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No. 4. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Mineral Ores other than Gold (the Product of New Zealand Mines), Coal, Coke, and Kauri-Gum, exported from the Colony up to the 31st December, 1905.

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Silver. Copper-ore. Chrome-ore. Antimony-ore. Manganese-ore. Haematite-ore. Mixed Mineral Ores.* Coal.t Coke. Kauri-gum. Total. Oz. Value. Tons. Value. Tons, j Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. I Value. Tons. Value. ] Oz. Tons. Value. " 1853 .. 1854 .. 1655 .. 1856 .. 1857 .. 1858 .. 1859 .. 1860 .. 1861 .. 1862 .. 1863 .. 1864 .. 1865 .. 1866 .. 1867 .. 1868 .. 1869 .. 1870 .. 1871 .. 1872 .. 1873 .. 1874 .. 1875 .. 1876 .. 1877 .. 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 .. 1905 .. •■ •• I 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 24.105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 : 293,851' 349,338 326,457 ! 571,134 674,196 ; 911,914; 1,094,461 1,179,744; * ! •• ■■ I •• I 2,993 11,380 23,145 9,910 9,850 10,380 7,569 3,171 7,556 5,755 4,512 4,500 4,236 1,286 3,785 5,125 3,169 2,946 3,453 71 4,043 6,162 5,151 3,996 9,743 6,697 10,679 10,589 20,872 33,107 40,83s 38,879 65,258 71,975 91,497 112.875 120,542 I ! I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 351 245 137 110 51 246 84 "7 "6 55 "5 9 46 20 20 2 12 3 "6 4 £ I 5,000 2,605 1,590 1,300 1,024 •• I 977 "l20 "ll5 1,105 •• •• ! 3 8 116 52 3,843 595 768 281 •• I ■• £ ! - 25 120 1,440 520 24,719 4,318 4,910 1,315 •■ " •■ ! •• i • ■ •• 1 4 £ •• ! .. "102 2,516 2,140 2,611 1,271 2,181 384 318 602 328J 305 1,085 1,080 482 1,153 521 319 534 210 65 180 217 135 166 208 £ .. ■■ ■ ■• •■ .. •• "• 1 .. I 10,416 8,338 10,423 3,283 6,963 1,155 809 1,716 1,316 895 2,404 2,569 1,004 2,634 1,239 943 1,156 525j 205 541 703 4071 588; 614 •• I " - £ I I I " •■ •■ ■- ! •• I - •■ 1 3,180 2,366 2 £ .. ■■ •• •• 14,824 9,664 8 j J ■• ! 261! 973' 1,027; 750| 1,672: 1,6961 990i 724 1,463 3,385 1,854 2,658! 6,362; 7,144 7,020, 6,621' 3,207 6,522, 6,104! 43,893' 46,136 44,129 68,087 86,405: 69,614 91,664^ 78,91i; 69,136 ! 75,004! 85,987' 79,524: 76,073 ! 56,332 89,480. 112,707 : 159,643 188,677i 152, 332^ 165,220 122,817 " £ I 4 2 ■■ 400 1,228 1,210 800 1,508 1,612 855 655 1,363 3,129! 1,954 2,071 5,139 6,187 5,977 5,610 2,380 4,879 4,461 51,257 52,133 44,650 64,971 84,347 67,003 91,173 80,225 72,699 ! 73,438; 83,342' 71,984, 69,595! 50,381 83,085 98,136 142,176 154,747 128,927 139,898 107,062 I 21 15 53 25,) 85 154 87 223 275 1,430 236 267 497 183s} 953 2,132 2,218 2,544 4,306 51 1 107 238 105 9 18 'l5 ! 1 1 ■ £ 830 1,661 355 1,440 2,522 1,811 2,010 1,046 856 1,103 1,400 2,228 1,867 2,535 2,685 2,690 2,850 4,391 5,054 50 4,811 2,834 228 2,569 51 3,231 189 2,888 72 3,633 177 3,445 3,229 135| IS' 25 353; 5,461 480. 5,533 2,057] 6,518 372 6,393 385 5.875J 715 4,920f 266 6,791 1,646 8,482 3,407 7,519 3,334 7,438 3,658 8,388 5,691 8,705 53 8,317 160 8,338 715 7,425 263 7,126 6,641J 14 9,905 9 11,116 10,159 7,541 7,430 9,357 9,203 15 10,883 £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591 35,251 20,037 20,776 9,851 9,886 11,107 27,026 60,590 46,060 70,572 77,491 72,493 111,307 175,074 167,958 154,167 85,816 79,986 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,778 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,449 380,933 329,590 378,563 437,056 517,678 510,775 404,567 418,766 431,323 398,010 586,767 607,919 622,293 446,114 450,223 631,102 501,817 561,444 .. 11,063 37,123 80,272 37,064 36,187 40,566 29,085 12,683 33,893 23,019 20,645 20,005 18,885 5,694 16,826 24,914 16,624 12,108 20,809 403 21,105 32,637 28,023 22,053 63,076 54,177 85,024 94,307 183,892 293,751 349,338 326,457 571,134 674,196 911,914 1,094,461 1,179,744 830 1,661 355 1,440 2,522 2,167 2,263 1,300 1,018 3,997 1,995 2,996 1,867 3,077 3,904 3,801 3,600 6,070 6,750 5,882 3,558 4,119 6,631 7,975 8,682,} 12,120 12,722 17,177 15,538 14,019 14,953 J 13,071 51,468-J 52,409* 51,686| 79,147 97,828 80,287J 104,164J 92,891 78,191 84,052 ! 94,026 j 86,878 I 84,465ji 68,253J 102,058 125,201 168,121 196,714 162,390 176,030 134,406 £ 15,972 28,864 4,514 18,591 35,251 25,066 23,501 12,883 11,708 36,850 31,344 65,500 46,060 72,287 81,419 74,680 115,100 188,082 192,715 164,982 96,321 91,957 149,272 129,372 137,711 154,687 168,001 275,799 271,623 281,016 350,086 353,024 362, 779 318,783 419,844 459,301 439,260 467,465 544,633 614,360 598,330 487,132 516,393 516,149 495,069 675,834 738,849 772,903 662,178 682,008 858,874 765,424 797,381 36 41 678 106 •• 60 2 30 31 612 24 900 804 "l2 2,674 1,955 2,784 22 11,335 4,303 8,597 110 1 ■ 'k 390 75 1 4 .. ••• ■• I •• I •■ •• .. I , .. • ! - I 666 62 134 376 493 515 413 364 331 44 54 21 10 5,289 1,784 3,989 6,246 5,319 11,121 4,950! 4,900i 3,467] 761 1 1,486 450 157 50i k .. I " I 1 '208 5 1 116 96 I "ll4 445 144 162 199 19 2 84 37 2562 37 1,561 1,828 1,309 2,126 696 415 625 1,404 632 993 1,846 4,142 2,955 9,985 273 6 631 650 353 880 1,335| 5,892 4,792 6,591 12,751 7,775 4,422 7,014 10,168 -8,136; •• J I ' ' 1 2 70 •• ■■ ' - .. ■■ 45 105 "28 110 •• I 3 30 "lOl 136 175 525 i7 123 - •• 70 196 55 210 570 165 7 - .. 17 •• •• Totals ! ! 5,869! 138,0021 61,791 76J 439 24,909 ! 1|l6,385l: i 24,819j266,165 ' |6,486, 257! 2,360,008^1 ! ll5,897,187 |6,486,257 ; 777,695| l,421sj 18,228! 3,643| 52,598 ! 19,332,) I 140,4311 12,022,2071 1,862,6531 24,819j266,165 12,920,5311 * " Mixed mineral ores " include sulphur, &c. Last year 36 tons of shale was mined at Orepuki. t Total output of coal in colony (including export) approximately estimated at 21,701,419 tons, valued at £10,850,709.