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RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1897.

line. >-97-1895-96. ncreasc. lecrease, Austin Brothers, Sheffield ... Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Leeming and Co., WhiteclifFs Thompson, A., Whitecliffs Deans, J., Glentunnel Wairio Coal Company, Glentunnel Park, G., Mount Somers Albury Studholme and MePherson, Waihao Forks ... Tons. i>417 1,608 2,066 Tons. . 1,468 1,'SO 1,296 59 2,477 Tons. 458 770 Tons. 51 2,835 36 8iS 77 '358 36 497 62 59 318 15 6 6 Kurow ... ... ... Ngapara Shag Point Allendale Coal Company .. Walton Park ... Fernhill Freeman's Mosgiel Lovell's Flat Gibson and Lees (Lovell's Flat) Nelson's Kaitangata Castle Hill Lakeside, Stirling Anderson's, Stirling McAlister, Stirling Conical Hills Hagan, C. O., Pukerau ... Dudley, J. D., Pukerau ... Orchard, E. C, Pukerau ... Johnston, W. Waikaka ... Green, Thomas, Gore Sleeman, C. P., Mataura ... Beattie, J., Mataura Munro, E., Wyndham Eeed, W., Nightcaps Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps Alley, J., Nightcaps Hall, J. W., Nightcaps ... Calder, J. and A., Nightcape Hokonui Coal Company, Winton ... Smith and Logan, Kingston Crossing 18 4 19.383 10,473 11,138 7,109 6,619 1.342 105 1,614 i,578 76,486 17,488 337 65 6 2,110 406 72 27 14,870 ",521 11,119 4>976 7,848 1.074 67 54 23 4,5 "3 1,048 19 2,133 1,229 '268 38 1,614 1.704 63,812 20,980 285 28 12,674 126 3,492 52 37 6 418 443 34 1,692 477 5 11 5 332 101 8 20 1,366 9,666 in 71 5 11 5 "67 8 40 i,3 6 5 1C386 9 20 6,720 9 1 6 8 5 10,639 244 1 8 8,105 2,534 323 79 Totals 186,27s i69,75' 3O.893 14,369