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"8,8 •6 Number of Persons Name of Mine and Locality. Title held (Crown Lease or otherwise). Classification of Coal. 5 S 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. I s "3 0 1* 02 < ffl H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT— continued Reef ton J) istrict —continued Tons. | Tons. Tons. Defiance, Murray Creek Crown lease .. 20 Brown 1 6' Pull Bord and pillar 458 65,296 65,754 2 2 New Pyramid, Waitahu j> • • 4 ,, ,. 1 12' to 15' 8' 55 • • 6,133 18,537 24,670 2 15 17 Burnwell, Reefton 55 * • 20 )) • • 1 40' 9' 55 9,630 53,411 03,041 2 10 12 Central, Reefton 55 ' ' 41 55 ' • 1 12' 8' 55 3,169 12,549 15,718 1 7 8 Waitahu (A. I). Williams), Reefton 55 • • 39 55 • • 1 6' to 8' .. Full 55 ' • 8,951 104,134 113,085 } » 11 13 Waitahu (Mureott's), Reefton ,, . , 31 55 • • 1 6' to 8' . . 55 • • 280 7,017 7,297 Terrace, Reefton J) • • 21 55 • ' 1 30' to 70' 61' '.'. 55 ■ • 8,281 70,406 78,687 10 12 Nicholls, Boatmans ,, . . 51 55 * • 1 6' Full 1,115 8,129 9,244 5 5 Banks, Waitahu 55 • • 5 55 • ' 1 40' ,, . . Opencast 13,831 75,716 89,547 "9 9 Royal, Rainy Creek " 44 „ 1 6' „ Bord and pillar 2,674 5,884 8,558 4 4 Lewis and Party, Murray Creek .. „ 4 55 • • 1 12' 55 • • Opencast 990 5,411 6.40L 2 2 Chandler's, Murray Creek ,, 4 55 ■ ' 1 35' -5 ■ • ., 9,460 20,371 29,831 8 8 Ferndale, Reddale Valley 5, 32 „ 1 5' to 20' . . 5' to 9' . . Bord and pillar Ditto .. 5,035 30,868 35,903 1 6 7 Garvey Creek, Reefton State reserve 2 Bituminous 1 15' to 20' 10' 11,621 4,538 16.159 ,5 29 34 Devils Creek, Golden Point Crown lease .. 1 Brown 1 7' Full „ 1,181 1,181 3 Grey District Cliffdale, Ten-mile State reserve 21 Bituminous 1 10' Full Bord and pillar 5,572 75,582 8*1,154 2 6 8 Bellvue, Rapahoe ,, 20 1 11' Ditto .. 5,998 107,790 113,788 1 8 . 9 Blackball (State), Blackball ,, 57 2 8' to 17' . . 12' 55 66,752 4,476,375 4,543,127 26 155 181 Blackball Creek, Blackball ,, 171 1 4-.!' Full 55 ' * 6,330 186,986 193,316 1 8 9 Harrison's, Ten-mile ,, 16 1 4 V ') • ' 55 4,877 62,615 67,492 1 5 0 Braehead, Dunollie ,, 28 1 6'" to 9' . . ?; • ■ 55 * • 6,655 182,251 188,906 1 7 8 Briandale, Ten-mile Crown lease . . 22 1 6' ii ' • ., . . 1,944 104,170 106,114 4 2 6 AYallsend, Brunnerton Crown lease and freehold 25 1 18' 8' to 10' . . " - 52,008 1,185,754 1,237,762 32 119 151 Dobson, Dobson Crown lease .. 26 1 9' to 16' . . 10' 55 ' ' 66,694 1,483,730 1,550,424 39 179 218 Goldlight, Rewanui "Kiwi (Hilltop), Ten-mile State reserve 21 1 6' to 8' 6' 55 • • 10,139 149,805 159,944 1 9 10 ,, 18 1 18' 9' 55 ■ ■ 7,937 104,268 112,205 1 9 10 Kaye's, Ten-mile ,, 14 1 11' Full 55 • ' 4,014 42,934 46,948 1 3 4 Hunter's, Rewanui ,, 28 1 9' ,, . . 55 9,190 164,667 173,857 1 9 10 Jubilee, Rapahoe ; , 21 1 9' 55 • • 55 ' ' 6,498 86,391 92,889 1 7 8 Moodv Creek, Dunollie ,, 26 1 8' 55 6,167 127,399 133,566 1 7 8 Oliffside, Nine-mile ,, 13! 1 5' to 15' . . 5' 5- • • 8,412 64,486 72,898 2 7 9 New Point Elizabeth, Dunollie ,, 22 1 r Full ,, . . . 1,714 155,067 156,781 1 4 5 Old Runanga, Rewanui ,, 22 1 21' to 4' . . 21' to 4' .. 55 5,876 146,222 152,098 2 8 10 Paparoa, Roa Crown lease .. 40 Superbituminous 2 /8' tol2'\ \8' to 16'/ Full 55 27,383 1,191,282 1,218,665 22 57 79 Schultz Creek, Twelve-mile j) 24 Bituminous 1 3' 55 5) 2,028 50,923 52,951 1 2 3 Strongman, Nine-mile State reserve 10 ,, 1 20' 9' J5 84,342 780,761 865,103 65 187 252 Liverpool, Rewanui ,, 36 ,, 2 8' to 34' . . 8' 55 • • 85,736 4,315,609 4,401,345 71 242 313 Sparks, Rewanui Coaldale, Rapahoe „ 26 ,, 1 10' Full ,, 6,296 92,852 99,148 2 7 9 ,, 2i ,, 1 3' to 5' . . 55 ' • 55 2,414 2,844 5,258 1 2 3 Exhibition, Eight-mile „ 11 „ 1 8' 55 55 4,239 163 4,402 2 5 7