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RETURN No. 29. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1910.

Mine. 1906-9. 1909-10. Increase. Decrease. St. Helen's, White Cliffs Homebush, Glentunnel.. Mount Somers Coal Company, Blount Somen Woolshed Creek Company, Mount Somers Albury Waihao Forks Gibson's Kurow Ngapara Shag Point Allandale Coal ( ompany Saddle Hill Fernhill Mosgiel Taratu Mine, Lovell's I'lal Lovell's Flat Coal Company Benhar Kaitangata Bruce Coal Company Anderson's, Stirling ('onical Hills Sneddon and Hamilton, Pukcrau .New Zealand Express Company, Gore Sleeman, C. P., Mataura Beattie, Coster, and Co., Mataura Collieries Company, Mataura Beattie and Co., Mataura Maokie and Wallis, Mataura H. Parker, Mataura Nightcaps Coal Company, Nightcaps McKenzie, D., Nightcaps Tucker, Nightcaps Crant, J., Nightcaps Spence, J., Nightcaps McBride, A., Nightcaps Nichol, B., Nightcaps Tinker and Co., Nightcaps Moss Bios., Nightcaps .. Mclndoe and Turner, Niglilcups. . Wairio Coal Company, Nightcaps Westport Coal Company, Nightcaps J. Lloyd, Nightcaps Withers, J., Gore Green and Co., Gore Broom and Co., Gore Bowden, Ashers Smith, Fairfax Clark, Wvndham McColl, U'ihWbank .. .limes, Willowhank J. Johnston, Kingston Crossing . Tons. 1,348 10,065 2,435 202 185 267 27 14 101 223 10,479 39,404 19,900 885 10,029 3,246 235 102,180 13,889 92 2,500 59 1,562 527 3,174 5,231 531 46,995 2,047 149 68 1,118 10 5 1,079 2,638 207 46 72 539 310 770 6 63 Tons. 520 9,365 4,291 237 188 26 10 97 083 5.050 35,942 21,943 414 14,095 136 121,245 12,667 34 2.057 48 1,541 795 4,594 5,533 Tons. 1,856 *52 .00 1,983 19,005 157 268 1,420 302 Tons. 828 700 *202 79 I 4 4 5,423 3,462 471 1,934 3,246 99 1,222 58 11 21 531 32 11 50,352 1,450 32 11 3,357 749 597 149 68 369 10 5 1,079 28 59 1.087 125 900 "28 59 1,551 82 854 **72 1,607 315 943 1,068 5 173 42 6 24 27 6 21 6 24 27 Totals 290,972 299,874 31,207 22.305