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Exports: Bunkers.

No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1921.

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Produce of New Zealand. Produce of Other Countries. Produce of Country to which exported Tons. Value. Tons. Value. | ; £ £ United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 29,027 69,970 0,988 20,758 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. 750 1,805 Australia .. .. .. .. .. 7,342 11,265 2,192 3,651 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 341 469 United States of America, via west coast . . .. 1,100 1,375 Tutuila .. .. .. .. .. 419 576 Totals .. .. -.. 38,979 85,460 9,180 24,409 Exports: Caryo. Produce of New Zealand. Produce of Other Countries. Country to which Exported Tons. Value. Tons. Value. £ t Australia .. .. .. .. .. 9,781 15,894 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,492 4,229 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. 161 798 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. 262 663 12 60 Society Islands ........ 5 24 2 8 Tutuila .. .. .. .. .. 1,503 2,442 Totals . . ,„ .. 14,204 24,050 14 68

Number of Persons ordinarily employed at Total. County or Borough. Gold-quartz Cold Cold- , Mines other than ,,,„, ,,,„, Mines. Alluvial Mines. dredges. '• Cold and Coal. l ' il - ''-"• NORTHEBN INSPECTION DISTRICT. County and Borough of Thames .. 63 .. .. . . 68 55 County of Ohinemuri .. .. 47 .. .. .. 47 ()<) ,, Coromandel .. .. 46 .. .. .. 4g :{0 ,, Piako .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 5 Q Borough of Waihi .. .. .. 924 .. .. .. 924 827 County of Tauranga . . .. 62 .. .. . . 02 29 Puhipuhi district .. .. .. .. .. .. II 11 15 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 17 5 .. .. 22 34 ,, Waimea .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 4 „ Takaka . . .. .. .. .. . . I 1 I ,, Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. 35 35 „ Murehison .... 4 23 .. . . 27 19 „ Buller .. .. .. 4 14 .. ., ]8 31 „ Inangahua . . .. 252 8 .. . . 260 264 Grey .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. 21 38 Wcstland .. . . 6 56 70 .. 132 94 5 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 3 „ Tuapeka .. .. .. .. 82 .. .. 82 74 „ Vincent .. . . .. 4 52 50 .. 106 114 „ Maniototo .. .... 50 .. .. ' 50 ' 37 Waihemo.. .... 1 2 .. 3 8 „ Waitaki .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 7 |0 Lake .. .. .. .. 22 .. 9 31 30 „ . Wallace .. .. .. ..• 31 .. .. ;{| 26 ,, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , | „ Southland .. .. .. 65 16 2 83 69 Totals .. .. .. 1,438 438 136 58 I 2,070 1,930 Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1921 and 1920. — L921. 1920. Increase. Gold, silver, and gold-scheelite mines .. .. .. .. 2,021 1,903 118 Other metalliferous mines, including those worked for scheelite alone .. 49 27 22 Coal-mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,367 4,078 289 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6,437 6,008 429