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The production from and the number of persons employed at the collieries of the Dominion are shown in the following table : —

SECTION II.—PERSONS EMPLOYED.

The following statement shows the tons of coal raised, persons employed, lives lost by accidents in or about collieries, &c, to 1922.

Name oi Colliory. Locality. Class of Coal. Output for 1922. Total Output to 31st December, 1922. Total Number of Persons ordinarily employed. Northern District. Flikurangi (2 collieries) Wilson's Colliery Taupiri Extende'l Rotowaro Pukemiro Wai pa West Coast District. Wcstport-Stockton Millerton Denniaton Paparoa Blaokball Liverpool (State,).. Southern District. Kaitangata and Castlehill (3 collieriei ) Taratu Linton Wairaki (2 collieries) 156 other collieries Hikurangi Huntiy Semi-bituminous Brown Tons. 30,813 30,257 130,499 93,496 138,941 41,488 Tons. 1,389,023 74,099 2,985,281 365,471 732,139 601,785 80 110 354 187 219 106 >> ■ • Ngakawau Millerton DennifitoQ Roa Blackball Rewanui Bituminous 86,676 265,285 177,639 39,342 102,925 122,711 1,805,438 6,412,903 8,366,334 387,954 3,104,148 1,109,758 270 521 501 82 259 297 >» ■ • Kaitangata Nightcaps Brown Lignite Brown 105,257 26,007 37,033 20,703 402,747 4,036,694 503,137 87,111 67,895 23,522,137 340 71 46 47 1,066 All coalfields .. Various Totals 1,857,819 55,551,307 4,556

Inspection District. Average Ni Above Ground. imber of Persons employed luring 1922. Below Ground. Total. Southern Vest Coast Northern 333 542 316 774 1,005 920 1,107 2,207 1,242 Totals, 1922 1,191 3,365 4,556 Totals, 1921 1,218 3,149 4,367

P P ?a, Total. Lives Lost by Accidents in or Tons raised about Collieries. per each Per- p son employed Per Million m. „ ' , Number Below Ground. Tons p° r "™ d of Lives produced, Lost. Year. J'ers. Persoi us ordinarily cmp] loyed. Output, in Statute Tons. Above Ground. Below Ground. Prior to 1900 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 n,te±Aoi 1,093,990 1,239,686 1,365,040 1,420,229 1,537,838 1,585,756 1,729,536 1,831,009 1,860,975 1,911,247 2,197,362 2,066,073 2,177,615 1,888,005 2,275,614 2,208,624 2,257,135 2,068,419 2,034,250 1,847,848 1,843,705 1,809,095 1,857,819 t 617 688 803 717 763 833 1,174 1,143 992 1,159 1,136 1,365 1,130 1,053 1,176 1,050 988 1,090 1,102 1,095 1,152 1,218 1,191 t 1,843 2,066 2,082 2,135 2,525 2,436 2,518 2,767 2,902 3,032 ! 3,463 2,925 3,198 3,197 3,558 3,106 3,000 2,893 2,892 2,849 2,926 3,149 3,365 t 2,460 2,754 2,885 2,852 3,288 3,269 3,692 3,910 3,894 4,191 4,599 4,290 4,328 4,250 4,734 4,156 3,988 3,983 3,994 3,944 4,078 4,367 4,556 t 2,4(50 2,754 2,885 2,852 3,288 3,269 3,692 3,910 3,894 4,191 4,599 4,290 4,328 4,250 4,734 4,156 3,988 3,983 3,994 3,944 4,078 4,367 4,556 t t t 165 593 3-65 1-62 4 600 2-42 1-09 3 655 1-46 0-69 2 665 2-81 1-40 4 609 2-60 1-21 4 651 3-78 1'83 6 687 3-46 1-62 6 662 6-55 307 12 641 2-68 1'28 5 633 '•' 3-65 1-79 7 634 7-28 3-55 16 706 6-77 3-26 14 681 4-13 2-08 9 590 3-18 1-38 6 639 21-53 10'35 49* 711 4-07 2-16 9 750 2-65 1-50 6 715 1-93 1-00 4 703 2-95 1-50 6 648 5-41 2-53 10 630 0-54 0-24 1 574 5-52 228 10 552 3 23 1-31 6 Totals .. 55,551,307 364 ment, 1921. ar of Ralph's (lluntly) explosion. t For return is for previous yei irs sec page 32, Mines State]