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TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE MINES STATTOiNT.

No. 1. Table showing the Quantity and Value of Minerals, except Gold and Silver, entered for Exportation during the Years ended the 31st December, 1916 and 1917, and the Total Value since the 1st January, 1853. The Coal-output is also included.

No. 2. Table showing the Increase or Decrease in the Annual Production of Coal and Oilshale in the Dominion, and the Quantity of Coal imported since 1878.

For Year ended the 81st December, 1917. Name of Metal or Mineral. For Year ended the lBt the 'UkI; l-!ppmrtliov imf, ISli .Jamiai>, LM.i.i, IO Hie .list .December, me. 3lBt December, .1917. Quantity. Value. Value. Quantity. Value. I Quantity. Value. ilineral produce, including kauri-gum— Tons. £ Copper-ore .. .. .. .. 6 li Chrome-ore .. .. .. .. , .. Antimony-ore Manganese-ore Haematite ore.. Tungsten-ore.. .. .. .. 161 28,9' Sulphur (crude) Mixed minerals* .. .. .. 2,351 6,6' Coal (New Zealand) exported .. .. 221,125 236,01 Coke exported .. .. .. 119 2' Coal, output of mines in Dominion (less 1,847,294 923,(1exports) Oil-shale Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 4,594 291,9: £ Tons. £ Tons. £ 1,504: 19,372 5,809 38,002 3,768 54,941 19,364; 61,905 77; 469 266J 49,070 1,994, 230,522 4,927 13,241 7,335; 14,614 53,673; 231,556 328,183 326,553 4,712,240' 4,429,442 33 57 16,683 25,366 1,928,952 964,476 41,446,350i 20,031,364 163 i 28,972 2 6,679 236,063 240 923,647 291,917 14,444 7,236 5,456 339,882 353,8731 18,167,939 2,270,225 1,694,652 46,634,766 43,911,355 Total quantity and value of minerals 2,075,650 ; 1,487,61 other than gold and silver 2,078,650 1,487,683! 2,270,225 1,694,652 . » Including lime, 32 tons; pumice-sand, 2,161 tons; pun :e-sand, 2,161 tons; pumici 3-stone, 136 tons ; and ston -stone, 186 tons ; and stone, 19 tons.

Coal and SI the Di lale raised in jniinion. Coal imported. Year. Tons. Increase over Preceding Year. Tons. Yearly Increase or Decrease. Decrease below Preceding Year. Prior to 1878 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 .. .. * 1.909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 709,931 102,218 231,218 299,923 337,262 378,272' 421,764 «. 480,831 511,063 534,353 558,620 613,895 586,445 637,397 668,794 673,315 691,548 719,546 726,654 792,851 840,713 907,033 975,234 1,093,990 1,239,686 1,365,040 1,420,229 1,537,838 1,585,756 1,729,536 1,831,009 1,800,975 1,911,247 2,197,362 2,006,073 2,177,615 1,888,005 2,275,014 2,208,024 2,257,135 2,068,419 Inc. 69,000 „ 68,705 „ 37,339 „ 41,010 „ 43,492 „ 59,009 „ 30,232 „ 23,290 „ 24,267 „ 55,275 Dec. 27,450 Inc. 50,952 „ 31,397 4,521 „ 18,233 „ 27,998 7,108 „ 66,197 „ 47,862 „ 66,320 „ 68,201 „ 118,750 „ 145,696 „ 125,354 „ 55,189 „ 117,609 „ 47,918 „ 143,780 „ 101,473 „ 29,966 „ 50,272 „ 286,115 Dec. 131,289 Inc. 111,542 Dec. 289,010 Inc. 387,609 Dec. 66,990 Inc. 48,511 Dec. 188,716 174,148 158,076 123,298 129,962 129,582 123,540 148,444 130,202 119,873 107,230 101,341 128,063 110,939 125,318 125,453 117,444 112,961 108,198 101,756 110,907 115,427 99,655 124,033 149,764 127,853 163,923 147,196 169,046 207,567 220,749 287,808 258,185 232,378 188,068 364,359 468,940 518,070 353,471 293,956 291,597 6,'664 24,904 20,722 14,379 135 9451 4,520 25,371 36,'070 21]850 38,521 13,182 67,059 170,201 104,581 49,130 16,072 33,778 380 6,042 18,242 10,329 12,643 5,889 17,124 8,009 4,483 4,703 6,442 15,772 21,911 16," 727 29,023 25,807 44,310 164,599 59,515 2,359