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Defiance, Murray Creek .. „ .. D. Q. O'Brien (U.) D. McLaughlin, Reefton .. 8 „ .. 16' ..AH .. ,, .. . .1 .. 3,331 4,711 8,042 2 4 6! Morrisvale, Reefton .. .. ,, .. C. Curtis (2nd C.) .. W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..24 ,, .. 1 4'to 12' 7' .. ,, .. ..! .. 7,368 144,628 151,996 6 10 16 Fan. Times St. (Honey s), Reefton .. ,, .. W. Burnett (D.) .. H. A. Honey, Reefton .. .. 8 ,, .. 1 25' ..10' .. ,, .. . .j l&ch. .. 35 4,203 4,238 .. 2 2 Natural. Times St. (Bennett's), (late Ter- ,, .. C. Bennett (pros- W. Blackadder, Spring's Junction 12 ,, .. 1 25' ..8' .. .. ..j H ch. .. 653 6,684 7,337 .. 3 3 race Mine), Reefton peeting permit) Waitahu, Reefton .. .. ,, .. A. I). Williams (1st C.) A. D. Williams, Reefton ..27 ,, .. 1 10' ..All .. ,, .J .. 789 8,799 9,588 1 2 3., ī^, n -^ e C s Creek > Crushington •• " •• C. S. McMaster (D.) McCaffrey and party, Reefton ..25 ,, .. 1 5'to 9' ,, .. .. 1,211 37 j956 39,167 .. 3 3 White Rose, Merrijigs .. .. ,, .. W. Osborn (P.) .. W. Osborn, Merrijigs .. ..13 ,, 1 4' .. .. .. 36 695 731 .. 1 1 ,, Greymouth District. Baddeley's, Bend Creek .. State reserve R. Barker (U.) .. Baddeley and party, Runanga .. 16 Sub-bitu- 19' .. All .. Bord and .. .. 4,077 56,077 60,154 2 5 7 Natural. -o in» •, m m minous pillar Bellbird, Ten-mile .. .. „ F. Fauth (D.) .. Fauth and party, Greymouth .. 9 Ditto .. 18' .. ,, .. Ditto .... .. 4,196 23,309 27,505 1 4 5 Fan. Bellvue Rapahoe .. .. „ H. Hadcroft (U.) .. Bellvue Mines, Ltd., Greymouth 10 ,, .. 16' .. .. ,,.... .. 4,791 60,986 65,777 1 9 10 Blackball, Blackball .. .. Freehold .. J. Quinn (1st C.) .. Blackball Coal-mines Pty., Ltd., 45 Bituminous 2 17' .. 15' .. ,,.... 19 ch. .. 21,986 4,047,463 4,069,449 21 46 67 Chris tchurch Blackball Creek, Blackball .. „ .. J. Quinn (1st C.) .. Blackball Creek Coal Co., Ltd., 5i ,, 2 17' .. 15' .. „ .. 17,268 80,418 97.686 8 23 31 , Blackball Brady s, Ten-mile .. .. State reserve G. Brady (U.) .. Brady and party, Ten-mile .. 4 Sub-bitu- 1 9' ..AH .. .. 1,298 5,706 7,004 1 2 3 ,, minous Braehead, Dunolhe .. .. W. Brown (1st C.).. Boote and party, Dunollie .. 16 Ditto .. 17' .. ,, .. ,, .. .. 14 J ch. .. 8,786 87,770 96,556 3 13 16 Briandale, Ten-mile .. .. Crown lease .. T. Howard (1st C.) Briandale Collieries, Ltd., Christ- 10 ,, .. 1 6' .. ,, .. „ .... .. 2,537 79,363 81,900 2 4 6 Natural. church Wallsend, Brunnerton .. .. Crown lease G. Smith (1st C.) .. Brunner Collieries, Ltd., Welling- 13 Bituminous 1 18' .. 8 to 10' .. ,, .. 2 650'each .. 48,672 570.660 619,332 24 86 110 Fan. and freehold ton Cain's, Rapahoe .. .. State reserve S. Hewison (2nd C.) E. Cain, Rapahoe .. ..12 Sub-bitu- 1 5' ..All .. ,,.... 1 ch. .. 951 8,099 9,050 1 5 6,, r< - , rk „. minous Lastiepomt, Dunollie .. .. , J. Duggan (U.) .. Castlepoint Co-op. party, Runanga 10 Ditto .. 1 5£' .. ,, .. ,, .. .. 1| ch. .. 5,832 64,230 70,062 1 8 9 ,, Uobson, Dobson .. .. Crown lease C. Hunter (1st C.).. Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd., Christ- 14 Bituminous 1 9'to 16' 9' .. „ .... 18 ch. .. 45.581 719,487 765,068 23 84 107 . and freehold church Duggan s, Rewanui .. .. State reserve W. Richmond (D.) Duggan and party, Runanga ..15 ,, 1 4!' ..All .. „ .. .. .. 4.142 60,395 64,537 1 7 8 ,, ±iery cross, Dunolhe .. .. ,, J. Sharp (U.) .. Currie and party, Dunollie .. 8 Sub-bitu- 1 6' ,, .. „ .. .. .. 5.294 36,317 2 8 10 ,, n -1, u . minous TT?ii+i -ftewanm .. .. ,, R. Ewen (U.) .. Williams and party, Runanga .. 9 Ditto .. 17' .. ,, .. ,, .. .. 4 ch. .. 8.422 59,767 68,189 1 9 10 ,, Miiicop, JLen-mue .. .. ,, V. Armstrong (1st C.) Armstrong and party, Runanga 6 ,, .. 1 11' .. .. 6,542 44.358 50.900 2 7 9 " *• " C. Kaye(D.) .. Kaye and party, Dunollie .. 2 ,, .. 1 10' .. „ .. ,, .. 1 ch. .. 2,807 1.807 14 5 Natural. ±Lunter s, Kevvanm .. .. ,, J. Iseilson (1st C.).. Hunter and party, Runanga ..16 ,, .. 1 41' .. .. .. 7,712 78,329 86.041 1 8 9 Fan. i U^ e 'n Ra ? al S e li-" •* " J. Scott (D.) .. Pinn Bros., Runanga .. .. 9 „ .. 1 5' .. .. „ .. .. .. 5.199 25.242 30,441 2 5 7,, rSSJ" " J. Simpson (U.) .. Moody Creek Co-op. party, Runanga 14 „ .. 1 6' ..All .. „ .. .. .. 6,298 62.734 69,032 2 8 10 Fan. «oimsiae, i\ine-imie .. .. „ J. Gourlay (D.) .. Moore and party, Greymouth .. 1£ „ .. 1 13' ..9' .. .. 4.266 540 4.806 2 5 7 Natural New Point Elizabeth, Dunolhe .. ,, P. Manderson (U.).. New Point Elizabeth Co-op. party, 10 ,, .. 1 10' ..All .. „ .. 71.446 79,371 2 8 10 Fan. , -p „ . Greymouth uicl itunanga, Kewanui .. „ J. W. Smith (2nd C.) Old Runanga Co-op. party, Ru- 10 Bituminous 2 4'and 6' „ .. „ .. 6,708 52.744 59.452 2 12 14 „ ■p -p nanga aparoa, itoa .. .. Crown lease .. A. O'Donnell (1st C.) Paparoa Coal Co., Ltd., Wellington 28 Semi - bitu- 2 8' to 25', „ .. „ 48i and 15 ch. 20,995 792,471 813,466 13 36 49 „ Schultz Creek, Twelve-mile .. „ .. W. Page (D.) .. Marshall and party, Rapahoe .. 12 Sub-bitu- 13'.. „ .. „ .. 2,445 30,410 32,855 .. 7 7 Natural. DUn0Uie " ® tate reserve A. Ferguson (2nd C.) Smith and party, Dunollie .. 16 Ditto ..15' „ .. .. .. .. 4,731 77,940 82,671 2 9 11 Fan. Tolpo " " " J* , A' Spark and party, Runanga .. 15 Bituminous 17' .. .. „ .. .. .. 1,642 46,241 47,883 2 4 6 „ James, Jiapanoe .. .. „ R. T. H. Dale (1st C.) New Zealand Government, Wei- 14 Sub-bitu- 1 4'to 8' „ .. „ .. .. 15 ch. .. 35,397 428,610 464,007 24 72 96 „ Liverpool, Rewanui .. .. „ T. H. King (1st C.) New Zealand Government, Wei- 24 Bituminous 3 8'to 34' 8' .. „ .. .. 36 ch. .. 125,320 2,698,068 2,823,388 82 234 316 „ Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations have been abandoned or suspended .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,964, 721 7,964, 721 .. .. I Canterbury District. SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. Homebush, Glentunnel .. Freehold .. W. Smith (D.) .. Homebush Brick and Tile Co., 63 Brown .. 13' ..All .. Bord and .. .. 582 364,117 364,699 1 2 3 Natural. t> i, n u r, , , Glentunnel pillar HpSv " " " •' E. Charies (P.) .. A. Charles, Coalgate .. ..19 „ .. 14'.. „ .. Ditto .. .. D. 198' .. 1,168 48,339 49,507 .. 4 4 iwT r^iii v '' " " " Aitken (D.) . Clear view Coal Co., Glenroy ..17 „ .. 1 9' 6" .. 6' .. „ .. .. D. 30' .. 594 29,663 30,257 1 3 4 ESriSi? " " *• M. Fowler (2nd C.) Klondyke Collieries, Ltd., Coalgate 8 „ .. 1 20' to 30' 8' .. „ .. .. D. 75' .. 6,235 24,492 30,727 3 11 14 SfMrnrnfipr»'' *' " ** Ft S larle! . •• A. Charles, Coalgate .. .. 5J „ .. 17' ..All .. „ .... D. 30' .. 1,154 7,382 8,536 1 4 5 iripp s, Mount, bomers .. „ .. M. Menagho (D.) .. Mount Somers Mines, Ltd., Christ- 70 „ ..2 9'to 24' „ .. ,,.... D. 150' .. 2,859 97,670 100,529 1 6 7 Blackburn, Mount Somers .. Crown lease .. R. R. Beckley (D.) Blackburn Coal Co., Ltd., Ash- 7 „ .. 1 12' .. „ .. „ .... D. 60' .. 3,414 12,307 15,721 1 6 7 burton