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No. 5. STATEMENT showing the required Output of Coal from the Coal Leases on the Buller Reserve.

Return showing Revenue from Passenger-traffic on Greymouth and Westport Sections for the Years ended 31st March, 1887, 1888, and 1889.

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Output according to Conditions of Lease. Name of Company. ' First Year. Second Third Y-ear. Year. Fourth | vm , „ o,-„m, v _«- ! Seventh ' ,,E1 Shtu. I Year -c-iitii leai. Sixth-ear. j Year Year and afterwards. Remarks. Union Steam Shipping Company (formerly Koranui Company) ; 1st January, 1876 .. Union Steam Shipping Company (formerly Koranui Company) j 1st January, 1879 .. Tons. Tons. Tons. 8,000 11,000 8,000 ', 11,000 Tons, j 15,000 14,000 Tons. 17,000 17,000 Tons. 20,000 20,000 Tons. Tons. 20,000 20,000 \ The whole of these leases practically belong to one company. . who have been allowed to hold i. them on condition that the required output is made from any | of the mines. These four leases ,' have been amalgamated and a new lease executed in favour of the Westport Company, in which the required conditions with regard to output is 75,000 tons 'per annum; after the eighth year, 50,000 tons. 20,000 20,000 | Westport Company, Waimangaroa .. .. .. 1st January, 1880 .. 30,000 35,000 , 40,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Westport Company, Ngakawau .. .. .. .. 1st January, 1882 .. 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 _0,000 45,000 51,000 82,000 99,000 i 114,000 125,000 130,000 ! 135,000 5,000 : 5,000 4,000 4,000 I Mokihinui Company, Mokihinui .. .. .. .. 1st July, 1885 i 2,000 4,000 5,000 A. D, Bayfeild, Mokihinui .. .. .-. .. 1st July, 1885 2,000 4,000 4,000

Greymouth. Westport. Year. 1886-87... 1887-88... 1888-89... £ 3,230 4,335 3,369 £ 1,801 1,882 2,021