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COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1918— continued.

jN ame of Mine and Locality. Name of Manager. -r Quality of Coal. I m "g j Thickness of t-1, Seams. fS* Thickness worked. ! . I ~ ' Approximate Approximate System of C . Tnf „, n„tn„t Total Total Underground = ,„,c,vf Output to Output to working. £ iorj.»ro. , 3i s t December, : 31st December, ■S " 1917. 1918. I I ' Number of Men ordinarily employ d. M(*ans of Ventilation. SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT— continued. Southland —continued. Tons. Tons. Toils Nightcaps No. 1, Nightcaps .. W. Barclay .. I 37 Brown .. i 3 6', 12'. and All | Bord and 2 43,024 |~) , 16' pillar 25 70 95 ! Two fans am Nightcaps X.». 2. Nightcaps .. W. Ban-lay .. 2 „ ..1 28' 20' Bord and .. 10,781 U, 254, 144 1,307,949 natural, /gj pillar [_ 9 5 14 Natural. And open Black Diamond, Nightcaps .. G. Tinker (P.) ..3 „ ..1 25' 10' Bord and .. 4.352 ' 2,752 7,104 3 5 8 pillar Burndale (Beattie's), Nightcaps G. Beattie (P.) ..4 „ ..1 9' 7' Ditto .. .. 923 34 957 1 3 4: „ - Coaldale. Nightcaps .. J Robertson .. j 1 ,, .. 1 10' 6' ,, .... 665 .. 665 2 5 7 „ New Brighton. Nightcaps .. W.Dixon .. 12 „ ..1 7' All „ .. 1 7,092 48,529 55,621 4 13 17 Fan. Wairio, Nightcaps .. .. C. R. Heycock ..13 „ ..I 14' All „ .. .. 18.879, 66,224 85.103 14 22: 36 Natural. McKenzie and Sheddan. Nightcaps J.Robertson ..1 „ ..1 14' 7' , 199 [ .. 199 1 2:3 The Willow. Nightcaps .. J. O. Clapp ..5 „ ... 1 12' .. Open .... 62 2,501 2,563 1 .. 1 Wairaki, Nightcaps .. .. W. Excell ... S „ .. 1 9' 7' Bord and i .. 241 350 591 2 i 3 | 5 Natural pillar Beaumont, Nightcaps .. A. Hunter ..10 ,, ..1 20' .All j Open .. .. .. 12.234 12.234 Mossbank, Nightcaps .. .. fA. Hunter ... 4 „ ..1 14' 14' „ .. .. 3,609 2.637 6,246 4 3 7 Linton, Nightcaps * .. .. C. R. Heycock ..3 „ ..1 20' 20' „....' 203 ', 3,779 3.982 5 .. 5 Wellwood Park, Pukerau .. A. M. Mason .. 17 Lignite ..1 7' 7' , 12 364 376 Otikerama, Pukerau .. .. W. J. Voight ..21 „ ..1 7' 7' „ .. .. 10 332 342 .. Riverview, Gore .. .. J. Nicol .. .. 31 ! ..1 10' 10' , 30 1.968 1,998 Diamond Lignite, Seaward Bush W. Robertson (P.).. 16 „ ..1 25' 18' „ .... 2,652 15,303 17,955 3 1 4 Orepuki, Orepuki .. .. W. Herrick .. 2-2 Brown ..1 10' 10' „ .. .. 1.529 21.925 26,-154 3 3 Lynwood, Te Anau .. .. N.Z. Govt. Tourist . 8 Lignite ..1 ',' 7' .. j .. 14 2.365 i 2.379 1 .. 1 Department Output of mines included in previous statements at which operations are suspended or abandoned .. .. .. .. , 2,673.220 2,673.226 .. .. .. Totals, Southern District, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 487.383 j 12,595,523 13,082,906 340 I 709 1,049 South Island Totals, West Coast Dis- .. .. \ .. .. .. .. .. .. 997. 0S9 ] 24,721,753 | 25,718,842 520 1,521 2.041 trict, South Island Totals, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 549.778 j 8,543,957 j 9,093,735 242 662 901 i : : ' Grandtotals .. | .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 2,034,250 ' 45,861.233 47,895,483 1,102 .2,892 3,994 Output of some mines prior to 1890 not included in the above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 311.7711 Shale exported .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21.. ..... 48,207.283* ___! ' j _j i | | I * This total includes 14,443 tons ol" oil-shale mined prior to 1914. 3,994