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STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL-MINES, 1948

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*S « eg H O Numbe. of Persons Title held (Crown Lease or otherwise). Classiflcation of Coal. Thickness of Coal-seams. Thickness Worked. System of Working. Total Output for 1948. Total Output to 31st December, 1947. Total Output to 31st December, 1948. ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. > o o i* < m Eh NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT Waikato District Tons. Tons. Tons. Rotowaro, Rotowaro Ereehold 31 Brown 2 7' to 27' . . Full Bord and pillar Ditto .. 70,862 3,792,635 3,863,497 54 135 189 Alison, Rotowaro ... 9 1 6' to 22' . . 78,635 548,248 626,883 74 122 196 Alison (Opencast). Eotowaro li ,, Opencast 38,345 5,363 43,708 9 9 Pukemiro, Pukemiro !, 33 ■ „ i 4' to 18' .. Full " .. , Bord and pillar 105,779 3,827, 310 3,933,089 67 220 298 Wilton, Glen Massey (State) ,, 18 i 6' to 8' . . 7' 6" Ditto .. 91.911 1,405,475 1,497,386 58 149 207 Waikato Extended, Huntly West.. >> 4 )* • ■ 4 16' Opencast 19,720 168,125 187,845 12 12 Glen Afton, Glen Afton Crown lease and freehold 28 " 1 4' to 16' . . 9' Bord and pillar 42,117 2,369,591 2,411,708 28 93 121 MacDonald, Waikokowai Ditto 18 ,, , . 1 6' to 20' . . 9' to 14' . . Ditto .. 122,484 2,357,456 2,479,940 89 233 322 Kopuku (Opencast), Kopukn Clifton Collieries, Kopuku Freehold 1 ,, 1 40' Opencast 12,436 12,436 8 8 ,, . . } ,, 80' 8' Bord and 166 166 J 3 4 pillar Whatawhata Campbell, Whatawhata Crown lease .. 27 • ■ 1 10*' 10' Ditto .. 9,062 138,251 147,313 8 5 13 Renown, Renown. Ereehold 21 2 IB' 7' 6" to 9' ,, 93,320 2,119,241 2,212,561 62 194 256 Glen " A " Potteries, Glen Afton . . m j) 1 9' 9' Opencast 92 3,336 3,428 1 1 Kangitoto (opencast), Otorohanga Native lease 4* ,, .. 1 7' 7' , . ,, 1,230 21,510 22,740 3 3 Victory, Kotowaro Leased from Taupiri Co. 2 " 1 14' 8' Bord and pillar 7,180 4,381 11,561 1 6 Kimihia (State), (opencast) Crown lease and Fniversity endowment 4f " 1 Opencast 77,762 173,170 250,932 28 28 Kemp's (State), (opencast) Freehold 4* ,, .. 2 ,, 66,318 142,912 209,230 50 * * ~ 50 Heworth Mining Party, Glen Massey \ » 1 6' 9"' ' . . Opencast and under505 505 3 3 ground Taranahi District Old Stockman, Mokau .. Freehold 28 Brown 1 4' 6" Full Bord and pillar Ditto . . 689 17,749 18,438 2 o Mangapehi (State), Mangapehi Crown lease .. 14* „ 1 8' to 20' . . 7' to 8' (top 38,069 414,000 452,129 28 108 136 coal to 15') Tatu, Ohura (State) ,, 11 ,, .. 1 7' Full ., 30,416 258,817 289,233 28 68 96 Aria, Aria " 5 Semibituminous 1 13' to 14'' ' 8' to 10' . . " 1,922 10,343 12,265 2 L 4 Waitewhena (State), (opencast) .. Freehold 41 Brown 1 IT 11' Opencast 43,144 95,289 138,433 80 30 Mangakara Hydro Coal Syndicate, Ohura Tonga, Ohura (opencast) Crown lease .. 2 » 1 5' 5' " 6,662 6,329 12,991 2 " 3* „ 1 3' 6" 3' 6" ,, 648 316 964 2 2 Paparata, Ohura (opencast) ,, , . 2i ,, 1 3' 9" 3' 9" ,, 209 1,855 2,064 2 - E. Maslin, Ohura " Subbituminous 1 :;' 6" 8' 6" " 268 268 3 "' Sunnyside Mine, "Waitewhena, Ohura " Brown 1 12' 7' 6" Bord and pillar 4,433 4,433 1 " 6 6