikurangi, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease and J. Makinson .. Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd., Auckland 6 Sub - bitu- 1 7'to 10' 7' to 9' .. Bord and 2 S S. 350', S. 340' 98,554 241,208 339,762 57 148 205 Blackmanfan. freehold minous j pillar Kerr & Co., Hikurangi.. •• Ditto .. A.H.Taylor .. Kerr & Wyatt, Hikurangi ... 8i Ditto .. 1 5'to 6' 5'to 6' .. j Ditto .. IT T. 528' .. 1,870 35,696 37,566 2 7 9 Natural. Silverdale, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. S. G. Foot .. S. G. Foot, Hikurangi .. .. lOi- „ .. 1 3'to 5' 5' .. : „ ..IT T. 120' .. 2,608 30,041 32,649 1 4 5,, Northern Co-operative, Hikurangi ,, .. E. A. Cunningham(P.) E. A. Cunningham & Co., Hikurangi 10 ,, .. 14' ..4' .. j „ .. 1 T T. 40' .. 1,020 29,403 30.423 1 3 4 „ Wilson's, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease and G.Davidson .. Wilson's Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 11 ! .. 18' ..3' .. „ ..IS S. 200', T. 924 61,345 359,542 420,887 38 144 182 Sirocco fan. freehold I 1 T Waro, Whangarei .. .. Ditto .. J. Cad man .. British Standard Portland Cement, 18 „ .. 1 5'to 13' 9' .. j „ ..IS S. 105' .. 3,489 47,758 51,247 3 10 13 Fan. Ltd., Whangarei Ruatangata, Kamo .. .. ,, •• R.Dickson .. Kamo Potteries Ltd., Whangarei 8 ! „ .. 18' ..6' .. j „ ..IT T. 550' .. 2,873 6,823 9,696 1 6 7 „ Glen Nell, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. J. Mclntyre .. J. Mclntyre and party, Hikurangi 4 ,, 6' to 13' 7' .. „ .. 1 T T. 40' .. 876 2,311 3,187 1 2 3 Natural. Hillside, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold .. Wm. Tuns tall .. Cumming and party, Hikurangi 2.1 ,, .. 15' ..4' .. „ .. 1 T T. 66' .. 392 2,361 2,753 1 4 5,, Belton's, Hikurangi .. .. „ •• F.Johnson .. Johnson and party, Hikurangi .. 2.} ,, .. 17' ..6' .. „ .. 1 T T. 40' .. 2,001 3,652 5,653 1 3 4,, Phcenix, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. W. McKinlay .. McKinlay and party, Hikurangi 1\ „ .. .. 3'to 10' 3'to 10' .. „ .. 1 T T. 66' .. 1,672 ! .. 1,672 1 1 4 5 ,, Christie's, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold .. H.Tipton .. J. K. Reyburn, Whangarei .. 6 ., .. 15' 3' to 6' .. ,, .. 1 T T. 60' .. 2,760 30,820 33,580 2 5 7,, . Waikato District. Roto waro Roto waro .. .. Crown lease and A. Penman .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd., Auck- 11 Brown .. 3 7'to 27' 4'to 15' .. Bord and 3 T T. 4,000', T. 150,100 j 1,054,318 1,204,418 73 206 279 Fans (3). freehold land pillar 1, 600' Pukemiro, Pukemiro .. .. Freehold .. A.Burt .. .. Pukemiro Collieries Co., Ltd., 13 ,, ..1 4'to 18' 4'to 14' .. Ditto .. 3T T. 5,000', T. 154,315 1,448,402 1,602,717 66 214 280 Fans (2). Auckland j 2, 200' Waipa GlenMassey .. .. I „ •• T.Thomson .. Waipa Railway & Collieries, Ltd., 15 ,, ..1 8'to 10' 6'to 8' .. „ .. jl T T. 6,500' .. 63,772 I 918,065 981,837 [ 28 99 127 Sirocco fan. ' j Wellington Waikato Extended, Huntly .. „ .. J.Leonard .. Roose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 12 „ ..1 16£' ..14' .. ,, ..IT T. 490' .. 7,063 j 67,852 74,915 2 7 9 Fan. Glen Afton, Glen Afton .. Crown lease and P. Hunter .. Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Auck- 8 „ ..1 4'to 16' 4' to 12' .. „ ..IT T. 4,800' .. 167,632 j 668,300 835,932 67 227 294 Sirocco fan. freehold .. land Pukemiro Junction, Pukemiro .. 1 Crown lease .. C. V. Malony .. Clare and partners, Pukemiro Junct. 8 „ .. 1 2'to 25' 2'to 18' .. „ .. >2 T T. 350' .. 12,21.5 I 66,655 78,870 6 14 20 Natural. Taupiri East, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- J. Holland (P.) .. Holland and party, Huntly .. 7 „ .. 1 8'to 15' 8' to 10' .. „ .. IT T. 320' .. 2,129 j 6,645 8,774 1 3 4,, versity lease Campbell, Whatawhata .. Crown lease .. R. Fox .. .. Whatawhata Campbell Coal Co., 7 „ 1 12' ..9' .. „ ..IT T. 446' .. 3,903 13,728 17,631 2 5 7 ,, Ltd., Hamilton Renown, Waikokowai .. .. Freehold .. C. Hunter .. Renown Collieries, Ltd., Auckland b „ .. 2 13' 9' 6" .. „ ..IT T. 720' .. 26,555 .. 26,555 39 49 88 Fan. Graham, Glen Afton .. .. „ W.Mills .. .. Graham Coal Co., Pukemiro .. 5" ,, .. 1 6'6" .. 6' .. „ ,JlT T. 440' .. 12,339 40,493 52,832 5 14 19 „ Rangitoto, Te Kuiti .. .. Native lease J. Cheirns (P.) .. Morgan and party, Te Kuiti .. 2 ,, .. 17' 6' .. „ ..ITT. 100' .. 80 174 254 .. 2 2 Natural. Taranaki District. Coal Creek .. • • • • Crown lease R. Hall .. .. Taranaki Coal Co., Ltd., Stratford 1 Brown .. 13' 3' .. Bord and 1 T T. 70' .. 179 j .. 179 4 4 8 Natural. (470 acres) j pillar j Egniont Tangarakau .. .. Crown lease .. R.Fleming .. Egmont Collieries, Ltd., Stratford 2 „ ..15' ..5' ... Ditto .. IT T. 314' .. 1,503 i 70 1,573 4 11 15 „ Power Ohura •• •• » •• E. Gascoigne .. Power Coal Syndicate, Palmerston 1£ „ .. 14' .. 3' 9" .. I Longwall il T T. 50' .. 295 | 41 336 .. 3 3 „ North Old Stockman, Mokau •• Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers Bros., Awakino .. 8 „ .. •• 4'6" .. 4'6" .. | Bord and 11 T T. 130' .. 349 2,447 2,796 .. 2 2 „ pillar Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .... .. .. • • .. 1 .. !.. .. •• 9,391,805 9,391,805 WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. ! I | I North Cape .. .. •• Freehold .. T.McCormick .. North Cape Coal Co., Nelson .. 18 Bituminous 113' .. 3' .. Bord and 1 i S. 15 ch. .. 3,390 111,543 114,933 7 14 21 Fan. I i pillar .. j Puponga . .. •• Crown lease.. A. J. McHardy .. Puponga Coal Syndicate, Puponga 25 „ 1 j 3'6" to 6' j Full .. Ditto .. ! T. 16 ch. .. j 9,617 263,176 272,793 6 14 20 Natural. Stone'? .. .. •• Freehold .. R.C.Stone ; R. C. Stone, Takaka .. ..10 Brown .. 15' ..15' .. „ .. ..| .. i 30 1,042 1,072 .. 2 2 I