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Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines, 1887— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND— continued.

a d o SI | Dimenf Sha dons of Its. mt for 1 I : gag i < 3 Nni mber of Men linarily lployed. .mps. o 0> o Si a Name of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. I o Q O ■+3 3 O so .a <D o o s CD Size of Shaft or Adit. Depth of Shaft or Length of Aait. O Out] Coal. :887. | Total. S a a u " < a ord em ■a o O "3 Slack. 6 o < 3 o g Malvebn — continued,. 29. St. Helen's No. 2, Whitecliffs 30. Snowdon, Eakaia Gorge Bayles, John brown 3' 6" all S. 52° E. 30° N. 80° W. 32° S. 45° W. 18° S. 35° E. 78° S. 52° E. 30° S. 60° E. 10° adit Tons. 1,850 Tons. 50 Tons. 1,900 Tons. 170 Tons. 2,070 6 hand natural 11/8/87 narrow work Gerard, W. (owner) 9'.3" 50 50 90 140 1 26/7/86 31. Acheron, Lake Coleridge Murchison, J. (owner) Nimnio, J. S. 20 anthracite 5' 3" 25 25 130 155 26/7/86 32. Stobwood, Ecckwood 2 brown 6' 3' xl' [10" 16' 243 243 100 343 11/8/87 33. Whiteclifis, Whiteclifis .. Leeming, W. 7 7' 6" 1,313 49 1,362 6,256 7,618 11/8/87 34. Mount Somers, Mount Somers Jebson, D. 23 24' 8' 1,380 1,380 4,101 5,541 16/8/87 Tiiiaku. 35. Wharekuri, Wharekuri .. Cairns, W. B. .. 25' 14' S. 60° W. 60° N.E. 63° 4' x3' 80' » 52 8,020 8,072 7/12/87 21 If 52 2 n 36. Kurow, Kurow Muir, Eobert 8 10' 10' f 120 120 1,005 1,125 2 13/7/86 Otaoo. 37. Prince Alfred No. 1, Pa-] pakaio 38. Prince Alfred No. 2, Pa- j pakaio J 39. St. Andrews, Papakaio .. Willetts, John J 18 11 n 8' 9' all n N. 50° E. 12° E. 10° S. 1 in 5 E. 13° borci and pillar 4'diam. 42' 70' 75' 26' 6O'xl5' 36' ■ i 1,410 1,410 24,329 25,739 ( ' horse u 18/8/87 18/8/87 Nimmo, John 9 6' 6" 4' diam. 4' x 3' 4' 6" x 2' 8" 13' x 5' 6'x4' 1,071 1,071 8,226 9,297 furnace 18/8/87 40. Ngapara, Ngapara Nimmo, James .. 9 25' 7' to 8' N. 5° 837 837 6,984 7,821 1 2 6/12/87 *• 41. Shag Point, Palmerston 42. Allandale, Palmerston .. Williams, W. H. Mclntosh, A. 24 | pitch 2' 5" and 2' 8" 4' 4" to 5' 6" 6' all E. 1 in 4 N.W. 1 in S. 20° E. 20° S.W. 25° 247' 145' shaft adit 7,292 56 422 7,714 56 182,139 189,853 56 10 2 30 a 40 4 engine horse 24" C" 170' steam natural 4/7/87 43. Hill's Creek, Hill's Creek McKnight, James 23 lignite open work 163 163 370 533 16/3/87 44. McLean's, Bough Ridge 45. Lockhart and Beck's, Kough Eidge 46. Idaburn, Bough Bidge .. McLean, L. Grant, W. 2 1 1 1 14' 565 94 565 94 642 1,207 94 1 2 2 24/11/87 24/11/87 McLean, L. 17 23' all 2,009 •• 2,009 14,907 16,916 2 6" 2" 24/11/87 20 f