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j «g'gjClassification | Depth of Shaft j Number of Persons Titip hPia ! M M of Coai Mb Thiolmp<;s System of °g\ or ! Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Toralitv f Prnwn Tease or Name of Mine- i Name and Address of Owner J g j (Bituminous, £ of Thickness Under- ,g*j Length of Stone On f°„f for Output to Output to Means of rsame of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager aild class I and Address of Owner. gub . | J ■of worked4 ground gjf Drive (if any) ° u %^ for ; 31st Decern-! 31st Decern- . Ventilation. otherwise). of Certificate. I ; bituminous, | q to reach 19do - ber, 1935. ber, 1936. I o 3 or Lignite). g 1 g: Coal-seam. 1 JB *£ o SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Canterbury District —continued. Tons. Tons. Tons. Woodbank, Albury .. .. Crown lease S. Benson (P.) .. J. H. Smillie, Timaru .. ..12 Lignite .. 1 27' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 870 8,140 9,010 1 2 3 Natural. under Lands pillar Act Meadowbank, Waihao Forks .. Crown lease .. J. C. Campbell (D.) B. J. Moyle, Waihao Forks ..10 ,, .. 1 20' ..8' .. Ditto .... .. 89 3,841 3,930 .. 2 2 „ Solitude, Glentunnel .. .. Freehold .. E. W r . Broad (P.) .. Burnbright Coal Co., G-lentunnel.. 2f Brown .. 13' ..All .. „ .. .. D. 198' .. 44 1,300 1,344 2 2 ,, Steventon, Whitecliffs .. ,, .. H. J. Robb (D.) .. H. J. Robb. Whitecliffs .. 7| „ .. 1 7' 6" .. 6' .. ,, .. .. D. 66' .. 3,182 13,974 17,156 1 5 6 Fan. Quantock's, Geraldine .. Coal-prospect- A. F. Quantock .. A. F. Quantock, Geraldine .. 1 Lignite ..1 .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 8.. 11 Open. ing license Sandown .. .. .. Freehold .. D. McQueen (D.) .. D. McQueen, Sheffield .. .. 1£ Brown .. 18' .. All .. Bord and .. D. 82' .. 21 .. 21 1 3 4 Natural. pillar j Yukon, Coalgate .. .. „ T. Newman (D.) .. S. Smith, Coalgate .. .. i „ .. 1 4' 6" .. „ .. Ditto .. .. .. 240 .. 240 .. 3 3 „ Burnbright, Sheffield .. „ A. Taylor .. A. Taylor, Sheffield .. .. i „ 2 2' to 3' ,, .. „ .... D. 66' .. 30 .. 30 2 2 „ North Otago District. Airedale, Papakaio .. .. Crown lease .. E. Roberts (D.) .. Airedale Coal Co., Oamaru .. 10 Lignite .. 1 10' .. 6' 6" .. Bordand .. D. 330' .. 7,723 24,062 31,785 1 9 10 Fan.. pillar St. Andrews, Papakaio .. Freehold .. J. H. Nimmo (D.) J. H. Nimmo, Peebles .. ..57 „ .. 1 6'to 8' 6' .. Ditto .. .. D. 231' .. 2,163 79,397 81,560 1 3 4 „ Willett's, Airedale .. .. Freehold and R. McVie (D.) .. G. H. Willetts, Airedale .. 4 „ .. 2 10' ..6' .. „ .... D. 40' .. 1,047 3,707 4,754 1 2 3 Natural. Crown lease Ngapara, Ngapara .. .. Freehold .. W. Nimmo (U.) .. W. Nimmo, Ngapara .. ..58 „ .. 1 25' .. 8'to 10' .. ,, .. .. D. 50' .. 666 49,725 50,391 1 2 3 Fan. Shag Point (old mine), Shag Point Crown lease W. McLaren (P.) .. W. McLaren, Shag Point .. 22 Brown .'. 1 5' 6" .. All .. ,, .. .. .. 3,143 430,297 433,440 2 4 6 Natural. Shag Point, Shag Point .. Freehold .. A. K. McLean (D.) A. K. McLean, Shag Point ..28 „ 13' .. „ .. D. 500' .. 1,866 335,753 337,619 1 4 5 Fan. Rockvale, Herbert .. .. „ .. W. Marshall (P.) .. W. Marshall, Herbert .. .. Lignite .. 18' .. „ .. ,,.... .. 120 305 425 .. 2 2 Natural. Central Otago District. Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. R. Barber (D.) .. R. Barber, Oturehua .. ..66 Lignite .. 1 40' ..25' .. Opencast .. .. 904 60,080 60,984 2 2 Open. Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crown lease .. A. Brown (P.) .. J. R. and A. Becker, Oturehua ..42 „ .. 1 12' .. All .. ,,.... .. 59 8,498 8,557 2 2 „ Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. „ .. D. Jones (P.) .. C. G. Davies, Cambrian ..75 „ .'. 1 12' .. „ .. „ .. 287 54,419 54,706 1 1 „ McPherson's, Coal Creek Flat .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harliwich, Coal Creek Flat ..66 „ .. 1 50' ..12' .. .. 1,876 109,898 2 2 ,, Shepherd's Creek, Bannockburn „ .. J. Hodson (2nd C.) J. Hodson, Bannockburn 59 „ .. 1 20' .. 10' .. Bordand .. D. 100' .. 2,188 135,315 137,503 1 3 4 Fan. pillar Fache's, Nevis .. .. „ .. T. Wells (P.) .. S. C; Fache, Nevis ' .. .. 3 „ .. 1 50' ..30' .. Opencast .. .. 537 604 1,141 2 2 Open. Cairnmuir, Cromwell .. .. „ J. Griffin (2nd C.) Mrs. E. F. Hodson, Bannockburn l r 5 5 „ .. 1 15' .. All .. Bord and .. D. 166' .. 27 228 255 2 3 5 Natural. pillar Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. .. „ .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. R. Ritchie. Nevis .. ..32 „ .. 1 ; 60' .. „ .. Opencast .. .. 44 18,376 18,420 2 2 Open. South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. R. Anderson (D.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Abbotsford.. 56 Lignite .. 1 8'to 12' All .. Bordand .. D. 100' .. 2,871 633,472 636,343 2 2 4 Fan. pillar Jubilee, Saddle Hill .. .. ,, F. Barclay (2nd C.) Jubilee Coal Co., Dunedin ..39 ,, .. 1 6'to 9' 6' .. Ditto .. •• D. 200' .. 4,484 614,615 619,099 5 8 13 ,, New Fernhill, Abbotsford .. ,, .. D. Kerr (XT.) .. New Fernhill Coal Co., Dunedin.. 4 ,, .. 1 14' ..6' .. 1 D. 300' .. 3,953 12,505 16,458 2 7 9 ,, Saddle Hill, Saddle Hill .. ,, .. G. McMaster (P.) .. G. McMaster, Fairfield .. 6 ,, .. 18' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 90 3,351 3,441 1 1 Open. Fairfield, Fairfield .. .. ,, .. M. Welsh (U.) .. Fairfield Coal-mining Co., Ltd., 4 ,, .. 19' ..6' .. Bordand 1 D. 650' .. 6,123 3,056 9,179 1 5 6 Fan. Dunedin pillar Burnwell, Saddle Hill .. .. \ ,, .. A. Edmond (D.) .. Burnwell Colliery Co., Dunedin .. 41 ,, .. 16' ..All .. Ditto .. .. D. 132' .. 878 82,636 83,514 1 2 3 Natural. Brighton, Brighton .. .. ,, .. N. McColl (P.) .. N. McColl, Brighton .. ..21 ,, .. 15' .. ,, .. ,, .... D. 150' .. 297 11,944 12,241 .. 2 2 Fan. East Taieri, East Taieri .. ,, .. J. Dunlop (D.) .. J. Dunery and A. Burley, East 17 ,, .. 1 i 10' ..6' .. ,, .... .. 968 44.156 45.124 1 3 4 ,, Taieri Willowbank, Riccarton .. ,, .. G. Barclay (U.) .. G. Scurr and Co., Ltd., Mosgiel .. 16 ,, .. 1 ! 9' ..6' .. ,, .... .. 5,828 64,435 70,263 2 7 9 ,, Taratu, Lovell's Flat .. .. ,, .. R. Hall (1st C.) .. Sargood and Cheeseman, Dunedin 35 ,, .. 1 : 14' .. 7'6" .. ,, .. .. D. 400' .. 11,834 780 ,715 792 ,549 9 23 32 ,, Elliotvale, Milton .. .. ,, .. P. Campbell (1st C.) Elliotvale Collieries, Ltd.,Dunedin 7 .. 1 25' ..6' .. ,, .... D. 40' .. 7,153 10.539 17.692 2 4 6 ,, Eskvale (late Essbank), Milton .. ,, .. H. Hargood (D.) .. J. Dunery and A. Burley, East 6 ,, .. 1 12' ..All .. ,, .. .. D. 50' .. 785 11,273 1 3 4 Natural. j Taieri j Benhar, Stirling .. .. ,, .. J. Walls (2nd C.) .. i McSkimming and Son, Ltd., Benhar 73 i ,, .. ! 3 34' ..10' .. I ,, .... D. 100' .. 8,177 318,382 326,559 1 6 7 Fan.