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No. 6. Number of Persons ordinarily employed in Mining other than Coal during the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand, Mines during 1917 and 1916.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at County or Borough. Gold-quartz | Gold Gold- Mines other than Minos. j Alluvial Mines, j dredges. Gold and Coal. I llll 7. Toi tni. Ill Hi. Northern Inspection Distriot. County and Borough of Thames .... 117 County of Ohinemuri .. .. 291 .. „ Coromandel .. .. 19 ... Piako .. .. .. 5 Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 971 .. .. ... Tauranga district .. .. .. Ill Puhipuhi district .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill Great Barrier Island.. .. .. 3 117 :».ll 19 5 971 10 111 •> .) 1 I l I I 53 359 72 3 I ,099 3 5 4 Wust Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 66 7 „ Waimea .. „ Collingwood .. .. 8 4 ,, Murehison .. .. .. 42 Buller .. .. .. 2 33 ,, Inangahua .. .. 485 Ii 37 ,, Grey .. .. .. .. 66 10 Westland.. .. .. .. 113 37 Borough of Ross .. .. .. 7 2 ,, Hokitika 73 12 42 35 528 76 150 9 100 10 11 53 37 634 100 177 18 4 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. 4 1 .. 12 Tuapeka ...... 5 112 2 2 Vincent .. .. .. 4 42 105 ,, Maniototo .. .. .. 51 7 Waihemo .. .. 31 .. .. 11 Waitaki .. .. .. .. 16 Lake .. .. .. 2 31 .. 63 Wallace .. .. .. .. 32 ,, Bruce .. .. .. .. .. 3 Southland .. .. .. 60 59 Stewart Island 17 121 151 58 42 16 96 32 3 119 17 121 151 58 42 16 96 32 3 119 7 198 193 63 53 17 110 47 7 173 3 Totals .. .. .. 2,030 618 260 104 3 618 260 104 3,012 3,012 3,713

1917. 1916. Increase or Decrease. , . I_ . silver and gold, and scheelite ... ... 2,908 Dther metalliferous mines, including scheelite ... ' 104 Ooal-minos ... ... ... ... 3,983 3,614 99 3,988 Dec. 706 Inc. 5 Dec. 5 — Totals ... ... ... , 6,995 7,701 Dec. 706 i