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The following statement shows the production, &c., of the principal collieries: —

SECTION II.—PERSONS EMPLOYED.

Name of Colliery. Locality. Class of Coal. Total Oi'put to 31st December, 1907. Total Numbar of Persons ordinarily employed.' r Northern District. Tons. Hikurangi Coal Company (Limited)... Hikurangi... Semi-bitu- 56,809 minous Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) ... Huntly ... Brown ... 162,046 Northern Collieries Company (Limited) Hikurangi... Semi-bitu- 48,498 minous West Coast District. ( Millerton, 297,7-54 Westport Coal Company (Limited) Westport < bituminous (Coalbrookdale Collieries) ( Denniston... 313,005 i Seddonville ! Bituminous 35,436 (Westport) New Zealand State Coal-mines Point Eliza- 205,337 beth(Grey- \ mouth) Blackball Coal Company ... Blackball... „ 93,018 Tyneside Proprietary Coal Company Brunnerton „ 74,862 (Liirited) Tons. 520,522! 1,724,585 233,971 2,334,460 4,729,760 154,179 70 365 75 469 625 92 561,208 286 941,207 254,755 130 170 Southern District. New Zealand Coal and Oil Company Kaitangata Brown 101,818 (Limited) Nightcaps Coal Company (Limited) ... Nightcaps 49,337! 2,202,365 326 567,776 94 Other collieries, in all districts ... Various . 393,089 11,037,176 1,208 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 1,831,009 25,261,964 3,910 a

Average Number of Persons employed during 1907. Inspection District. Above Ground. Below Ground. Total. Northern West Coast Southern 124 691 328 513 1,467 787 637 2,158 1,115 Totals, 1907 1,143 1,143 2,767 2,767 3,910 3,910 Totals, 1906 1,174 1,174 2,518 2,518 3,692 3,692