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COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1924—continued.

<*-> cj I Number of Persons ?'S! ?*£ 1 q va f PT vi nf S J Total Total Output Total Output ordinarily employed. __ , __ , _ ... Name of Mine- at a kaa n £ 2 I Classification § > Thickness of Thickness rTnrLr<Trrmnri Ontnntfnr to 31st to 31st Means of Name of Mine and Locality. manager Name and Address of Owner. 3* of Coal f „ Coal-seams. worked. £ 3 December, December, ,5 l ,■ Ventilation. S 2 51 worKing. s- »•>-•*. 192.;. 1924. ft | ! ' * J I »Sj *3 z ? ] 5 I I j 3 S* I . *4 23 H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Butter District. \ \ Tons, i Tons. Tons. Westport-Stockton .. .. J.Fletcher .. Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Christ- 16 Bituminous 2 -J-' to 30' j Full height Bord and .. 99,425 1,898,997 1,998.422 98 165 263 Fan. church pillar Millerton .. .. .. ; T.King .. .. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin 33 j „ 1 4'to 20' 12' .. .. \ 101 fi0 - Keif? a qqo «kq in 407 kq Q W.Pearson .. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin ..33 „ 1 .. .. .. ../ 257 > 121 6,62o,537 6,882, 608 111 42, 538 „ Ironbridse .. .. ..I G.Smith .. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin .. 33 „ 2 3'to 30' Full height Bord and ..1 f 70 160 230 ,, pillar y 187,375 8,503,211 8,690,586 1 Coalbrookdale .. .. 1 W. Hewitson .. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin 44 „ ...... .... J t 70 170 240 „ Regan & O'Brien's .. .. 1 G.Gilbert .. J. T. Dove, Seddonville ..4 „ 1 20' Full height Bord and .. 6,255 ~) if 5 9 14 Natural. pillar I- 58,687 80,987 <j Dove's .. T.Murray .. „ „ ..3 „ 1 .. „ .. .. 16,045 J ' j L 4 16 20 Coal Creek .. .. .. W. McGuire .. McGuire & party. Seddonville .. 9 ,, 1 4'to 50' 8' Bord and .. 6,855 61,899 j 68.754 3 12 15 „ pillar Cardiff Bridge .. .. J. Dymond (P.) .. j Mulholland & party, Seddonville 4 ., 1 8'to 20' 12' Ditto .. .. 14,342 20,514 ! 34,856 10 17 27 „ St. Helens .. .. .. I C. R. Martin (D.) .. McAllister & party, Seddonville .. 6 ,, 1 4' Full height ,, .. .. 1,201 18,728 19,929 .. 3 3 „ Westport-Mokihinui .. .. W. O'Rourke Westport-Mokihinui Coal-mines, 4 1 6'to 12' 6' ,, .... 3,506 7,762 11,268 3 6 9,, (Second) j Ltd., Seddonville Zealandia .. .. .. T. L. Bennett (P.).. T. L. Bennett, Seddonville ..2 ,, 1 6' to 12' Full height „ .. .. 302 259 561 .. 4 4 „ Murray's .. .. .. O. Murray (P.) .. F. E. Murray,. Seddonville ..4 ,, 1 7' „ ,, .. .. 434 3,141 3,575 1 2 3 ,, Chester's .. .. .. W. Jenkins (P.) .. Chester <fe party, Seddonville ..5 ,, 1 3' ,, ,, .. .. 1,456 6,771 8,227 1 2 3,, Ngakawau .. .. .. G. H. Williams (P.) Ngakawau Mining Syn., Ngakawau 3 1 2'to 12' „ ,, .... 1,787 1,076 2,863 1 3 4 „ Quinn and party's .. .. T. Quinn (P.) . . T. Quinn & party, Seddonville 1 „ 1 5' „ ...... 898 .. 898 1 3 4 „ Wynn's .. .. .. G. Wynn(P.) .. G. Wynn, Seddonville .. ..1 .. 1 4' 6" „ ,, .... 375 .. 375 .. 3 3 „ Whitecliffs .. .. .. J. H. Burley (P.) .. J. H. Burley, Berlin's, Buller Gorge 2 Brown .. 1 18' 12' „ .... 55 147 202 .. 2 2 „ Rocklands .. .. .. John P. Burley (P.) John P. Burley, Berlin's, Buller 22 „ ..1 27' 8' „ .... 293 8,137 8,430 .. 2 2 „ Gorge Mitchell's .. .. .. F. T. Mitchell (P.).. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 2 Lignite ..1 8' Full height Opencast.. .. 24 12 36 1 1 „ Reefton District. Coghlan's .. .. .. J. Coghlan (P.) .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. ..28 Brown ..1 12' 9' Bord and j .. 940 10,720 11,660 1 2 3 „ pillar j Doran's .. .. .. J. J. Doran (P.) .. J. J. Doran, Capleston ..4 ,, .... .. .. 1 Ditto .. .. 247 1.421 1,668 1 2 3 „ Reefton Coal Co's. .. .. E. W. Tattley (First) Reefton Coal Co., Reefton .. 23 „ .. 1 7'to 12' Full height j „ .. .. 18,846 90,883 109,729 16 42 58 Fan. Phcenix <fe Venus .. .. L. W. Kearns (P.) Collins & Kearns, Reefton ..33 ,, .. 2 1' to 40' 10' „ .. .. 1,975 51,555 53,530 2 . 2 4 Natural. 'Clele .. .. .. I. Rhodes (P.) .. Alborn & Pascoe, Reefton ..38 .... .. .. I „ .... 583 21.654 22.237 3 3 „ Big River .. .. .. W. Kirwan (P.) .. Big River G.M. Co., Reefton ..12 ..2 9' .. Stoping .. .. 1,202 9,087 10,289 1 2 3 „ Sherwood .. .. .. J. Baxendale .. Morris & Learmont, Reefton ..12 ,, .. 2 16' to 20' 8' j Bord and .. 3,592 26,427 30,019 ; 3 8 11 pillar Woodlands .. .. .. j A. Chadwick .. McKenzie & party, Reefton ..4 „ ..1 9' 1 5' Ditto .. j .. 624 2,224 2,84S ; 1 j 2 3 „ Lankey's Creek .. ..1 J. Bolitho (P.) .. Bolitho & Nicholls, Reefton .. 3 ,, .. 2 2'to 8' . Full height „ .. 1 .. 1,097 1,806 2,903 .1 3 4 ,, Ferndale-Timaru Co.'s .. .. W. Lowden .. ! Ferndale-Timaru Co., Reefton ..22 ,, .. 3 8'to 20' „ „ .... 5,265 28,505 33,770 6 19 25 ,. Slab Hut . . .. .. A. J. Griggs (P.) .. A. J. Grigg, Reefton .. 2 . . 1 4' „ „ 210 60 270 1 1 Golden Point .. .. C. Curtis (P.) .. T. S. Patterson, Reefton ..11 „ 1 4' 6" „ „ .... 12 16,091 16,103 134,. White Rose .. .. .. W. Osborn (P.) .. W. Osborn, Merrijigs .. .. 1 . 1 I 4' „ | ,, .. .. 20 .. 20 1 1 „ Empire .. .. .. H. L. Morgan (P.) .. D. Blackadder, Reefton .. 4 „ .. 1 20' „ 1 „ .... 6 4,669 4,675 .. 1 1 „ Loughnan's .. .. E. W. Loughnan .. E. W. Loughnan, Reefton 1 ,, .... .. .. j .. .. j 40 .. 40 1 1 „ Greymouth District. Paparoa .. .. .. A. O'Donnell .. Paparoa Coal Co., Wellington .. 16 Bituminous 2 | 5'to 25' 8'to 25' Bord and .. 47,329 421,984 469,313 31 70 101 Fan. pillar Blackball .. .. .. W. Parsonage .. Blackball Coal Co., Christchurch.. 33 „ 2j 17' 15' Ditto .. .. 103,565 3,166,689 3,270,254 55 225 280 Armstrong and party .. .. V.Armstrong .. Armstrong & party, Runanga j.. 3 „ 2 j 3' to 14' 9' „ .. | .. 4,786 9,041 13,827 2 8 10 Natural. Baddeley's .. .. .. J. Rowse (D.) .. Baddeley & party, Runanga ..4 „ 11 5' Full height ,, .. .. 3,312 9,530 12,842 2 6 8 Fan. Brae Head .. .. .. R. Gore (D.) .. Boote & party, Runanga .. 3 „ 2 I 6'& 12' „ „ 2,863 4,499 ! 7,362 4 4 8 „