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PAGE Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 20-95 Appendix A.—Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. . . 20-55 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. . . 20-28 I. Minerals: Exported.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Produced.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21, 22 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed, Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. .. 22-25 (1) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 22, 23 (2) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 23, 24 (3) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. . . 24, 25 Y. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Iron . . .. .. . . . . .. .. . . 25 Manganese .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Petroleum . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 25 Platinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 25 Silver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Sulphur . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . 25 Tungsten .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Quarry Accidents .. . . .. .. .. .. 26 Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. . . 26 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. . . .. 27 , 28 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 27 (2) Government Prospecting Drills .. .. .. .. 28 (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 28 (4) Legislation affecting Metalliferous Mines .. .. .. 28 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 29-47 Northern Inspection District . . .. . . .. .. .. 29-32 Accidents .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Oil-wells . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Prosecutions .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 32 Prospecting .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 32 1 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29-32 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 32-40 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38, 39 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36-38 Asbestos . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 38 Boring .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39, 40 Dredging .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 35, 36 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Iron . . .. .. . . .. .. .. • .. 38 Petroleum . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Prospecting .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 38 Quartz-mining . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 32-35 Southern Inspection District .. . . .. .. .. .. 41-47 Accidents .. .. .. .. . . .. .. • .. 47 Boring . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45, 46 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. 47 Platinum .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. 46 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. .. . . .. .. 41-45 Silica .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Silver .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 46 • ■ Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Subsidized Mining and Prospecting .. .. .. 47 Annexure B —Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. 48 Annexure C —Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 49-55 (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. .. 49-51 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. 49, 50 Southern District .. .. .. .. ... .51 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 (2) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. 52-55

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