1.—6.

No. 18. Rough Estimate of the Probable Area and Quantities contained in the New Zealand Coalfields.

13th August, 1889. James Hector.

No. 19. Statement showing Difference in Cash Prices of Westport and New South Wales Coal at the Four Principal Cities of the Colony for the Four Years ended the 31st December, 1888.

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No. Name Acreage of Coal-measures. Tons. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 .12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Kawakawa Waikato... Mokau ... Collingwood Karainea Wangapeka Matiri ... Buller ... Beefton ... Grey Clarence... Malvern ... Somers ... Kakahu ... Shag Point Green Island Clutha ... Winton ... Nightcaps . -. 19,200 64,000 16,800 46,000 13,400 12,800 10,800 115,200 12,800 44,800 6,400 9,600 1,920 3,200 19,200 9,600 32,000 16,000 32,000 11,360,000 51,200,000 32,720,000 15,000,00.) 5,360,000 5,520,000 4,700,000 138,240,000 5,120,000 53,760,000 2,560,000 7,680,000 768,000 1,280,000 8,000,000 11,280,000 51,000,000 12,800,000 25,600,000 443,948,000

1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. Aura XAND. !£ s. d. £ s. d. Westport .. .. .. 1 5 O'.to 1 15 0 New South Wales .. .. 1 0 0 to 1 5 o Difference in favour of N.S.W. coal 0 5 0 to 0 10 0 I £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 5 0 to 1 15 0 1 0 0 to 1 15 0 £ s. a. £ s. d. 1 5 0 to 1 15 0 1 0 0 to 1 5 0 £ s. d. £ s. 3. 1 5 0 to 1 15 0 1 0 0 to 1 5 0 0 5 0 to 0 10 0 0 5 0 to 0 10 0 0 5 0 to 0 10 0 Weli elNGTON. Westport .. .. ..110 to 150 New South Wales .. .. 1 0 0 to 1 3 0 Difference in favour of N.S.W. coal 0 1 0 to 0 2 0 II 1 0 to 1 5 0 1 0 0 to 1 3 0 1 1 0 to 1 5 0 1 0 0 to 1 3 0 1 1 0 to 1 5 0 1 0 0 to 1 3 0 0 1 0 to 0 2 0 0 1 OtoO 2 0 0 1 OtoO 2 0 Chbistchubch. Westport .. .. .. 0 19 0 to 140100 to 140 New South Wales .. .. .. 119 .. 100 Difference in favour of N.S.W. coal .. 0 2 3 .. 0 4 0 0 19 0 to 1 4 0 0 19 0 0 19 0 to 1 3 9 10 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 _ Dunedin. Westport New South Wales Difference in favour of N.S.W. coal 14 6 110 0 3 6 14 6 0 19 0 0 5 6 1 5 0 0 19 0 15 3 0 18 6 0 5 6 0 6 0 0 6 9