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ANNEXURE C.

STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL-MINES, 1916.

Same of Mine and Locality. IName of Manager. >x as ft Qualitv of Coal. a "3-3 .. cj ft Thickness of Seams. Thickness worked. System of Underground working. CQ CJ oj "ft Total Output for 1916. Xuniber of Men Approximate Approximate ordinarilv employed. Total Total Output to Output to 31st December, 31st December, 1915. 1916. > * - S -H HH Means of entilation. OJ **J* HH EH NORTHER? INSPECTIC iN DISTRICT. North Auckland Coalfields. Whangarei J. Cadnian Semi - bituminous 3' 9" to 8' 8' I I _ _ _ Bord and 2 pillar Tons. 2,756 Tons. ! Tons. 15,069 17,825 I 3 10 13 Natural. Northern Coal Company (Ltd.)^Northern Leasehold Kiripaka Co-operative.. Kerr and Wyatt's leasehold Hikurangi E. Nelson Ci. Doel E. W. Tattley J. Bovd .. F. H. Kells A. H. Taylor 19 1 Ditto ■1 3' to 6' 5' to 10' 4' to 8' 11' 3' to 8' 12' to 14' 6' 10' 8' 10' 8' 12' Ditto .. .. .. .. .. "„ '.. i Bord and pillar Ditto .. 4 „ .. 2 28,154 8,111 12,043 9,405 515 65,522 569,429 597.583 10 8,111 1 292,662 304,705 17 9,912 19.317 1 1,469 1,984 : 1 1,002,519 1.068.041 i 30 18 25 8 2 80 28 i Fan. 10 Natural. 42 Fan. 9 i Natural. 3 110 j Fan. •• Waikato Coalfield. Waipa T. Thomson Brown 11' 6" 9' 88,105 149,876 237.981 ] 22 j 86 . 108 Fan. Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited) — Taupiri, Ralph's Taupiri Extended Pukemiro Huntly Brick Company Waikato Extended A. Penman W. Wood A. Burt .. R. Greenwell D. Nicholson 25 28 4 jj • • »» * ' 10' to 60' 10' to 34' 16' to 18' 15' 7' 20' 20' 6' to 14' 15' 7' Opencut Bord and pillar 54,048 132,575 81,582 3,268 30 13,171,589 3,358,212 | j ?g 11.009 92.591 32 10.418 13,686 3 30 1 85 213 90 114 272 122 3 Natural. 4 "3 Output of mines included in previ >us Statements at whiel oper •ations are sus] I ier« led or abando ied .. I I ..I 2,353,253 I 2,353,253 ] .-. Nelson Coalfield. Puponga Colliery A. Morris Bituminous iVEST COAS * INSPECT!! 3N DISTRICT ex. 16,125 191,843 207,968 20 50 Mechanical. 13 i 9' Full height Bord and pillar I Ditto .... 20 30 50 North Cape Colliery Job Hughes 6 jj i 3' 6" to 5' 6" 10,022 32,544 42.566 33 33 16 49 Natural. 49 Duller Coalfield. Co-operative Mine H. Chester (P.) .. >j 10' 7' Bord and pillar Ditto .. .. 1,570 1,403 2,973 2 2 Natural. 2 2 Coal Creek Mine Westport-Stockton Colliery W. McGuire (P.) .. 1 A. K. Broadhead .. 1 8 »j . 6' 8'to 24' Full height 4'to 16' 2,477 189,430 2,477 2 846,940 1,036,370 100 2 100 5 130 230 Mechanical. 7 230 i I „ •■ I ..