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No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported annually from New Zealand from 1857 to 1934.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1934 and 1933, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 5. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

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Year. Quantity. Yeaf Quantity. Y(jar Quantity. Ygar Quantity. 1857 .. 10,437 1877 .. 371,685 1897 .. 251,645 1917 .. 218,624 1858 .. 13,534 1878 .. 310,486 1898 .. 280,175 1918 .. 11,987 1859 .. 7,336 1879 .. 287,464 1899 .. 389,558 1919 .. 320,210 1860 .. 4,538 1880 .. 305,248 1900 .. 373,616 1920 .. 212,973 1861 .. 194,031 1881 .. 270,561 1901 .. 455,561 1921" .. 149,595 1862 .. 410,862 1882 .. 251,204 1902 .. 508,045 1922 .. 131,848 1863 .. 628,450 1883 .. 248,374 1903 .. 533,314 1923 .. 169,512 1864 .. 480,171 1884 .. 229,946 1904 .. 520,320 1924 .. 133,631 1865 .. 574,574 1885 .. 237,371 1905 .. 520,486 1925 .. 114,696 1866 .. 735,376 1886 .. 227,079 1906 .. 563,843 1926 .. 125,777 1867 .. 686,905 1887 .. 203,869 1907 .. 508,210 1927 .. 130,171 1868 .. 637,474 1888 .. 201,219 1908 .. 506,423 1928 .. 118,722 1869 .. 614,281 1889 .. 203,211 1909 .. 506,371 1929 .. 116,848 1870 .. 544,880 1890 .. 193,193 1910 .. 478,288 1930 .. 133,749 1871 .. 730,029 1891 .. 251,996 1911 .. 455,226 1931 .. 139,974 1872 .. 445,370 1892 .. 238,079 1912 .. 343,163 1932 .. 167,784 1873 .. 505,337 1893 .. 226,811 1913 .. 376,161 1933 .. 164,998 1874 .. 376,388 1894 .. 221,615 1914 .. 227,954 1934 .. 157,375 1875 .. 355,322 1895 .. 293,491 1915 .. 422,825 1876 .. 322,016 1896 .. 263,694 1916 .. 292,620

Output. Approximate _ Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1934. 1933. 3lst 1 j ) g34 inber ' . ( , . Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 94,938 96,499 .. 1,561 5,678,014 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 712,475 530,427 182,048 .. 13,985,342 Nelson .. .. .. 25,844 24,760 1,084 .. 580,351 Buller .. .. .. 312,689 298,669 14,020 .. 23,948,136 Reefton .. .. .. 45,018 34,534 10,484 .. 869,451 Grey .. .. .. 399,888 425,422 .. 25,534 15,936,479 Canterbury .. .. .. 19,206 16,453 2,753 .. 1,034,569 Otago .. .. .. 202,687 194,313 8,374 .. 12,988,181 Southland .. .. .. 247,570 200,181 47,389 .. 6,701,619 Totals .. .. 2,060,315* 1,821,258 .. .. 81,722,142 * Increase, 239,057 tons.

Approximate Output. Total Output Class of Coal. Increase. Decrease. to the 31st December, 1934. 1933. 1934. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bituminous .. 831,702 843,845 .. 12,143 48.152,502 Brown .. .. .. 1,103,968 860,238 243,730 .. 28,671,583 Lignite .. .. .. 124,645 117,175 . 7,470 .. 4,898,057 Totals .. .. 2,060,315 1,821,258 | .. 81,722,142