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No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported annually from New Zealand from 1857 to 1937.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1937 and 1936, 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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Yoar Quantity. v Quantity. v Quantity. Y Quantity, iear. Qz year. 0z . Year - Oz. e • Oz. 1857 .. 10,437 1878 .. 310,486 1898 .. 280,175 1918 .. 11,987 1858 .. 13,534 1879 .. 287,464 1899 .. 389,558 1919 .. 320,210 1859 .. 7,336 1880 .. 305,248 1900 .. 373,616 1920 .. 212,973 1860 .. 4,538 1881 .. 270,561 1901 .. 455,561 1921 .. 149,595 1861 .. 194,031 1882 .. 251,204 1902 .. 508,045 1922 .. 131,848 1862 .. 410,862 1883 .. 248,374 1903 .. 533,314 1923 .. 169,512 1863 .. 628,450 1884 .. 229,946 1904 .. 520,320 1924 .. 133,631 1864 .. 480,171 1885 .. 237,371 1905 .. 520,486 1925 .. 114,696 1865 .. 574,574 1886 .. 227,079 1906 .. 563,843 1926 .. 125,777 1866 .. 735,376 1887 .. 203,869 1907 .. 508,210 1927 .. 130,171 1867 .. 686,905 1888 .. 201,219 1908 .. 506,423 1928 .. 118,722 1868 .. 637,474 1889 .. 203,211 1909 .. 506,371 1929 .. 116,848 1869 .. 614,281 1890 .. 193,193 1910 .. 478,288 1930 .. 133,749 1870 .. 544,880 1891 .. 251,996 1911 .. 455,226 1931 .. 139,974 1871 .. 730,029 1892 .. 238,079 1912 .. 343,163 1932 .. 167,784 1872 .. 445,370 1893 .. 226,811 1913 .. 376,161 1933 .. 164,998 1873 .. 505,337 1894 .. 221,615 1914 .. 227,954 1934 .. 157,375 1874 .. 376,388 1895 .. 293,491 1915 .. 422,825 1935 .. 168,756 1875 .. 355,322 1896 .. 263,694 1916 .. 292,620 1936 .. 166,210 1876 .. 322,016 1897 .. 251,645 1917 .. 218,624 1937 .. 170,715 1877 .. 371,685

Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. up to 1937. 1936. 31st ? 9 e 3® mber> Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. .. 41,694 62,094 .. 20,400 5,854,668 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 736,804 733,743 3.061 .. 16,220,643 Nelson .. .. .. 17,505 27,483 .. 9,978 650,560 Buller .. .. .. 432,378 349,268 83,110 .. 25,042,911 Eeefton .. .. .. 44,077 45,999 .. 1,922 1,009,443 Grey .. .. .. 481,268 421,820 59,448 .. 17,254,954 Canterbury .. .. .. 22,580 20,490 2,090 .. 1,099,543 Otago .. .. .. 209,540 198,910 10,630 .. 13,592,058 Southland .. .. .. 291,953 280,410 11,543 .. 7,530,562 Totals .. .. 2,277,799* 2,140,217 .. .. 88,255,342 * Increase, 137,582 tons.

Approximate Output. Total Output Class of Coal. Increase. Decrease. to the 31st December, 1937. 1936. 1937. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bituminous .. 969,984 858,857 111,127 .. 50,806.570 Brown .. .. .. 1,186,320 1,150,071 36,249 .. 32,178,779 Lignite .. .. .. 121,495 131,289 .. 9,794 5,269,993 Totals .. .. 2,277,799 2,140,217 .. .. 88,255,342