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Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. ~ # . jj Statistics : — Gold x Metals and Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. x iv Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. mi ~ _ _ xv i Persons employed .. .... .. .. .. ~ .. xv ii Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 3, 13, 75 Expenditure on Prospecting • .. .. .. .. ~ ~ .. 15 Expenditure on Eoads on Goldfields.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Expenditure on Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Revenue of Goldfields .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. . . ~ .. .. 57 Bullion purchased by Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Gold Duty credited to Local Bodies .... .. .. .. .. .. 61 Gold exported .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Workings in Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Balance-sheet of State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 Reports : Metalliferous Mining :— Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Inspector of Mines, Waihi .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 18 „ Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 „ Reefton .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 „ Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 „ Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Warden, Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ .. 39 Naseby .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..39 „ Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 „ Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 „ Hokitika ..''.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 „ Invercargill .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 45 ~ Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 „ Queenstown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Manager, Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 ~ Mount Ida Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Reports : Coal-mining :— Inspecting Engineer of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Inspector of Mines, Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 „ Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 „ Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 General Manager of State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 Manager of Point Elizabeth State Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. ]44 Manager of Seddonville State Coal-mine .. .. .. .. .. .. 147