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A PPENDIOES TO THE MINES STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-102 Appendix A.—Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries .. .. 19-58 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 19-27 I. Minerals: Exported.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Produced.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production ; Dividends declared ; Persons employed, Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. .. 21-24 (1) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 21, 22 (2) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 22, 23 (3) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 23, 24 Y. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 24, 25 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Fuller's Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 24 Iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Kieselguhr .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Manganese .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24, 25 Platinum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Silica Sand . . .. . . .. .. . . . . 24 Silver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Tungsten .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 VI. Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Quarrying Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 26, 27 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 26 (2) Government Prospecting Drills .. .. .. . . 27 (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 27 (4) Legislation affecting Metalliferous Mines .. .. .. 27 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 28-51 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-32 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Boring Operations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Diatomaceous Earth .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Fuller's Earth .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 32 Labour Department's Gold-mining Scheme: Summary of Resuits of Special Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Limonite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Manganese .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-31 Quicksilver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Silica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 32-43 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38-40 Asbestos .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Boring .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4], 42 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36-38 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40-41 Iron-ore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Labour Department's Gold-mining Scheme : Summary of Results of Special Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42, 43 Mica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Petroleum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Prospecting ..... .. .. .. . .. 40 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 32-36 Silver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Steatite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Tungsten .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40

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