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ANNE XURE R—-continued.

Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines, 1915 —continued.

1 111 j "»h 3 Dimensions of Shafts. Output for 1915. Number of Men Pumps. « | c ordinarily employed. * ! ob tt 02 Approximate Approximate _____ v 5 n ,u , = m . • , m .. , ® Total Total Power used fl c Name of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. « o1 J Dip of Seam. | g Depth of delivered 0u £ ut dra '™ -g 3 vStion 1 0 c •goo Shift or by 31st December, 31st December, Mineral. So 3 8 S el S or Length °° aL Slaok " TotaL 19 "' 191ft " & o 5, a a Is t Adlt - °t > i ■£ £ ° S °« 1 I : I R 1 I- Adit - .8 1 £ S s S ]_ > 1 | [_■ ! I | | ® fi H ■ • || Q SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT—continued. South Otago. j Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Fernhill, Abbotsford .. ... J.Gray .. .. 38 Brown .. 1 15' 12' linlO Bordand .. 6'x 6' 5 ch. Level • .. .. 1,556 1,556 154,288 155,844 1 2 3 Self-acting in- | .. .. .. Natural .. 5/11/15 pillar 1 4' x 4' 30' cline Freeman's Coal Company, Ab- J.Sneddon ..35 „ ..1 7'to 14' All «. Iin7 Ditto .. .. 6'x 6' 1,400' I Engine plane 14,694 3,237 17,931 514,598 532,529 5 29 34 S t e a m and .. .. .. Fan .. 5/11/15 botsford 2 5'x 4' 150' and horse horse level Green Island, Green Island .. T. Barclay, jun. .. 28 „ .. 1 10' 8' 1 in 10 6'x 5' 5ch. Engine plane 2,676 .. 2,676 119,173 121,849 1 3 4 Ditto .. .. .. .. Furnace .. 5/11/15 1 4' x 3' 35' Jubilee, Saddle Hill .. .. T.Barclay .. ..18 „ ..1 8'to 18' All ... 1 in 10 6'x 5' 10 ch. Engine plane 17,200 3,354 20,554 . 280,099 300,653 6 22 2 8 „ .. .. .. .. „ .. 5/11/15 2 4' x 3' 40' and horse level Saddle Hill (No. 1), Saddle Hill W. W. Ogilvie .. 43 „ .. 1 20' „ 1 in 10 6'x 5' 10 eh. ; Engine plane 2,378 2,922 5,300 222,293 227,593 3 7 10 Steam .. .. .. .. „ .. 5/11/15 1 4' x 3' 100' j Saddle Hill (Uo. 2), Saddle Hill Robert Hill ..14 „ ..1 22' 15' 1 in 10 6'x 5' 5 ch. „ 4,326 11,950 16,276 200,744 217,020 8 15 23 .. . .. „ 18/11/15 1 4' x 3' 30' East Taieri, Saddle Hill .. A. G. Rogers (P.) ..4 „ ..1 10' 7' 1 in 10 6'x 5' 300' Adit .. 2,538 821 3,359 5,412 8,771 1 6 7 .. .. .. .. Fan .. 28/10/15 1 4' x 3' 50' Waronui, Milton .. .. J. Carruthers .. 11 „ .. 1 18' 8' 1 in 7 „ .. .. 6'x 6' 15ch. Engine plane 17,259 2,712 19,971 146,364 166,335 14 29 43 Electric tail- T angy e ~ „ .. 11/12/15 6' x 6' 50' rope system McGilp's, Milton .. .. J. J. Cooper (P.) ..11 „ ..1 22' 15' 1 in 8 „ 6'x 6' 5 ch. Adit .. 3,898 .. 3,898 23,035 26,933 1 3 4 Hand .. .. .. .. Natural .. 20/9/15 Taratu, Lovell's Flat .. .. T. Shore .. ..14 „ ..1 20' 12'to 15' 1 in 10 „ ..1 13J' x 5£' 200' Shaft .. 18,702 7,948 26,650 201,320 227,970 13 36 49 Steam Tang ye Fan 11/18/15 1 6' x 4' 185' Hawthorn Den. Kaitangata .. J.Davis (P.) ..7 „ ..1 9' 7' .. 6'x 4' 2 ch. Adit .. 303 .. 303 667 970 1 1 Hand .. .. .. .. Natural .. 23/8/15 Longridge, Kaitangata .. N. Mackie .. .. 7 „ ..1 4' All .. 1 in 4 5'x 4' 100' „ .. 106 .. 106 3,202 3,308 .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. ,, .. 14/10/15 Kaitangata (No. 1), Kaitangata A. S. Gillanders ..39 „ ..1 30' „ .. 1 in lj to 10'x 7' 60 ch. Engine plane, 1 f Steam and 2'6" 6" 280' Fan .. 8/12/15 1 in 30 1 8' x 4\' 580' endless rope i compressed Kaitangata No. 2 .. .. W.Carson .. .. 3 „ ..1 30' „ ,. Variable .. „ .. .. 10'x 6' 20ch. Ditto § .. * 92 > 89ti 47,446 140,342 3,140,834 3,281,176 : 78 272 350 - 2 '6* 6' 200' .. 7/12/15 Castle Hill .. .. .. W.Carson.. ..22 „ ..1 30' „ .. 1 in li to 11'x 6J' 45 ch. „ * : 2'6* 6' 500' Fan .. 10/12/15 1 in 20 1 9' diameter 526' Benhar, Stirling .. .. J. Walls (P.) .. 52 Lignite .. 1 25' 12'tol6' 1 in 10 „ .. .. 6'x 6' 5 ch. Engine plane 4,467 706 5,173 153,002 158,175 1 5 6 Steam .. .. .. .. Exhauststeam 23/8/15 1 4' x 4' 50' from pump Mount Wallace, Stirling .. W.A.Wilson .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 409 .. 409 8,838 9,247 .. 1 1 Mainholm, Pomahaka .J. G. Drummond (P.) 30 Lignite ..1 20' All .. Open .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 1,773 .. 1,773 65,007 66,780 2 .. 2 " !. .. .. 20/9/15 Central Otago. Coal Creek, Roxburgh .. J.Barber .. ..45 Lignite ..1 20' 7' 1 in 3 Bordand .. 6'x 5' 2 ch. Adit .. 466 .. 466 : 59,489 59,955 1 1 2 Horse .. Siphon Natural .. 4/10/15 pillar McPherson's, Coal Creek Flat .. R. McPherson (P.) ..45 „ ..1 60' All .. 1 in 3 Open .. .: .. .. Open .. 2,230 .. 2,230 64,854 67,084 2 .. 2 „ .. Drainage tunnel ,, .. 4/10/15 Perseverance, Coal Creek Flat .. J. Craig (P.) .. 28 „ .. 1 75' 25' 1 in 3 Bordand .. 7'x 6' 5 ch. Engine plane 1,544 .. 1,544 58,074 59,618 1 2 3 Pelton wheel Hydraulic-jet pump ,, .. 4/10/15 pillar Alexandra, Alexandra .. D. Mathias (P.) .. 34 ,, .. 1 9' 7' 1 in 4 Ditto .. .. 6'x 5' 5 ch. ,, .. 2,561 .. 2,561 83,208 85,769 2 5 7 Steam .. Snowpump Exhauststeam 29/9/15 1 5' x 3J' 60' ! Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. M.J.Miller ..54 „ ..1 30' All .. .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 165 .. 165 48,302 48,467 1 1 Horse .. .. .. .. .. 18/8/15 Laudervale, Cambrian .. R.Jones .. ..11 „ ..1 12' „ .. .. „ .. .. ,, .. 171 .. 171 1,054 1,225 1 .. 1 „ .. .. .. .. .. 18/8/15 St. Bathan's, St. Bathan's .. J. Enright .. ..18 „ L 20' 15' .. .. ... „ .. 148 .. 148 5,765 5,916 1 .. 1 ,, .. .. .. .. .. 18/8/15 Rough Ridge, Oturehua .. J. Beck (P.) ..29 „ ..1 20' All .. .. „ .. .. .. .. „ .. 569 .. 569 28,708 29,277 2 .. 2 .. Drainage tunnel .. 18/8/15 Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. J. White (P.) .. 45 „ .. 1 20' „ .. .. .. .. „ .. 632 .. 632 44,105 44,737 1 1 .". Drainage tunnel .. 18/8/15 Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. R. Thomas (P.) .. 23 „ .. 1 7' .. .. .. .. „ .. 92 .. 92 2,037 2,129 1 1 . Douglas pump .. 18/8/15 Gimmerburn, Gimmerburn .. C.Dougherty ..59 „ 1 12' „ .. .. „ .. .. ,, .. 12 .. 12 3,193 3,205 .. .. .. ,, Shepherd's Creek, Bannockburn W. R. Parcell .. 38 Brown ..1 8' 7' 1 in 6 Bordand .. 6'x 6' 200' Engine plane 868 .. 868 82,510 1 3 4 Steam .. T angy e Exhauststeam 17/8/15 pillar Cairnmuir, Bannockburn .. H. C. Russell (P.) ..13 „ ..1 12' 10' 1 in 1 to Ditto .... 6'x 6' 5 ch. „ 2,291 .. 2,291 34,707 36,998 1 5 6 „ .. Tangye „ 17/8/15 1 in 3 Ranfurly, Bannockburn .. J. Hodson, jun. (P.) 5 „ ..1 10' All .. 1 in 1 Levels .. 6'x 5' 150' „ 3,172 .. 3,172 2,603 5,775 1 4 5 .. Snowpump „ 17/8/15 Cardrona, Cardrona .. .. R. McDougall (P.) .. 31 „ .. 1 10' .. .. Open .. .. .. .. Open .. 205 .. 205 25,422 25,627 2 2 Horse .. .. .. .. 13/1/16 Gibbston, Gibbston .. .. J.Duncan .. .. 29 „ .. 1 15' 10' 1 in 5 Bordand .. 6'x 5' 20oh. Adit .. , 663 128 791 21,376 22,167 1 1 2 Steam .. .. .. .. Natural .. 14/1/16 pillar Ryder's, Nevis .. .. R. Toms (P.) ..15 „ ..1 45' 30' Semi-vertical Levels .. .. .. .. 747 .. 747 10,496 11,243 .. 1 1 Horse .. .. .. .. „ .. 16/12/15 Nevis, Nevis.. .. .. R. A. Thomson (P.) .. .. .. 2 6'to 30' .. .. .. .. .. 150' Adit .. 185 .. 185 5,624 5,809 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 16/12/15 Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. 12 „ .. 1 16' 16' .. Open .. .. .. .. Open .. 604 .. 604 11,524 12,128 2 1 3 Horse .. .. .. .. .. 16/12/15 Clarke's, Nevis Crossing, Nevis.. J.Ritchie .. ..1 „ ..1 9' 9' .. „ .. .. .. .. „ .. 180 .. 180 .. 180 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 16/12/15 Dillon's, Blackstone Hill .. J.Dillon .. ..18 Lignite .. 1 12' .. .. .. .. „ .. 10 .. 10 254 264 Southland. Pukerau, Pukerau .. .. F. A. Junker (P.) .. 35 Lignite .. 1 16' 9' 1 in 8 Bordand .. 7'x 6' 10oh. Adit .. 732 .. 732 39,895 40,627 .. 1 1 Horse .. .. .. .. Natural .. 23/9/15 pillar Heffernan's, East Gore .. E.Jones (P.) ..37 „ ..1 20' 12' 1 in 7 Ditto .. .. 6'x 6' 5 oh. Engine plane 3,025 .. 3,025 59,015 62,040 1 1 2 Steam .. Snowpump „ .. 20/8/15 Green's,Gore .. .. W. C. Johnston (P.) 27 „ .. 1 17' 12' lin20 10'x 8' lOoh. „ 11,349 .. 11,349 154,876 166,225 1 6 7 .. Tangye Fan .. 22/9/15 1 4' x 3' 50' Bushy Park, Croydon.. .. J.Wilson .. ..10 „ ..1 20' All .. .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 970 .. 970 20,713 21,683 1 .. 1 „ .. Steam pump .. 26/8/15 Burnwell, North Chatton .. W. Mclvor (P.) .. 16 ,, .. 1 20' 12' linlO Bordand .. 10'x 8' 5 ch. Engine plane 1,955 .. 1,955 34,925 36,880 1 1 2,, .. St earn pump Natural .. 20/8/15 , pillar Ramsay's, North Chatton .. J. Buchols (P.) .. 12 ,, .. 1 20' 15' linlO Ditto .. .. 8'x 6' 5ch. ,, 7,067 .. 7,067 65,794 72,861 1 3 4 ,, .... .. .. „ .. 20/8/15 Springfield, Waikaka Valley ... J. Duncan (P.) .. 22 „ .. 1 17' 10' linlO „ .. .. 9'x 8' 5 ch. „ 7,853 .. 7,853 41,720 49,573 1 4 5 ,, .. Steam pump „ .. 20/8/15 1 4' x 3' 50' Glenlee, Waikaka .. .. D. T. McGill (P.) ..22 „ ..1 14' All .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 646 .. 646 13,715 14,361 1 1 2 Horse .. .. .. .. .. 20/8/15 Edges, Waikaka .. .. A. A. Edge (P.) .. 16 „ .. 1 16' 12' 1 in 14 Bordand .. 8'x 8' 3 ch. Engine plane 2,124 .. 2,124 42,276 44,400 1 1 2 Steam .. Steam pump Natural .. 20/8/15 pillar t Rossvale, Waikaia .. .. R. Craig (P.) .. 12 ,, .. 1 10' 8' 1 in 12 ! Ditto .. .. 6'x 5' lOoh. Adit .. 2,067 .. 2,067 32,695 34,762 1 2 3 Horse .. .. .. .. „ .. 24/9/15 1 4'x 3' 60' Argyle, Waikaia .. .. H. C. Hutton (P.) ..24 ,, .. 1 20' All .. .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 469 .. 469 4,251 4,720 2 .. 2 ,, .. .. .. .. ,, .. 24/9/15 Anderson's, Riversdale, Wendon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 .. 108 5,727 5,835 .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. „ .. 24/9/15 Waimea, including Lynoh's, King- J. E. Johnstone (P.).. 7 „ ..1 6' All .. .. Bordand .. [6'x 6' 2 ch. Adit .. 1,052 .. 1,052 6,534 7,586 1 1 2 Horse .. .. .. .. „ .. 24/9/15 stone Crossing pillar Princhester Creek, The Key .. W. O. Kempthorne .. 13 Brown .. 1 6' „ .. Irregular .. Open .. .. .. .. .. 90 90 1,408 1,498 1 1 „ .. .. .. .. „ .. 28/1/15 Mataura Collieries, Mataura .. J.Broome .. .. 19 Lignite .. 1 17' 12' linlO f Bordand .. 8'x 6' 5ch. Engine plane 5,337 .. 5,337 168,041 173,378 2 3 5 Steam .. Steam pump „ .. 22/9/15 pillar 1 4' diameter 50' Mataura Lignite Pit, Mataura .. William Coster (P.) 39 „ .. 1 18' All .. .. Open .... .. .. Open .. 10,930 10,930 137,020 147,950 8 8 Horse .. St earn pump .. . 22/9/15 Waimumu, Mataura .. .. G. W. Williams (P.) .. 16 „ ..1 9' 7' .. ...... .. .. ., .. 136 .. 136 30,577 30,713 1 .. 1 „ .. .. .. .. .. 5/3/15 Heatherlea, Waimumu .. F. Barber .. ..4 „ ..1 .. .. .. •• •• » •• 119 •• 119 236 355 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5/3/15 Ota Creek. Wyndham .. E. Genge (P.) ..35 ,, ..1 6' All ,. .. .. .. ,. .. 1,072 .. 1,072 17,849 18,921 1 .. 1 „ .. Steam pump .. 22/9 15 Clarke's, Wyndham G. W. Clarke (P.) .. 8 „ ..1 12' ,, .. .. .. .. » .. 1,080 .. 1,080 12,391 13,471 1 1 I „ .. Steam pump .. : 22/9 15 Robinhood, Pine Bush .. J. Conser .. ..34 „ ..1 14' ,, L. .. •• •• >> •• •• •• •• 3,287 3,287 .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. .. | ../ Graham's, Fairfax .. .. E.Graham .... .. .. .. .. .. •• .. •• .. -4 .. 24 16,617 16,641 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. I ../ Nightcaps, Nightcaps .. William Barclay .. 34 Brown .. 2 26'in 24' 1 in 7 | Bordand .. 10'x 10' 20ch. Adit, engine 65,361 .. 65,361 1,031,484 1,096,845 27 81 108 Steam, com- Three tangyes Two fans .. 18/11/15 aggregate pillar .. 9' x 6' 20 ch. plane j pressed air, 1 8' x 4' 6* 90' j and horse New Brighton, Nightcaps .. A. Hunter .. .. 9 ,, ..1 12'to 20' 12' 1 in 7 Ditto .. .. 6'x 6' 5ch. Adit .. 11,492 52 11,544 32,505 44,049 3 7 10 Steam .. .. .. .. Natural .. 19/11/15 Thistle, Nightcaps .. .. H. Fergusson (P.) .. 2 ,, ..1 9' 7' 1 in 6 » .. .. 6'x 5' 3 ch. „ .. 1,942 .. 1,942 210 2,152 1 4 5 .. .. .. .. 19/11/15 Wairio, Nightcaps .. .. C. H. Heycock ..10 „ ..1 17' 9' 1 in 7 6'x 6' 2 ch. „ 15,496 414 15,910 9,973 25,883 4 18 22 .. .. .. .. .. 19/11/15 Wairio Railway and Coal Com- C. H. Heycock .. 1 „ ..1 Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 972 .. 972 .. 972 3 4 7 .. .. .. .. .. 19/11/15 pany, Wairio Wairaki (formerly New Wairaki), R. McDowell (P.) .. 2 „ ..1 9' 7' 1 in 6 Bordand .. 6'x 6' 2 ch. Adit .. 350 .. 350 .. 350 1 2 3.. .... .. Natural .. 19/11/15 Nightcaps pillar Beaumont, Nightcaps.. .. J. Thomson (P.) .. 7 „ ..1 20' 15' lin4 Open .... .. .. .. 2,297 .. 2,297 6,709 9,006 6 6 Steam .. Steam pump .. 19/11/15 Mossbank, Nightcaps .. J. Thomson (P.) ..1 „ ..1 9' 7' 1 in 6 Bordand .. 6'x 5' 2 ch. Adit .. 765 .. 765 .. 765 2 .. 2 „ .. .. .. .. Natural .. 19/11/15 pillar Mount Linton, Nightcaps .. A. Hunter .. ..21 „ ..1 20' 15' .. Open .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,314 3,314 6 .. 6 „ .. Steam pump .. 19/11/15 Birrell's, Nightcaps .. .. J. Phillips (P.) .. 1 „ ..1 10' All .. .. .. .. 504 .. 504 .. 504 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. 19/11/15 Beattie's, Nightcaps .. .. G. Beattie .. 1 „ .. 1 9' ,. .. .. .. .. 19 .. 19 19 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 19/11/15 Diamond Lignite, Seaward Bush T. Knuckey (P.) .. 13 Lignite .. 1 32' .. .. » .. .. .. .. .■ 1,537 .. 1,537 11,005 12,542 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 28/11/15 Lynwood, Te Anau .. .. T. Roberts (New Zea- 15 „ .. 1 7' ., .. .. .. •• .. •• •. •• 171 .. 171 1,998 2,169 1 1 land Tourist Department) Wellwood Park, Pukerau .. A. M. Mason ..14 „ ..1 7' „ I. .. •> .. .. -• Adit .. 15 15 304 319 Otikerama Station, Pukerau .. W. J. Voight. ..18 „ ..1 7' „ I. .. •• •• »• •• •• •• .. 300 300 Riverview, Gore .. .. J. Nicol .. .... ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 .. 65 1,836 1,901 .. .. .. Tuach's, Waimumu .. J. Tuach .. ..9 .. .. .. .. .. Adit .... .. .. Adit .. .. .. .. 81 81 .. .. .. .. .. ' Output of mines included in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• .. 2,287,182 2,287,182 previous statements at which operations are suspended or abandoned Totals, Southern District, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• -• •• •• 381,206 88,009 469,215 11,199,919 11,669,134 265 666 931 South Island Totals, West Coast Dis- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 837,335 441,659 1,278,994 21,000,346 22,279,340 573 1,749 2,322 trict, South Island Totals, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 338,251 122,164 460,415 7,126,790 7,587,205 212 691 903 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,556,792 651,832 2,208,624 39,327,055 41,535,679 1,050 3,106 ! 4,156 I ' I Output of mines included in statement for 1890, but whose operations were suspended prior to 1890 (less three, which are again included in body of statement—namely, Hill's Creek, 779 tons ; Lovell's Flat, 323 tons ; Wyndham, 1,988 tons : Tons. total, 3,090 tons) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132,732 Output of mines included in former statements, but whose operations were suspended prior to 1889 .. .. .. 172,529 Output of Waikaka, Adam's Flat, and Waimea Mines, inserted twice in statement for 1891 .. .. .. .. 6,518 Shale exported, 1914 .. •• •• •• • • •• •• •• •• . • •• • • 21 41,847,479* * Thih total include* 14,443 tons of oil-shale mined prior to 1914.