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No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1938.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1938 and 1937.

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No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1938. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. .-, ,, „. .. i J 6 n „, A , Gold n ,, Mines other *S=* ffi? SS m '- | ,83 ' Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. .. 69 .. .. .. 69 85 Ohinemuri .. .. 99 .. .... 99 183 „ Coromandel .. .. 48 .. .. .. 48 60 Piako .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 6 ,, Manakau . . . . .. .. . . 2 2 .. ,, Franklyn .. . . .. .. .. 6 6 ,, Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 3 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 20* 20 ,, Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 4* 4 „ Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3* 3 3 „ Otamatea .. .. .. .. . . 7* 7 Borough of Thames .. .. 32 . . .... 32 60 Waihi.. .. ..607 .. .. .. 607 629 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. .. 74 .. .. 74 85 „ Waimea .. .. .. 23 .. .. 23 24 „ Takaka.. .. .. .. 34 .. .. 34 57 Collingwood .. .. .. 34 .. .. 34 81 „ Murchison .. .. .. 160 31 .. 191 295 Buller .. .. .. 2 76 .. .. 78 145 „ Inangahua .. ..308 71 47 .. 426 398 Grey .. .. .. .. 225 130 .. 355 494 Westland .. .. .. 161 112 .. 273 316 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 9 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 5 Tuapeka .. .. .. 76 .. 1 77 103 Vincent .. .. 6 106 50 .. 162 280 Maniototo .. .. .. 85 .. .. 85 122 „ Waihemo .. .. 12 16 .. 2 30 44 Waitaki .. .. .. 18 .. .. 18 32 Lake .. .. .. 4 77 12 40 133 194 Wallace .. .. .. 58 .. .. 58 82 Southland .. .. .. 63 10 .. 73 110 „ Waikouaiti .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 3 Bruce .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 5 „ Clutha .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 2 Fiord 1 .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. 1,189 1,374 392 91 3,046 3,917 * Employed in oil-boring operations. Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1938 and 1937. 1938. 1937. Increase or Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 2,998 3,910 Dec. 912 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 48* 7 Inc. 41 Coal-mines .. .. .. 4,563 4,417 „ 146 Totals .. .. 7,609 8,334 Dec. 725 * Includes thirty-four persons employed in oil-boring operations.

No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1938. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. .-, ,, „. .. i J 6 n „, A , Gold n ,, Mines other *S=* ffi? SS m '- | ,83 ' Northern Inspection District. County of Thames .. .. 69 .. .. .. 69 85 Ohinemuri .. .. 99 .. .... 99 183 „ Coromandel .. .. 48 .. .. .. 48 60 Piako .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 6 ,, Manakau . . . . .. .. . . 2 2 .. ,, Franklyn .. . . .. .. .. 6 6 ,, Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 3 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. 20* 20 ,, Patangata .. .. .. .. .. 4* 4 „ Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 3* 3 3 „ Otamatea .. .. .. .. . . 7* 7 Borough of Thames .. .. 32 . . .... 32 60 Waihi.. .. ..607 .. .. .. 607 629 Great Barrier Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. .. 74 .. .. 74 85 „ Waimea .. .. .. 23 .. .. 23 24 „ Takaka.. .. .. .. 34 .. .. 34 57 Collingwood .. .. .. 34 .. .. 34 81 „ Murchison .. .. .. 160 31 .. 191 295 Buller .. .. .. 2 76 .. .. 78 145 „ Inangahua .. ..308 71 47 .. 426 398 Grey .. .. .. .. 225 130 .. 355 494 Westland .. .. .. 161 112 .. 273 316 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 5 9 „ Ashburton .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 5 Tuapeka .. .. .. 76 .. 1 77 103 Vincent .. .. 6 106 50 .. 162 280 Maniototo .. .. .. 85 .. .. 85 122 „ Waihemo .. .. 12 16 .. 2 30 44 Waitaki .. .. .. 18 .. .. 18 32 Lake .. .. .. 4 77 12 40 133 194 Wallace .. .. .. 58 .. .. 58 82 Southland .. .. .. 63 10 .. 73 110 „ Waikouaiti .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 3 Bruce .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 5 „ Clutha .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 2 Fiord 1 .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. 1,189 1,374 392 91 3,046 3,917 * Employed in oil-boring operations. Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1938 and 1937. 1938. 1937. Increase or Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 2,998 3,910 Dec. 912 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 48* 7 Inc. 41 Coal-mines .. .. .. 4,563 4,417 „ 146 Totals .. .. 7,609 8,334 Dec. 725 * Includes thirty-four persons employed in oil-boring operations.