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*5*1 I La Depth of Shaft Number of Persons ... ! „■£ ug T&hiP.. System of ' °j3 or T t . Total Total ordinarily employed. . T ... Title held Name of Mine- . . j , J S Classification SS inicKness Thickness Dnder- J§g. Length of Stone „ t °;.L Output to Output to 1 Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or mana2er an( j class >.ame and Address of Owner. 3 S 0j Coal o„ a i worked. ground 3 c Drive (if any) H 31st Decern- 31st Decern- £ j > • Ventilation. otherwise). of Certiflcate . § | 3 S Coal-seams. Working. to reach 194ii - ber, 1942. ber, 1943. £ o 1 a* K? I | Coal-seam. % S o i* Sa\ * -t - H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued South. Otago District Benhar, Benhar .. .. Freehold and J. Findlater (D.) .. McSkimming and Sons, Benhar 80 Lignite .. 1 14' ..8' .. Bordand 1 140' .. 6,526 369,734 376,260 1 8 9 Fan. Crown lease pillar Fairfield, Fairfield .. .. Freehold .. J. G. Barclay (U.) Fairfield Coal-mining Co., Ltd., 11 ,, ..1 8'to 10' 6' .. Ditto .. 1 650' .. .. 4,775 26,912 31,687 1 7 8 „ . Dunedin •a Jubilee, Saddle Hill .. .. Freehold and F. Barclay (2nd C.) Jubilee Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 46 1 5'to 6' 4'6" to 5' „ .. 1 2 ch. .. 1,568 674,102 675,670 3 7 10 Crown lease 1 Kaitangata. Kaitangata .. Ditto .. F. Carson (1st C.) .. Kaitangata Coal Co., Ltd.. Dunedin 67 Brown .. 2- 8'to 20' 8'to 20' .. „ .. 2 12 to 30 ch. .. 143,382 6,226,282 6,369.664 66 220 286 |- New Fernhill, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. M. Hewitson (D.).. Fernhill Coal Co.. Ltd., Dunedin 11 Lignite .. 1 10' to 14' 6'to 14' .. „ .. 2 40' to 258' .. 7,642 41,106 48,748 3 8 11 1 Ocean View, Brighton.. .. ,, N. Smith (U.) .. Tikey. Tikey, Bush, and Smith, 1 ,, .... 5' ..5' .. „ .. 1 50' .. .. 1,571 .. 1,571 1 3 4 Natural. S" " Brighton O Wangaloa, Kaitangata .. Freehold and R. McVie (D.) .. Wangaloa Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 21 ,, ..1 25' ..7' .. ,, .. .. ch. .. 3,663 26,845 30,508 1 3 4 Fan. © Willowbank No. 1, East Taieri .. Freehold .. G. Scurr (D.) .. G. Scurr, East Taieri .. ..23 „ .. 2 9' ..6' .. „ .. .. 5 ch. .. 6,158 105,105 111,263 2 6 8,, Willowbank No. 2, East Taieri „ .. J. Dunlop (D.) .. „ .. ..24 „ 1 12 ..7' .. 10 ch. .. 2,972 56,434 59,406 2 4 6 ? (late East Taieri) Southland District • Arevle Waikaia .. .. Crown lease .. C. Hall (P.) .. Mrs. C. Hall. Waikaia .. .. 52 Lignite .. 1 14 ..11 .. Opencast .. .. 245 14,893 15,138 1 1 Birchwood Ohai .. .. „ -• J. Lewis (1st C.) .. Birch wood Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 20 Brown .. 1 9'to 25' 6'to 8' .. Bordand 1 12 ch. .. 37,596 367,029 404.625 16 53 69 Fan. o ' I pillar p Black Diamond, Nightcaps .. „ .. R. McDonald (2nd C.) Black Diamond Coal Co., Ltd.. 28 „ ..1 25' .. 25' .. Ditto .. .. .. 21.141 349,232 370,373 5 15 20 ,, p ' Nightcaps § Blacjc Lion, Ohai .. .. „ .. J. Penman (1st C.) Black Lion Coal Co., Ltd., Benhar 22 „ .. IS ..8' .. „ .. 1 eh. .. 13,591 253,278 266,869 4 13 17 b Boghead Mataura .. .. Freehold .. J. S. Harvev (D.) .. C. E. Rowe and Son, Mataura.. 38 , ; .. 1 23' .. 10' to 11' .... 1 .. 7,934 151,501 159,435 1 5 6 ,, o Coster's. Edendale .. .. „ .. D. A. Coster (P.) D. A. Coster, Mataura .. 7J Lignite .. 1 12' ..12' .. Opencast .. .. 1,342 7,477 8,819 1 1 to Crovdon. Gore .. .. D. McGregor (P.) D. McGregor. Gore .. ..28 ,, .. 1 20' ..20' .. ,, •• * 1,689 42,971 44,660 1 1 Diamond Lignite, Asher's Siding Crown lease .'. A. McMillan (P.) .. S. McMillan. Invercargill ..41 ,, .. 1 36' .. 36' .. . .. 1,140 49,047 50,187 1 . . 1 2 Glenlee Waikaia .. .. Freehold .. J. G. Burgess (P.) F. W. Edge, Waikaka ..50 „ .. 1 14' ..8' .. Bordand 1 .. 2,034 48,015 50,049 .. 1 1 Fan. J. pillar « Gold Light Waikaia .. .. „ .. R. J. Meechang (P.) R. J. Meechang, Gore .. .. 2 „ .. 1 14' ..10' .. Ditto .. .. .. 522 152 674 1 1 2 Natural. 5 Hedgehope Waimumu .. .. W. Coster (P.) .. P. Larking, Mataura .. .. 5 „ .. 1 20' ..20' .. Opencast .. .. 7,834 21,630 29,464 5 .. 5 5. Linton, Ohai .. .. Freehold and A. Colligan (1st C.) Linton Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 28 Brown .. 1 30' to 40' 30' to 40 Bordand .. .. 101,245 1,845,724 1,946,969 47 121 168 Fan. s ! Crown lease pillar Mataura Lignite, Waikaia .. Freehold .. J. Pearson (D.) .. Beattie, Coster, and Co., Ltd., 67 Lignite .. 1 14 ..14' .. Opencast .. .. 1,377 422,917 424,294 3 . . 3 Q Mataura 5 Mataura Paper-mills. Mataura .. .. A. W. Coster (P.) N.Z. Paper-mills, Ltd., Dunedin 5 „ ..1 16' to 24 16' to 24' ,, .. .. 25,888 76,621 102,509 4 4 o Mossbank, Ohai .. .. Crown lease .. J. T. McLelland (1st Mossbank Coal-mining Co., Ltd.. 3 Brown .. 1 18' ..8' .. Bordand 1 1,400 .. 25,026 682,800 707,826 12 36 48 Fan. £ C.) Invercargill pillar 5* New Vale. Waimumu .. .. Freehold .. R. J. Bryant (P.) .. New Yale Coal Co., Gore .. 3 Lignite .. 1 18' .. 12' .. Opencast .. .. 5,513 8,520 14,033 3 .. 3 6 Ota Creek, Wvndham .. .. Crown lease .. E. Genge (P.) .. E. Genge, Wyndham .. ..63 „ • • 9' 9' ,, .. .. 382 2 6 '? 31 36,613 1 .. 1 Otikerama, Otikerama .. Freehold .. J. Hoffman (P.) .. J. Hoffman. Gore .. ..54 ,, .. .. • l0 ..8 .. Bordand .. .. 3,291 79,515 82,806 .. 3 3 Natural. cc pillar Rabv Gore .. .. .. .. J. S. Wilks (P.) .. Transnort (Gore\ Ltd., Gore ..10 „ .. 1 30' .. 30' .. Opencast .. .. 1,912 27,804 29.716 1 .. 1 Star Ohai .. .. " .. J. Baird (1st C.) .. Star Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 12 Brown .. 1 20' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 38,624 162,620 201,244 16 38 54 Fan. pillar Terrace, Balfour .. .. „ A. C. Dixon (D.) .. A. C. Dixon, Balfour .. .. 3 Lignite .. 1 16' ..9' .. Ditto .. .. 60' .. .. 1,122 16,457 17.579 .. 2 2 Natural. Waimeamea, Orepuki .. .. Crown lease .. G. S. Harris (D.) J. L. Hennessey, Orepuki .. 38 Brown .. •• 16' ..7' .. Opencast .. .. 41 38,669 38,710 2 4 §2 Waimumu Waimumu .. Freehold .. A. Maxwell (P.) .. Waimumu Coal Co., Ltd.. Gore .. 15 Lignite .. 1 30 . . 30 .. ,, .. • • i ,359 52,8/4 60,233 5 .. 5 Wairaki. Ohai .. .. Freehold and T. Young (1st C.) Wairaki Coal Co.,Ltd., Invercargill 30 Brown .. 1 7'to 22' 7'to 22' .. Bordand 1 20 to 40 ch. .. 66,874 727,092 793,966 30 70 100 Fan. Crown lease pillar Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 10,284,425 10,284,425 Totals, Southern District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600,863 24,641,660 25,242,523 265 707 972 Totals. West Coast District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,165.202 49,358,029 50,523,231 622 1,810 2,432 Totals, Northern District, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -.1,021,803 26,359,353 27,381,156 488 1.482 l,97t) Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 2,787,868 100,359,042 103,146,910 1,375 3,999 5,374 Output of collieries prior to 1890, not included in above statement .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 296, 653 Shale exported, 1914 .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • .. .. 21 103,443,584