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Appendices to the Mines Statement — continued. Appendix A — continued. Report by Inspecting Engineer — continued. page VI. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 14-16 (1.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. ..14,15 (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. .. 16 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 16 (4.) Government Water-races .. '.. .. .. .. 16 (5.) Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 17-23 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 17-20 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17-19 Quicksilver.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 20,21. Quartz-mining .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 20, 21 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 21 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 21 Petroleum . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . 21 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. ..22,23 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 22, 23 Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Seheelite, Phosphate Rock .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Accidents . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Annexure B—Summary of Reports of Government Water-race Managers .. .. 23, 24 Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. .. .. ..23,24 Mount Ida Water-race . . .. .. . . . . . . .. 24 Annexure C— Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. 24, 25 Paritu Granite; Quarry, Coromandel Peninsula . . .. .. .. 25 Annexure D—Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .'. ..25,26 Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .:. .. 25,26 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25, 26 West Coast District .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 26 Southern District .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 26 Appendix B—Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. . . 27-44 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 27-30 Section I. Coal Output and 1 mports .. .. .. .. .. 27 Section 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .'. .. 29 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. ...29,30 (a.) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. ~ .. 29 (b.) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. 29, 30 (c.) Electricity at Collieries . . .. .. .. .. .. 30 (d.) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 30 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 31-39 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31-33 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Welfare .. .. .. .. 33 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33-36 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .....:) .. .. 36 Prosecutions .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 36 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36-39 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Annexure B —Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 40-44