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Appendices to the Mines Statement —continued. Appendix A—continued. Annexure A —continued. pagb Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 44r-51 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Boring .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Labour Department's Gold-mining Scheme: Summary of Results of Special Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49-51 Platinum .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 44-47 Silica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Silver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Tungsten .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Annexure B —Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. 52 Annexure C—Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 53-58 (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. .. 53-55 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. 53, 54 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 (2) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. 56-58 Appendix B —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. .. 59-87 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. .. .. 59-65 Section I. Coal Output and Imports : Production from Principal Collieries .. 59-61 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 61, 62 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62, 63 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 63-65 (a) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 (b) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. .. 63, 64 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. .. .. 64 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 (e) Electricity at Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 (/) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 65 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 66-82 Northern District—Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. .. 66-69 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Huntly School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 West Coast District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. 69-77 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75, 76 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. ..76, 77 General Remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Rescue-station .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 Southern District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. .. 78-82 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 Annexure B —Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 83-87 Appendix C—Report of Boards of Examiners —Certificates issued .. .. .. 88-102 Lists of Certificate-holders to End of 1938 .. .. .. .. 91-102

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