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No. 5. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Coals imported into New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1899.

No. 6. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Production of Coal in the Colony, and Imported, Year by Year, during the last Twenty-one Years.

No. 7. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1897 and 1898, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Country whence imported. Quantity. Value. 'iotoria few South Wales Totals Tons. 363 30,610 30,973 £ 281 28,699 30,973 28,980

ioaJ raisei in lony. )oa] impori Year. Tons. Yearly Increase. Tons. Plus or Minus. Increase am Decrease. 1878 .. 1879 .. 1880 .. 1881 .. 1882 .. 1883 .. 1884 .. 1885 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 ■637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 726,654 792,851 840,713 907,033 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,069 30,232 23,290 24,267 55,275 27,450 50,952 31,397 4,521 18,233 27,998 7,108 66,197 47,862 66,320 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 + + 16,072 33,778 6,664 380 6,042 24,904 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 26,722 17,124 14,379 135 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 9,151 4; 520 + + + + +

Output of Coal. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 1st December, 1898. Name of District. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. 1897. 1898. Kawakawa and Hikurangi Whangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru, and Whauwhau Waikato Mokau Pelorus West Wanganui Westport Eeefton Greymouth Malyern Tim'aru Otago Southland Tons. 53,449 17,285 Tons. 57,332 16,808 + Tons. 3,883 477 Tons. 1,031,519 391,861 66,125 3,148 70,191 4,059 + + 4,066 911 1,021,048 17,712 711 50,996 2,983,304 75,748 2,514,554 355,032 10,657 3,557,300 473,204 908 298,551 2,865 128,676 13,710 1,230 340,321 5,076 118,626 13,347 + + + 322 41,770 2,211 10,050 363 212,292 43,704 233,003 47,040 + + 20,711 3,336 Totals 840,713 907,033 66,320 12,483,646