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6. Shag Point Mine (18th September).—Charles Clausen, while working in the shaft, was struck with a piece of timber falling from the surface. It broke a rib, and injured his back and shoulder. 7. Walton Park Mine (13th December). —Thomas Parker was slightly injured by a small fall of coal. Methods of Working. Worked by shafts— Steam-power used .. ... ... ... ... ... 4 Horse-power used ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Worked by adit—■ — 9 Engine-plane ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Horse-plane ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Horse-pow T er ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Adit 27 Hand-power ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 - 85 Open... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.7 161 I have, &c, * J. Gow, The Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. Inspector of Mines.

APPENDIX I.

Accidents in Coal-mines during the Year ending 31st December, 1893.

No. and Date. Name of Mine Locality. Cause of Accident. S3 Sα jio op «3 1 3 a o 'A Name of Sufferer. Kemarks. 1893. 1. Jan. 28 Nor ■th 1 '.S Iα , , ,d. Taupiri Reserve Huntly .. Scalding 1 Jos. Turacka Scalded by hot water from Tangye pump. Injured by being jammed between bailer and truck. Slightly injured by being struck on tho back of leg by a piece of stick. Injury to finger. Forefinger broken. Injury to eye. Slightly injured by being knocked down by wagon. Piece of stone fell from the drive, breaking his collar-bone and fracturing three ribs. Eye was injured by a blow from a piece of coal. Injury to thumb, 2. Feb. 9 Ralph's,Taupiri Jammed between buffer and truck Struck by stick .. 1 1 James Harris 3. , 8 1 1 Jno. Guilliford 4. Mar. 1 5. „ 18 6. April 21 7. July 6 Kawakawa .. Ralph's,Taupiri Taupiri Reserve Kiripaki Kawakawa Huntly .. Finger hurt Finger broken .. Injury to eyo Knocked down by 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 David Taylor A. Schlinker J. H. Evans Richard Pedro Ngunguru 8. Sept. 29 wagon Fall of stone 1 1 Joseph Gomez 9. Nov. 3 Taupiri Extended Huntly .. Injury to eye 1 1 T. Callaghan 10. , 29 Injury to thumb 1 1 Thomas Bell LI. Feb. 15 Coalbrookdale Coal brookdalo Mid, Leg broken by i truck Fall of stone Fall of prop and stone Runaway truck .. Explosion of firedamp Jammed by box .. '.Iβ r sla: 1 nd. Thomas Clark Taking out truck it ran over and broke his leg. Killed by fall of stone. Seriously injured by fall of prop and stone. Died on 20th May. Fatally injured by runaway truck. Burned by slight explosion of firedamp. Box was allowed to go too far forward before spragging. Thompson was overpowered and got jammed. Not serious. Fell down shaft and died on 14th April. The trap-door had worked loose on its frame and was not noticed by Irvine. The door slipped off the frame while Irvine was standing on it. Leg was broken while leaving his working-place with his box unspragged. Ho slipped against a prop and tho box jammed his leg. Mr. Knox went into the mine after all the men had left their workingplaces, and in returning he went to the loft and got into some old workings, where the air was bad. His body was found in a sitting position, with a box of matches in his left hand, a matcli in his hand as if in the act of striking it. Slightly injured by fall of stone from roof of mine. Was working in shaft, when a piece of timber fell from the surface, breaking his rib and injuring his back and shoulder. Slightly injured by small fall of coal. 1 L2. May 1 13. „ 18 • ' * 1 1 1 l John Pollock Mark Dixon " .4. July 3 L5. Sept. 18 Brunner ;. Brunner .. 1 1 1 1 Alex. Hunter Wm. Maddox .6. Mar. 23 Kaitangata .. Otago 1 1 W. Thompson .7. April 11 Phillips's Kurow Fall down shaft.. Charles Irvine 18. July 12 Kaitangata .. Jammed by box .. William MoCoughlan Otago .9. „ 14 Fern Hill .. Suffocation Daniel Knox Shag Point .. Fall of stone !0. Sept. 7 i i J. McNair .. !1. , 18 Fall of timber down the shaft i i Ghas. Clausen >2. Dec. 13 Walton Park Fall of coal Thos. Parker