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No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported annually from New Zealand from 1857 to 1935.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1935 and 1934, 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. YeaI , Quantity. Year _ Quantity. Yeal , 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 1935 .. 168,756 1876 .. 322,016 1896 .. 263,694 1916 .. 292,620

Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1935. 1934. 31st December, 1935. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 72,866 94,938 .. 22,072 5,750,880 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 764,754 712,475 52,279 .. 14,750,096 Nelson .. .. .. 25,221 25,844 .. 623 605,572 Buller .. .. .. 313,129 312,689 440 .. 24,261,265 Reefton .. .. .. 49,916 45,018 4,898 .. 919,367 Grey .. .. .. 415,387 399,888 15,499 .. 16,351,866 Canterbury .. .. .. 21,904 19,206 2,698 .. 1,056,473 Otago .. .. .. 195,427 202,687 .. 7,260 13,183,608 Southland .. .. .. 256,580 247,570 9,010 .. 6,958,199 Totals .. .. 2,115,184* 2,060,315 .. .. 83,837,326 * Increase, 54,869 tons.

Approximate Output. I Total Output Class of Coal. : Increase. Decrease. to the I 31st December, 1935. 1934. 1935. Tons. Tons. ■ Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bituminous .. 825,227 831,702 .. 6,475 48.977,729 Brown .. .. .. 1,170,805 1,103,968 66,837 .. 29,842,388 Lignite .. .. .. 119,152 124,645 .. 5,493 5,017,209 Totals .. .. 2,115,184 2,060,315 .. .. 83,837,326