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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, 1906.

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-eight Years.

No. 7. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Mining Districts, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1904 and 1905, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

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Country whence imported. Quantity. Value. 'ew South Wales nited Kingdom Tons. 41,659 56 £ 39,430 141 Totals 41,715 39,571

Coal raised in the Colony. Coal imported. Year. Tons. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Tons. Increase over Decrease over preceding year. preceding year. ! 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 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 1,585,756 69,000 68,705 37,339 41,010 43,492 59,069 30,232 23,290 24,267 55,275 dec. 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 47,918 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 149,764 127,853 163,923 147,196 169,046 6,'664 24!904 26 ', 722 14,379 135 16 \ 072 33,778 380 6,042 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 17^24 8,009 4,483 4,763 6,442 9451 4,520 151772 24|378 25,371 21]911 36^070 21^850 16]727

Name of District. Output of Coal. Increase. I Decrease. I Approximate Total Output of Coal up to 31st December, 1905. 1904. 1905. Tons. 79,248 26,971 Tons. 94,858 19,591 Tons. 15,610 Tons. 71380 Tons. 1,496,214 576,171 Cawakawa and Hikurangi Vhangarei, Kamo, Ngunguru, and Whauwhau Vaikato .. dokau diranda .. 'elorus Vest Wanganui Vestport teefton .. 5-reymouth , ' , (Malvern ianterbury | Tjmaru 116,676 4,280 15,342 12,430 570,273 15,119 239,128 25,120 125,317 3,753 16,357 20,778 551,825 7,872 275,752 25,638 8,641 l|6l5 8^348 36]624 518 527 18|448 7,247 1,680,344 47,967 42,192 711 89,493 6,403,416 132,180 4,013,203 493,214 10,657 5,616,943 1,098,714 )tago southland 320 ', 681 112,570 317,! 731 126,284 13i 714 21950 Totals 1,537,838 1,585,756 47,918 21,701,419