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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, 1922.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1922 and 1921.

Country to which exported. Produce of r ew Zealand. Produce of other Countries. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. United Kingdom Canada, via west coast Australia Fiji .. United States of America, via west coast .. United States of America, via cast coast .. Ocean Island Tutuila 86,910 820 0,847 895 300 2,454 1,278 504 £ 202,133 1,890 10,784 1,220 000 5,083 1,278 080 109 140 104 a 507 371 480 Totals 100,014 223,074 473 1,358 Ex; wrts: Cargo. Produce ol New Zealand. Produce of other Countries. Country to which exported. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. United Kingdom Australia Fiji .. Tonga Western Samoa Society Islands Tutuila 9 10,431 2,027 3 9 £ 14 10,090 3,250 15 37 10,070 | 4 i £ ie i "a 0,202 Totals .. 18,741 30,088 5 21 I

Numher of Persons ordinarily employed at Tol al. County or Borough. Gold-quartz Cold Gold- Mines other than Mines. Alluvial Mines. dredges. Gold and Coal. 1922. 1021. ! I Northern Inspection District. County and Borougli of Thames County of Ohinemuri „ Coromandel .. ■ .. „ Piako Borough of Waihi County of Tauranga ,, Whangarei 49 45 51 842 116 . .* 49 45 51 03 47 46 5 924 02 11 is 842 116 18 [West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough „ Waimea .. ,, Takaka .. ,, Collingwood „ Murchison Buller .. „ Inangahua Grey ,, Westland 8 3 1 3 20 17 9 31 97 30 II 1 39 20 17 292 40 102 22 I 1 35 27 18 260 21 132 283 1 2 65 0 Southern Inspection District. County of Taieri „ Tuapeka „ Vincent „ Maniototo „ Waihemo.. „ Waitaki .. ,, Lake „ Wallace .. ,. Southland 5 50 3 '80 55 42 1 80 103 50 3 7 29 40 70 2 82 106 50 3 7 31 31 83 "2 7 27 40 62 i2 2 Totals 1,455 452 121 63 2,091 2,070

Gold, silver, and tungsten mines Other metalliferous mines .. Coal-mines Totals 1022. 1921. 2,031 2,021 60 49 4,556 4,367 6,647 6,437 Increase. 10 11 189 210 6,437 210