D.—2.

RETURN No. 29. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1905.

RETURN No. 30. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1905.

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RETURN No. 29. HURUNin-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Midtes during the Tear ending 31st March, 1905. Mine. 1903-4-Increase. Decrease. Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Clondealey, Springfield ... Brockley, Glentunnel St. Helen's, White Cliffs Homebush, G-lentunnel ... Mount Somers Coal Company, Mount Somers Woolshed Creek Company, Mount Somers ... Albury Waihao Porks ... Gibson's Ngapara Shag Point Allandale Coal Company Walton Park ... Saddle Hill Fernhill Freeman's Mosgiel Taratu Mine, Lovell's Flat Lovell's Flat Coal Company, Lovell'e Flat... Hewitson, Lovell's Flat ... Benhar Kaitangata Milton Anderson's, Stirling Conical Hills ... O'Hagan, 0., Pukerau ... Penny, G., Gore New Zealand Express Company, Gore Sleeman, C. P., Mataura Beattie and Co., Mataura Cameron and Duncan, Mataura ... Mutch and Hurst, Mataura Eeed, W., Nightcaps Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps Kelly Bros., Nightcaps ... Clapp, J. O., Nightcaps... Grant, J., Nightcaps ... ... Spence, J., Nightcaps Clark, Nightcaps McBride, A., Nightcaps Quested, J., Nightcaps ... Lamont, D., Nightcaps ... McAlister, E., Pyramid ... Robson, R. W., Bush Siding Bowden's Bush Siding ... Tons. 853 Tons. 556 48 10 1,362 8,405 3.644 1,629 . 333 77 24 132 825 20,317 5,648 20,357 3.354 13,261 2,318 i5,H4 14,843 29 235 116,100 3.005 12 3,102 182 Tons. 297 Tons. 1,318 10,062 3,595 2,244 285 252 56 114 450 19,865 48 10 44 t>657 '<5'5 49 "75 32 48 18 375 452 3i, o 5S 9,333 7,'57 725 19,099 '7.596 20 199 107,791 5,033 58 2,887 72 10,698 5-979 6,104 !.593 3.955 2,753 9 36 8,309 2,028 46 215 no 104 282 7,291 2,786 228 4 104 172 7,766 2,384 110 475 402 228 62 15 38,744 246 1,013 58 15 39,757 246 8 8 298 6 4 70 228 5 6 4 22 18 84 655 270 22 31 84 6 35 270 •3 20 Totals 291,833 284,592 2 3.9 8 3 31,224 RETURN No. 3O. HURUNUI-BLTJFF SECTION lETUBtf of the NtiMBEit of Vessels discharged and loaded : Oamaru, Port Chalmers. Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Ye; , X the Ports ir ending 3 of Lyttelfr st March, in, Timaru. L905. Port. . 1904-5. 1904-5-1903-4. Increase. Decrease. 'ISCHARGED : — No. Lyttelton ... ... ... ... ... 1,506 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... J 340 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 19S Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 162 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 74 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... 241 No. 1,506 340 '95 162 74 241 No. 1,609 323 156 .169 52 230 No. 17 39 No. 103 7 22 11 Totals ... ... ... 2,518 2,518 2,539 21 lOADED : — Lyttelton ... ... ... ... ... 1,755 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 34' Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 183 Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 170 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 7 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... 241 ".755 34i 183 170 7 241 1,618 322 j 42 192 2 232 137 "9 41 5 9 22 Totals ... ... ... 2,697 2,697 2,508 189 13—I), 2

RETURN No. 29. HURUNin-BLUFF SECTION. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Midtes during the Tear ending 31st March, 1905. Mine. 1903-4-Increase. Decrease. Springfield Coal Company, Springfield Clondealey, Springfield ... Brockley, Glentunnel St. Helen's, White Cliffs Homebush, G-lentunnel ... Mount Somers Coal Company, Mount Somers Woolshed Creek Company, Mount Somers ... Albury Waihao Porks ... Gibson's Ngapara Shag Point Allandale Coal Company Walton Park ... Saddle Hill Fernhill Freeman's Mosgiel Taratu Mine, Lovell's Flat Lovell's Flat Coal Company, Lovell'e Flat... Hewitson, Lovell's Flat ... Benhar Kaitangata Milton Anderson's, Stirling Conical Hills ... O'Hagan, 0., Pukerau ... Penny, G., Gore New Zealand Express Company, Gore Sleeman, C. P., Mataura Beattie and Co., Mataura Cameron and Duncan, Mataura ... Mutch and Hurst, Mataura Eeed, W., Nightcaps Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps Kelly Bros., Nightcaps ... Clapp, J. O., Nightcaps... Grant, J., Nightcaps ... ... Spence, J., Nightcaps Clark, Nightcaps McBride, A., Nightcaps Quested, J., Nightcaps ... Lamont, D., Nightcaps ... McAlister, E., Pyramid ... Robson, R. W., Bush Siding Bowden's Bush Siding ... Tons. 853 Tons. 556 48 10 1,362 8,405 3.644 1,629 . 333 77 24 132 825 20,317 5,648 20,357 3.354 13,261 2,318 i5,H4 14,843 29 235 116,100 3.005 12 3,102 182 Tons. 297 Tons. 1,318 10,062 3,595 2,244 285 252 56 114 450 19,865 48 10 44 t>657 '<5'5 49 "75 32 48 18 375 452 3i, o 5S 9,333 7,'57 725 19,099 '7.596 20 199 107,791 5,033 58 2,887 72 10,698 5-979 6,104 !.593 3.955 2,753 9 36 8,309 2,028 46 215 no 104 282 7,291 2,786 228 4 104 172 7,766 2,384 110 475 402 228 62 15 38,744 246 1,013 58 15 39,757 246 8 8 298 6 4 70 228 5 6 4 22 18 84 655 270 22 31 84 6 35 270 •3 20 Totals 291,833 284,592 2 3.9 8 3 31,224 RETURN No. 3O. HURUNUI-BLTJFF SECTION lETUBtf of the NtiMBEit of Vessels discharged and loaded : Oamaru, Port Chalmers. Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Ye; , X the Ports ir ending 3 of Lyttelfr st March, in, Timaru. L905. Port. . 1904-5. 1904-5-1903-4. Increase. Decrease. 'ISCHARGED : — No. Lyttelton ... ... ... ... ... 1,506 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... J 340 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 19S Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 162 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 74 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... 241 No. 1,506 340 '95 162 74 241 No. 1,609 323 156 .169 52 230 No. 17 39 No. 103 7 22 11 Totals ... ... ... 2,518 2,518 2,539 21 lOADED : — Lyttelton ... ... ... ... ... 1,755 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 34' Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 183 Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 170 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 7 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... 241 ".755 34i 183 170 7 241 1,618 322 j 42 192 2 232 137 "9 41 5 9 22 Totals ... ... ... 2,697 2,697 2,508 189 13—I), 2