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*s g Depth of Shaft Number of Persons rp.,, , ,, m;„„ *"8 u {3 System of °j5 or Total Total ordinarily employed. , T ... , n T iSame of Mine- j , n g § Classification £ § Thickness Thickness Under- 2 ? i Length of Stone n „r°,+v._ Output to ! Output to j Means of Name 0( Mine and Locality; (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner. of C oal. of worked. ground f? Drive (il any) for 31st Decern- i 31st Decern- „• .• . Ventilationotherwise). 1 of Certificate. gg 3 § Coal-seams 'Working. || to reach Coal- j 1941 ' ber, 1940. ber, 1941. If g a ! i i y ! g[ aeam - ; | I s i g ; WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. J I I Tons. Tons. Tons. Westhaven, Collingwood Freehold .. ! G. Wynn (D.) .. G. and A. H. Wynn, Mangarakau 3 Sub- bit- 1 10' .. 5' 9" .. Bordand ..{ .. 3,788 4,011 7,799 3 5 8 Natural, uminous pillar Puponga, Puponsa .. .. Crown lease.. ' A. J. McHardy (2nd Puponga Coal-mines, Ltd. .. 38 Ditto .. 1 5' to 6' 5'to 6'6" Ditto .. . J .. 6,548 412,435 418,983 3 8 11 „ C.) _ 6" Owen, Owen River .. .. „ .. O. J. Gilroy (D.) .. Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson ..12 „ .. 1 4'to 6' Full .. Double 2 4 ch. .. 3,841 36,384 40,225 2 6 8 Fan. stall Stratmore. Ariki .. .. „ R. O'Rourke .. R. O'Rourke, Murchison .. h „ • • 1 4' to 5' „ .. Stoping .. 1 ch. .. 72 .. 72 2 2 4 Natural. Six-mile, Murchison .. .. „ ..J. Gillespie (P.) .. Six-mile Coal Co., Murchison .. I „ ..16' „ .. „ .. 1 ch. .. Ill .. Ill 1 3 4 ,, Butter District. ' Allan's, Charleston .. .. Crown lease .. F. D. Allan .. F. D. Allan, Charleston .. 9 Lignite .. 1 40' ..8' .. Opencast .. .. 10 65 75 1 1 Open. Bo water and Bryan, Charleston.. „ .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) Bowater and Bryan, Westport .. 11£ „ .. 1 1'to 8' Full .. ,, .. .. 364 2,760 3,124 1 .. 1 ,, Brighton, Fox River .. .. „ ..A. Hunter (P.) .. Brighton Coal-mines. Ltd., Brighton 9 ,, ..1 12' to 15' 8' .. Bordand .. .. 182 3,473 3,655 1 1 2 Natural. pillar Cascade. Cascade Creek .. ,, .. W. Brown (1st C.).. Cascade-Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 15 Bituminous 1 30' .. 7'to 10' .. Ditto .. .. .. 17,467 226,700 244,167 10 10 20 tf "Westport Charming Creek, Ngakawau .. „ R. J. Wearne (1st Charming Creek Coal Co., Ltd., 14 ., 1 8'to 20' 10' .. „ .. -.20 ch. .. 36,445 217,298 253,743 25 31 56 Fan. C.) Westport . Coal Creek, Seddonville .. „ T. Quinn (D.) .. Coal Creek Mining Pty., Seddon- 24 „ 1 10' to 45' 8' .. .. 4,072 109,963 114,035 2 5 / Natural. ville Hydro, Seddonville .. .. „ .. N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Hydro Coal-mines, Ltd., Westport 6 „ 1 20' .. i Full .. „ .. .. 22 ch. .. 11,297 42,977 54,274 2 8 10 Fan. Dove's. Seddonville .. .. „ J. T. Dove (D.) .. J. T. Dove, Seddonville ..11 „ 1 20' .. „ .. „....£ ch. .. 10 119,651 119,661 .. 1 1 Natural. Mitchell's, Charleston .. .. „ .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) F. T. Mitchell., Charleston .. 16 Lignite .. 1 1' to 8' „ .. Opencast .. .. 176 979 1,155 1 1 Open. Warne's, Charleston .. .. „ G. N. Warne (P.) .. G. N. Warne, Charleston 16 „ 1 6' „ .. „ .. .. 13 145 158 1 1 „ Rocklands, Buller Gorge .. „ .. A. E. Paine (P.) .. J. P. Burley, Buller Gorge .. 39 Brown .. 1 28' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 2,426 16,527 18,953 1 4 5 Natural. pillar Glencrag, Buller Gorge.. .. „ .. N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Forsyth and Bateson, Westport .. 18 ,, ..1 20' .. 10' .. Ditto .. 1 12 ch. .. 1,680 7,437 9,117 .. _2 _2 Denniston, Denniston.. .. ,, .. A. Openshaw (1st C.) Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 61 Bituminous < 3'to 30' Full .. ,, .. .. .. 181,545 11,354,455 11,536,000 104 254 358 Fans. and R. Marshall (1st C.) _ i Millerton, Granity .. .. „ A. J. Davis (1st C.) „ 50 „ i 4'to 40' 12' .. „ .. .. 298 ch. .. 111,764 8,709,807 8,821,571 37 117 154 j} Westport-Stockton, Ngakawau .. „ .. T. McGhee (1st C.) Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 33 ,, 3 4'to 20' 10' .. ,, .. .. 28 ch. .. 148,680 4,001,753 4,150,433 89 183 272 M Christchurch i Cardiff, Mokihinui .. .. „ ..J. Simpson (D.) .. Cardiff Coal Co., Ltd., Westport 5£ „ 1 12' ..9' .. „ .. .. 70' .. .. 2,964 15,730 18,694 1 5 6 Natural. Eeefton District-. Archer's, Capleston .. .. Crown Lease F. W. Archer (2nd F. W. Archer. Reef ton .. •• Brown .. 2 16' to 18' 8'to 18' .. Bordand 1 j 540' .. 8,544 96,628 105,172 3 17 20 Natural. and freehold 0.) , piUar j _ Burke's Creek .. .. Crown lease .. C. D. Buist (1st C.) Burke's Creek Collieries, Wellington 40 „ .. 1 8'to 12' 9' .. Ditto .. .. .. 26,195 361,184 387,379 15 40 5o ran. Clele. Merriiigs .. .. „ .. R. Y. Alborn (2nd C.) V. W. Alborn, Christchurch ..55 „ .. 1 I 5' .. Full .. „ .. .. 30' .. .. 5,764 93,107 98,871 £ 8 11 Natural. Coghlan's, Capleston .. .. Crown lease E. Cohen (U.) .. J. F. Coghlan, Reefton ..44 „ ..1 7'to 40' 8 J' .. „ .. 4,356 43,227 47,583 2 9 11 „ and freehold Defiance, Murray Creek .. Crown lease .. G. Turner (2nd C.) McClatchie and Co., Ltd., Christ- 13 „ .. 1 6' .. 6' .. .. 6,090 23,134 29,224 6 10 16 M church Morrisvale, Reefton .. .. „ .. C. D. Curtis (2nd C.) W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..29 „ .. 1 15' .. 10' to 12' „ .. ..50' .. 8,471 175,150 183,621 12 3 15 „ Burnwell, Reefton .. .. „ .. D. Hamill (D.) .. Burnwell Coal Co., Ltd., Reefton 13 „ .. 1 50' ..10' .. „ .. .. 90' .. 1,920 9,986 11,906 .. 5 5 Fan. Waitahu, Reefton .. .. „ .. A. D.Williams (IstC.) A. D. Williams, Reefton ..32 „ .. 1 6'to 12' Full .. „ .. .. 20 ch. .. 6,525 30,068 36,593 4 13 17 „ Flashlight, Merriiigs .. .. „ .. J. H. T. Griggs (P.) J. H. T. Griggs, Reefton ..18 „ .. 1 6' .. „ .. „ .. .. 2 ch. .. 709 1,783 2,492 1 2 3 Natural. Terrace, Reefton .. .. „ .. J. Findlay (D.) .. Terrace Coal-mine, Ltd., Reefton 14 „ .. 1 50' ..9' .. „ 450' .. 3,286 11,239 14,525 1 3 4 Fan. Comet, Inangahua .. .. „ J. Strang (U.) .. Comet mining party, Inangahua i „ .. 1 10' 8' .. „ .. 170 .. 170 1 4 5 Natural. Grey District. Bellbird. Ten-mile .. .. State reserve A. Coppersmith (2nd Stuart and party, Runanga ..14 Bituminous 1 6' .. Full .. Bordand .. 100' .. 3,268 41,660 44,928 1 6 7 Fan. C.) Pillar Bellvue, Rapahoe .. .. „ .. H. Hadcroft (U.) .. Bellvue Mines, Ltd., Greymouth 15 „ 1 11' „ .. Ditto .. .. .. 3,714 90,455 94,169 1 4 5 „ Blackball, Blackball .. .. Freehold .. H. Quinn (1st C.) .. State Coal-mines, Greymouth .. I 50 „ 2 17' ..8' .. „ 800' .. 27,027 4,149,444 4,176,471 1 48 j 35 83 „