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No. 7. Table showing the Total Quantity and Value of Coal imported into and exported from New Zealand from and to each Country during the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

No. 8. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining other than Coal during the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

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I Imports. Exp :iorts. Country imported from or exported to. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Tons. £ United Kingdom Straits Settlements Canada, via West Coast Australia .. .. .. . .. 293,956 189,526 Fanning Island .. .. .. .. ' Fiji * Egypt Chile U.S.A., via East Coast U.S.A., via West Coast German Samoa Tons. 115,682 49,811 5,330 51,972 11 1.7,391 25,246 1,815 2,403 15,596 575 40,705 640 766 2,172 1,560 £ 121,734 41,688 5,198 48,509 24 15,997 20,307 2,293 2,583 17,031 580 41,172 864 600 2,254 1,962 Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Society Islands Tuamotu Archipelago Totals .. .. .. .. 293,956 189,526 I :|! Includes 3,492 tons imported and subsequently exported 331,675* 328,796

Number of Persons ordinarily implc iyed at T01 ;al. County or Borough. Gold-quartz Gold VI inns. Alluvial Mines. Golddredges. Mines other than Gold and Coal. 1916. 1915. Northern Inspection District. Jounty and Borough of Thames .. 153 Jounty of Ohinemuri ... .. 359 ,, Coromandel .. .. 72 Piako .. .. .. 3 Borough of Tauranga .. .. 3 Waihi .. .. .. 1,099 Puhipuhi district Etotorua 3reat Barrier Island.. .. .. 4 153 359 72 3 3 1,099 5 196 395 62 2 2 1,207 6 2 6 5 4 West Coast Inspection District. Jounty of Marlborough .. .. 97 3 ,, Waimea .. .. .. 10 ,, Collingwood .. .. .. 11 „ Murchison .. .. .. 53 Buller .. .. .. i 33 „ Inangahua .. .. 590 4 Grey .. 79 Westland.. .. .. .. 121 Borough of Ross .. .. .. .. 18 „ Hokitika .. .. .. 4 40 21 56 100 10 11 53 37 634 100 177 18 4 92 12 13 50 48 730 154 188 69 Southern Inspection District. Jounty of Taieri .. .. .. .. 3 Tuapeka .. .. .. 6 156 Vincent .. .. .. 6 59 „ Maniototo .. .. .. 63 ,, Waihemo .. .. 29 Waitaki .. .. .. .. 17 „ Lake .. .. .. .. 43 Wallace .. .. .. •• 47 „ Bruce „ Southland .. .. .. 73 Stewart Island 35 128 4 1 "24 7 198 193 63 53 17 110 47 7 173 3 2 241 227 77 28 21 103 51 20 195 0 " 5 "62 i 7 100 3 Totals 2,435 787 2,435 787 392 99 3,713 4,205 Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about Nat Zealand Hnes during 1916 and 1915. i916. 1915. Increase or Decrease. Sold, silver, and scheelite Dther metalliferous mines joal-mines Totals 3,614 99 3,988 7,701 4,193 12 4,156 Dec. 579 Inc. 87 Dec. 168 8,361 Dec. 660