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*SjS' ! Lssj ! Number of Persons rr- A - i, u ' f-iSi t-. fei TVna- nM , System of ? S; nf Qi ia f f Tntai Total Total ordinarily employed. , T . Titles held Name of Mine i nf Onnor Ja > jClassification % > hicknes. Thickness j Under- Jg?i epth of Shaft ° , Output to Output to Means of Name 01 Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Manager. IS ame and Address of Owner. | * of Coal . J ; ' worked. 1 ground fg .s! Tp .. ® f r Tll ™, 0l a ®£ :f ° r I 31st Decern- 31st Decern- I ~ Ventilation. otherwise). * 3 gl « g Coal-seams. Working. 2%.length of lunnel. ( 19-8. j ber 1927 . her, 1928. > © 3 £ g «j ! j ,§ *3 | © I tH| &| | | j < ffi [ H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Central Otago District. ! lit Tons - Tons - Tons - i Rough Ridge, Oturehua .. Crown lease .. E, Beck (P.) .. Margaret Beck, Oturehua .. 41 Lignite .. j 1 20' .. All .. Opencast .. .. 40 35,585 35,625 j 1 1 Open. Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. C. L. Fisher (P.) .. C. L. Fisher, Oturehua ..58 ,, .. j 1 20' „ .. ,, .. .. j 286 53,555 53,841 2 2 „ Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crown lease .. J. R. Becker (P.) .. Becker Bros., Oturehua .. 34 ,, ..1 18' .... .. ,, j .. .. j 238 5,334 5,572 1 1 „ Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. „ .. O. Jones (P.) .. Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing 67 „ 1 10' .. „ .. .. 153 51,640 51,793 1 1 „ Co., St. Bathan's McPherson's Coal Creek Flat .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harliwich, Coal Creek Flat ..58 „ .. 1 26' ..18' .. „ .. .. j 2,310 91,296 93,606 j 2 2 ,, Shepherd's Creek, Bannockburn .. J. Hodson, jun. (2nd J. Hodson & others, Bannockburn 51 ,, ..1 6'to 20' 4'to 8' .. Bord and .. T. 200' .. i 1,802 118,789 120,591 i 1 2 3 Natural. C.) pillar Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. .. „ .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. Robt. Ritchie, Nevis .. ..25 Brown .. 1 60' ..60' .. Opencast .. .. 463 17,604 18,067 \ 2 .. 2 Open. Parfit's, Upper Idaburn .. ,, .. Isaac Parfit .. Parfit & Marslin, Naseby .. 3 Lignite .. 1 30' 30' .. ...... .. j 82 427 509 j 1 1 ,, South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. W. Evans (U.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Green Island 48 Lignite .. 1 8'to 12' All .. Bord and .. .. [ 3,989 605,288 j 609,277 | 1 j 5 6 Natural. pillar Jubilee, Fairfield .. .. „ .. R. Hill (1st C.) .. Jubilee Coal Co.. Dunedin ..31 „ .. 2 6'to 10' ,. .. Ditto .. .. T. 264' and T. 15,069 515,258 530,327 8 20 28 Fan. 1,122' Jubilee (under roads) .. .. Crown lease .. R. Hill (1st C.) .. Jubilee Coal Co., Dunedin .... ,, .... .. .. .. .. .. i Willowbank, Riccarton .. Freehold .. W. Robertson (U.) Geo. Scurr & Co., Ltd., Mosgiel 8 „ .. 1 10' ..6' .. Bord and .. T. 660' .. j 4,874 20,435 i 25,309 2 6 8 Natural. Junction pillar Auchmeddon, Fairfield .. .. H. Orr (2nd C.) .. H. Orr, Fairfield .. .. 3 „ .. 14' .. All .. Opencast .. .. 6 35 41 .. .. Open. Brighton, Brighton .. .. „ .. N. McColl (P.) .. Mrs. McColl, Brighton .. ..13 „ .. 15' .. „ .. Bord and .. .. 133 i 9,054 j 9,187 1 1 2 Natural. pillar Waronui, Milton .. .. „ J. Carruthers, jun. Bruce Rly. and Coal Co., Dunedin 24 ..1 5'to 12' 7' .. Ditto .. .. T. 1,500' .. 14,277 348,478 362,755 7 22 29 Fan. (1st C.) Viewbank, Crichton .. .. „ .. N. Greaves (P.) .. N. Greaves, Milton .. .. 9 „ .. 2 10'& 12' 7' .. i „ •• .. T. 413' .. 1,030 6,148 7,178 1 2 3 Natural. Taratu, LovelTs Flat .. .. „ .. J. Hadcroft (1st C.) Sargood & Cheeseman, Dunedin 27 „ .. 1 25' to 40' 7' to 30' .. •• •• T. 924' .. 21,860 658,142 680,002 15 25 40 Fan. Tuakitoto, Tuakitoto .. .. „ .. J. Throp (P.) .. J. Throp, Kaitangata .. ..18 „ .. l 20| ..7' .. j „ .... T. 150' .. j 761 5,816 | 6,577 1 I 1 2 Kaibroolf j* Kaitangata .. Crown lease .. W. Barclay (D.) .. Thos. Gage, Kaitangata .. ' J " %/ / " • • .. T. 65 * * { 29 2 815 2 844 /'' 2 2 Natural - Kaituna, Kaitangata .. .. Freehold .. R. McMillan (D.) .. W. Smaill, Kaitangata ..20 ,, .. 1 41' .. All „ .... .. j 41 26,065 | 26,106 I 1 1 Fan. Kaidale, Kaitangata .. .. Crown lease .. J. Ramsden (U.) .. J. Ramsden, Kaitangata .. 9 „ .. 1 10' 6J' .. .... T. 268' .. 843 8,610 I 9,453 .. 2 2 Natural. Kaitangata No. 1, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. F. Carson (1st C.) .. Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin .. 52 Brown .. 2 6'& 25' All .. .. .. T. 1,188' .. jl Kaitangata No. 2, Kaitangata .. „ .. F. Carson (1st C.) ., Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin ..16 „ .. 3 8', 8'&25'| „ .. j „ .. | .. T. 4,620', T, 957' | I Kaitangata (under roads) .. Crown lease .. F. Carson (1st C.) .. Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin .... „ .... .. .. .. .. T. 3,135',T.l,320'l 85,160 4,516,010 i 4,601,170 i 53 206 259 Fans. Castle Hill, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. J. McLelland (1st C.) Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin ..35 ,, .. 3 ! 12' to 20' All .. Bord and .. T. 3,300' .. ; | pillar ; | J Benhar, Benhar .. .. „ .. J. Walls (2nd C.) .. McSkimming & Son, Ltd., Benhar 65 Lignite .. 3 14' .. 10' •• Ditto .. .. T. 470' .. i 7,341 265,723 273,064 1 7 8 Fan. Summerhill, Kaitangata .. „ .. Thos. Heyes (1st C.) Thomas Gage, Kaitangata .. 4 „ .. 1 14' 7' .. ., .... .. 155 771 926 .. 1 1 Natural. Dunlop's, Lovell's Flat .. ,, .. Wm. Dyet (P.) .. McSkimming & Son., Ltd., Kaita- 2 „ .. 1 14' .. 8' .. „ •. ! .. T. 60' .. 166 425 ; 591 | 2 2 „ ngata Southland District. Whiterig, East Gore .. .. Freehold .. R. Craig (P.) .. R. Craig. East Gore .. ..50 Lignite .. 1 24' ..12' .. Bord and .. T. 462' .. 1,873 102,579 j 104,452 1 2 3 Fan. pillar Green's, Gore.. .. .. „ .. F. Barclay (2nd C.) Estate late T. Green, Gore ..40 ,, .. 1 19' .. 12' .. Ditto .. .. T. 786' .. 12.086 331,361 343,447 3 7 10 ,, Glenlee, Waikaka .. .. .. F. W. Edge (P.) .. A. A. Edge, Waikaka .. ..35 ,, .. 1 14' ..8' .. „ T. 90' .. l'.307 30,094 31,401 .. 2 2 Natural. Ramsay's, North Chatton .. Freehold .. P. Ramsay (P.) .. P. Ramsay, Waikaka .. ..25 ,, .. 1 12' ..12' .. Opencast .. .. '214 107,615 107,829 1 1 Open. Landslip, Waikaia .. .. Crown lease .. T. Northcoat (P.) .. T. Northcoat and Lahev, Waikaia 29 ,, .. 14' .. All .. ,, .. .. 180 36,990 37,170 1 1 „ Mclver's. Waikaia .. .. „ .. R. Mclver (P.) .. R. Mclver. Waikaia \ . 5 1 8' .. 5' .. .. .. 324 601 925 1 1 Argyle, Waikaia .. .. „ .. T. Woodward (P.) Thos. Woodward, Waikaia ..37 „ 1 12' .. All .. „ • • .. 474 10,205 10,679 1 1 Terrace, Longridge .. .. Freehold .. G. Daly (P.) .. G. Daly, Longridge .. ..10 ,, .. 1 25' .. 10' to 12'.. ; Bord and .. T. 66' .. 744 11,015 11,759 1 1 1 2 Natural. pillar Princ-hester Creek, The Key .. Crown lease .. J. A. Denton (P.) .. J. A. Denton, private bag. Lumsdeni 26 Brown .. 16' ..All .. j Opencast .. .. 218 2,966 3,184 1 .. 1 ! Open. Lvnwood, Te Anau .. .. ,, W. Blatch (P.) .. E. C. Govan, Te Anau .. ..18 Lignite ..18' .. ,, .. .. 30 3,740 3,770 .. .. Boghead, Mataura .. .. Freehold .. J. Bolger (D.) .. C. E. Bowe.'Mat-aura .. .. I 23 „ .. 1 18' ..11' .. * Bord and .. T. 360' .. 2.835 50,665 53,500 1 3j 4 ! Natural. pillar I I