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J Number of Persons Tiflpq hpld ' S f-< o ' System of Dpr>th of Shaft Total Total Total | ordinarily employed. tit r tit- it vi nT !! n r Name of Mine Vl LL J1Lr1 , ,,, L , n „, , 2 2 Classification 2® Thickness Thickness Under- g"? - ue P T ' " x D 11 n ,,, f Output to Output to Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Manager. Name and Address of Owner. | * o{ Coal . | * of worked . | ground || or 31st Decern- 31st Decern- 3 7" Ventilation. otherwise;. 3 g Coal-seam. (Working, g* length 01 lunnei. iyzs. ber, 1927. ber, 1928. f § I £ i & O O I oj j * I PQ H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT-^confinwed. Nelson District —-continued. | Tons. Tons. Tons. Broxbourne .. .. .. Freehold .. T.McCormick .. G. Boyd, Motupipi .. .. 11 Lignite .. 15' ..5' .. Bordand .. T. 3 ch. .. 197 .. 2 2 pillar 21 176 Motupipi .. .. .. Crown lease .. H. E. Winter .. John Winter, Motupipi 1 „ ..13' 3' .. .. .. .. 95 .. 95 2 2 Open. Ariki .. .. .. ,, .. R. O'Rourke .. It. E. F. O'Rourke, Ariki 1 Brown .. 1 5'4" .. Full .. Bordand .. T. £ch. 75 .. j 75 2 2 Natural. pillar O'Rourke's .. .. .. Freehold .. .. Ambrose O'Rourke, Murchison .. 9 1 ,, .. 1 2'6" .. 2' 6" .. Stoping .. T. 9 ch. .. 300 797 1,097 .. 1 1 „ B'Uler District. Bennett's .. .. .. Crown lease .. T. L. Bennett .. Bennett and party, Seddonville .. 2 Bituminous 1 Not proven .. Bord and 2 .. 373 97 470 2 3 5 Natural. ! pillar Cardiff Bridge .. .. ,, .. M.Forsyth .. Cardiff Bridge Co-op., Seddonville 3 „ 1 5'to 25' Full .. Ditto .. .. .. 25,783 114,135 j 139,918 5 23 28 Natural & fan Cascade .. .. .. „ .. W. Lowden .. Cascade- Westport Coal Co., West- 2 ,, 1 20' .. 9' .. .. 10,948 5,534 j 16,482 8 16 24 Natural. port Charming Creek .. .. ,, .. C. D. Buist .. Charming Creek-Wesport Coal Co., 1 j „ 1 6'to 21' 7' .. „ .... T. 11 J ch. .. 83 .. 83 12 4 16 Fan. Ltd., Westport Chester's .. .. .. „ .. J. Penberth .. Chester and Penberth, Seddonville 9 „ 1 j 2'to 3' Full .. ,, .. .. T. 13 ch. .. 2,282 12,830 | 15,112 12 3 Natural. Clydevale .. .. .. ,, .. J. G. Quinn .. Clydevale Coal-mines, Ltd., Wei- 4 „ 1 i 5'to 14' 8' .. j ,, .. T. 6 ch. .. 8,026 9,828 j 17,854 2 10 12 „ lington Coal Creek .. .. .. „ .. W. McGuire .. McGuire and party, Seddonville.. 13 „ 1 5'to 20' 8' „ .... .. 4,848 72,459 77,307 2 10 12 „ Dove's .. .. .. „ .. J. T. Dove .. J. T. Dove, Seddonville ..8 „ 1 | 2'to 18' 10' .. .. .. .. 614 119,012; 119,626 1 3 4 Fan. Glasgow .. .. .. ,, .. H. Monaghan .. Glasgow Co-op. Mining party, 4 „ 18' ..6' .. Bordand .. .. 9,402 14,976 i 24,378 7 13 20 Natural. Seddonville pillar Harris's .. .. .. Freehold .. J. Harris .. J. Harris, Karamea .. .. 5 Lignite .. 1 12' .. j 5' .. Ditto .... T. 20 ft. .. 8 16 24 1 1 „ Mitchell's .. .. .. Crown lease .. F. T. Mitchell .. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 5 ,, .. 13' .. Full .. .. .. .. 31 111 142 1 1 Opencast. Quinn' s .. .. .. ,. .. T. Quinn .. Quinn and party, Seddonville .. 5 Bituminous 15' .. „ .. Bordand .. .. 305 6,389 6,694 1 2 3 Natural. j pillar Warne's .. .. .. „ .. .. G. N. Warne, Charleston .. .. j Lignite ..17' .. j „ .. .. .. .. 4 21 ; 25 2 2 Denniston .. .. .. „ W. Hewitson, G. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 48 Bituminous .. 3'to 30' „ .. Bordand .. T. 410 ch. .. 228,558 9,356,992 9,585,550 127 386 513 Fan. Smith, & A. Smith I pillar Millerton .. .. .. „ .. W. D. Butler .. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 37 „ 1 4, to 20' 12' .. Ditto .. .. T. 298 ch. .. 167,340 7,532,960 7,700,300 97 365 462 Westporfcmain .. .. „ .. H.Brady .. Westport-Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 4 ,, 1 10' .. Full .. „ .... .. 35,213 56,628 91,841 18 40 58 Natural. Westport Westport-Mokihinui .. .. „ .. W. O'Rourke .. Mcintosh and Willman, Seddonville 8 „ 11 5'to 15' 8' .. „ .. .. T. 20 ch. .. 6,430 25,685 32,115 1 10 11 „ Westport-Stateville .. .. ,, .. R. M. Mulholland .. Westport- State- ville Co-op. Coal 4 „ 1 ! 10' ..8' .. ,, .. T. 13 ch. .. 2,113 6,043 8,156 1 7 8 „ Proprietary., Seddonville Westport-Stockton .. .. „ .. Thos. McGhie .. Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 20 „ 3 4'to 20' 10' .. „ .. 152,884 2,337,842 2,490,726 103 191 294 Fans. Christchurch Wynn's .. .. .. „ .. G. Wynn.. .. G. Wynn, Seddonville .. 5 I „ 13' .. Full .. „ .. .. T. 2\ ch. .. 782 3,737 4,519 .. 2 2 Natural. Rocklands .. .. .. .. J. P. Burley .. G. Walker's Estate, Berlin's .. 26 Brown .. 1 27' ..8' .. „ .... .. 289 9,368 9,657 .. 2 I 2 1 „ Whitecliffs .. .. .. ,, .. J. H. Burley .. James H. Burley, Berlin's .. 6 ,, .. 1 18' ..10' .. T. 6 ch. .. 390 849 1,239 .. 2 | 2 I „ Reef ton District. Archer's .. .. .. Crown lease and F.W.Archer .. F. W. Archer, Cronadun .. .. | Brown .. 2 ! 10' ..10' .. Bordand .. T. 11 ch. .. 2,970 33,742 i 36,712 1 5 6 ! Natural. freehold pillar Clele .. .. .. Crown lease .. C. Skinner .. Clele Coal-mine Syndicate, Reefton 42 j „ .. 15' .. Full .. Ditto .. .. .. 3,224 32,246 ! 35,470 2 6 8,, Coghlan's .. .. .. ,, .. C.Curtis .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. .. 2 ,, .. 18' ..7' .. „ . .. T. 1 ch. .. 1,327 428 j 1,755 1 3 4 „ Coghlan's .. .. .. Freehold .. P. Coghlan .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. ..32 „ .. 18' ..7' .. „ .. ; .. .. 1,702 13,727 15,429 .. 3 3 ,, Collins .. .. .. Crown lease .. N.Collins .. N. Collins, Reefton .. ..36 „ .. 18' .. Full .. „ -. j .. .. 620 57,177 i 57,797 1 2 3 ,, McLaughlin's.. .. .. „ .. D. McLaughlin .. D. McLaughlin, Reefton .. 1 „ .. 2 8'to 5'.. „ .. „ .. .. T. 3 ch. .. 518 .. 518 .. 2 2 „ Morrisvale .. .. .. „ .. A.Thompson .. W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..16 „ .. 2 6'to 20' 8' .. „ .. .. T. 15 ch. .. 8,212 47,181 55,393 6 15 21 „ Reddale .. .. .. „ .. W. Lowden .. Reddale Collieries, Ltd. (in Liquida- 26 „ ..1 8'to 14' 10' .. „ .. .. .. 1,457 31,002 32,459 3 4 7 ,, tion), Christchurch Reefton .. .. .. „ .. W.Wood .. Reefton Coal Co., Ltd. (in Liquida- 27 „ .. 1 7'to 12' .. „ .. .. T. 10 ch. .. 10,-218 163,515 173,733 5 15 20 „ tion), Wellington Waitahu .. .. .. „ .. A.D.Williams .. Waitahu (N.Z.) Colliery, Ltd., 19 ., .. 16' .. Full .. „ .. .. T. 5 ch. .. 50 5,309 5,359 .. 1 1 „ Reefton Lankey's Creek .. .. „ .. James Bolitho .. Consolidated Goldfields of N.Z., 17 Brown .... .. .. „••!.. .. 4 25,084 25,088 Ltd., Reefton White Rose .. .. .. „ W. Osborn .. W. Osborn, Merrijigs .. .. 5 j „ .. 14 .. Full . - „ .... T. 5 ch. .. 22 51 73 2 2 Natural.