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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, 1905.

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-seven Years.

No. 7. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1903 and 1904, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

Country whence imported. Quantity. Value. New South Wales Victoria United Kingdom United States of America Tons. 146,615 437 142 2 £ 137,427 437 226 3 Totals 147,196 138,093

Coal raised in the Colony. Coal imported. Year. Tons. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. Plus or Minus. Increase and Decrease. 1878 .. 1879 .. 1880 .. 1881 .. 1882 .. 1883 .. 1884 .. 1885 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1889 .. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 162,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272 421,764 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 726,654 792,851 840,713 907,033 975,234 1,093,990 1,239,686 1,365,040 1,420,229 1,537,838 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 68,201 118,756 145,696 125,354 55,189 117,609 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 149,764 127,853 163,923 147,196 + + + + + 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 15,772 24,378 25,731 21,911 36,070 16,727 + + + + +

Name of District. Output of Coal. Plus or Minus. Increase or Decrease. Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1904. 1903. 1904. Tons. Kawakawa and Hikurangi .. .. 71,684 Whangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru, and Whau- : 29,835 whau Waikato .. .. .. ..I 95,556 Mokau .. .. .. .. 6,150 Miranda .. .. .. .. 6,570 Pelorus West Wanganui .. .. .. 1,102 Westport .. .. .. .. i 571,306 Reefton .. .. .. .. 10,183 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 198,441 :: :: 23 : 527 Otago .. .. .. .. 307,562 Southland .. .. .. .. 98,313 Totals .. .. .. 1,420,229 Tons. 79,248 26,971 + Tons. 7,564 2,864 Tons. 1,401,356 556,580 116,676 4,280 15,342 + 21,120 1,870 8,772 1,555,027 44,214 25,835 711 68,715 5,851,591 124,308 3,737,451 467,576 10,657 5,299,212 972,430 + 12,430 570,273 15,119 239,128 25,120 + + + + 11,328 1,033 4,936 40,687 1,593 320|681 112,570 + + 13^119 14,257 1,537,838 + 117,609 20,115,663