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Name of Mine and Locality. Xarrre of Manager. s- CJ "*j* 5 ft Quality of Coal. -****•" ft Thickness of Seams. Thickness worked. CC System of 2 Underground ° working. Z fl a ft Total Output for 1916. Approximate Approximate Total Total Output to Output to 31st December. 31st December, 1915. 1916. JN"umber of Men ordinarily employed. Mean;! of Ventilation. ci c o iOU' 'HERN INS! ■ECTION DISTRICT— c< •ii\ :ued. Central Otago. Coal Creek, Roxburgh J. Barber 46 Lignite .. 1 I 20' 7' Bord and piUar All Open .. 25' Bord and pillar 7' Ditto .. AU Open .. Tons. 476 Tons. 59,955 Tons. 60,431 l 1 2 Natural. McPherson's, Coal Creek Flat .. Perseverance, Coal Creek Flat .. J. Weatherall (P.) .. J. Craig (P.) 46 29 ii • ■ 1 I 1 60' 75' 1,834 783 67,084 59,618 68,918 60,401 2 2 2 2 4 jj Alexandra, Alexandra Cambrian, Cambrian Laudervale, St. Bathan's St. Bathan's, St. Bathan's Rough Ridge, Oturehua Ida burn, Oturehua Oturehua, Oturehua Gimmerbum, Gimmerbum Shepherd's Creek, Bannockbum A. W. Whittlestone M. J. Miller J. Enright J. Beck (P.) J. White (P.) R. Thomas C. Dougherty W. R. Parcell 35 55 12 19 30 46 24 60 39 14 32 30 9' 30' 12' 20' 20' 20' 7' 12' 8' 15' ", . '. AU 1 3,938 285 141 552 680 210 24 755 85,769 48,467 1,225 5,916 29,277 44,737 2,129 3,205 82,510 j 89.707 48,752 1,225 6,057 29,829 45,417 2,339 3,229 83,265 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 1 9 1 1 2 2 1 Exhaust steam. 7' Bord and pillar 10' Ditto .. AU Levels .. „ Open .. 10' Bord and pillar All Semi-verti-cal levels 16' Open .. 9' „ .. 1 S 4 Private. Exhaust steam. Cairnmuir, Bannockbum Ranfurly, Bannockbum Cardrona, Cardrona Gibbston, Gibbston H. C. Russell (P.) .. J. Hodson, jun. (P.) R. McDougaU (P.).. John Hodson 1 1 1 1 12' 10' 10' 15' 2,994 2,350 153 545 36,998 5,775 25,627 22,167 39.992 8,125 25,780 22,712 1 1 2 1 6 3 2 7 4 2 3 Natural. Nevis, Nevis R. Thomson 16 1 20' 279 5,809 6,088 1 1 2 Nevis Crossing, Nevis Clarke's, Nevis Crossing, Nevis.. Dillon's, Blackstone Hill Mt. Highlay (late Gold and Scheelite Mining Company (Ltd.)), Macrae's R. Ritchie (P.) J. Ritchie J. Dillon .. H. P. Gray 13 2 19 10 a ■ * 1 1 1 1 16' 9' 12' 10' 6' Tunnel 843 250 10 80 12,128 180 264 2,816 12,971 430 274 2.896 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 XX Private. South Otago. Fernhill, Abbotsford James Gray 39 Lignite .. 15' 12' Bord and pillar AU Ditto .. 1,293 155,844 157,137 Natural. 39 1 1 4 4 1 8 Freeman's Coal Company, Abbotsford Green Island, Green Island Jubilee, Saddle Hill Saddle HiU (No. 1), Saddle Hill Saddle Hill (No. 2), Saddle Hill East Taieri, Saddle Hill Brighton, Brighton J. Sneddon T. Barclay, jun. T. Barclaj 7 , sen. Robert Hill Robert Hill W. Coulter (P.) .. N. McColl(P.) 36 36 29 19 44 15 5 1 29 in it ■ • a • • 1 7' to 14' 10' 8' to 18' 20' 22' 10' 6' 8' „ All „ .. 2 1 2 1 1 1 13,278 5,180 21,532 6,666 15,434 3,210 252 532,529 121,849 300,653 227,593 217,020 8,771 3,207 545,807 127,029 322,185 . 234,259 232,454 11,981 3,459 4 3 7 3 6 1 1 21 5 21 7 19 6 2 25 28 10 25 7 3 Fan. Furnace. Fan" »» • ■ J> • • 7' „ .. Natural. 99 * * I .. I