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TABLES. Page Accidents, Eye .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,72 Accidents in Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64-66 Accidents in Metal-mines, <fcc. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13-15 Accidents in Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24-25 Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51-53 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Analyses of Mine-air, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Auriferous-quartz Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 16,47 Bullion purchased by Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49, 50 Coal exported .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 Coal imported .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10, 11 Coal, Output of .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 3, 10, 62, 63, 65, 84-88 Coal-miners, Number of .. .. .. .. .. 5,11,13,16,63,64,65,71 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Coal-mines Statistics of Workings in .. .. .. .. .. 84-88 Companies, Affairs of Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51-53 Companies, Sluicing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Dividends .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 16-19, 51-53 Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17, 18 Dredges, Number of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,17 Electrical Plants at Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 Eye-accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71, 72 Gold and other Minerals exported .. .. .. .. .. . . 7, 8, 9 Gold or Bullion obtained .. .. .. ~ .. .. 2,16-19,47-49,51-53 Gold produced 1857-1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ? Gold-mines, Number of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16, 18 Mineral-production .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I, 13 Minerals exported .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,7-9,13 Miners, Number of .. .. .. .. .'. 5,11,13,16-18,51-53,63-65,71,84-88 Ore treated at Thames School of Mines Experimental Plant .. .. .. 42 Prospeoting-drills, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Prospecting Parties, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 26, 27 Quarries, Stone, Output, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. ..24 Quartz crushed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,16,21,47-49 Roads, Subsidies on .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 29 Scheelite .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 20, 21 Schools of Mines, Expenditure on .. .. .. .. .. . . 29 Sluicing Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..19 Statistics of Workings in Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 84-88 Stone-quarries, Output of, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..22: Timbering, Intervals allowed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Tungsten-ore.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,21 PLANS AND MAPS. Map of Kimu Goldfield, Westland Mining District, N.Z., showing Prospecting Boreholes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. To face page 17 Ventilation Plan, No. 9 Level, Waihi Gold-mining Company .. ... To face page 30