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T3 i to I I ® <g®j »,t»| Number of Persons Name of Mine and Locality. (CroraLease or Name of Mine Name and Address of Owner. 1 1 Classification 1 g Thickness %nd™-°' ||| 0^'( Output' to Output to Meails of DepthofShaft otherwise). gg of C ° a1 ' | g Coal-seam,. J||°1$5. ,0r "J*®" £ I <3 VeDtUati0n - Length o°f Tunnel. %£ ' z l .2 •§ I I : -*! s NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. Tons. 1 Tons. Tons. Hikurangi P.W. Mine, Hikurangi Freehold .. A.Bali .. .. Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd., Auckland 33 Sub - bitu- 1 QV Q¥ Bord and .. 8,940 i 1,426,540 1,435,480 .. 10 10 Natural .. T. 396/ minous pillar Hikurangi New Shafts, Hikurangi „ .. E.Nelson .. Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd.,Auckland 3 Ditto .. 1 10' 8' Ditto .. 2 56,841 70,454 127,295 42 110 152 Waddle fans S. 350', S. 340'. Kerr & Co. (McLeod's), Hikurangi „ .. A.H.Taylor .. Kerr & Wyatt, Hikurangi 5£ „ ..1 5' 5' „ 2.316 22,445 24,761 3 7 10 Natural .. T. 528'. Silverdale Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. S. Foot .. .. Foot & Doel, Hikuransi .. 7I ,. .. 1 3'to 5' 3'to 5' „ .. .. 419 21,505 21.924 1 4 5 .. T. 120'. Northern Co-operative, Hikurangi „ .. E. A. Cunningham(P.) E. A. Cunningham & Co., Hikurangi 7 ..1 4' 4' „ 474 28,212 28,686 1 1 2 ,, .. T. 40'. * Christie's Co-operative, Hikurangi Freehold .. H.Tipton .. Bey burn Lime Co., Whangarei hi ,, ..1 5' 5' ,,.... 4,228 21,457 25,685 1 4 5 „ .. t! 206'. Wilson's Colliery, Hikurangi .. „ .. G. Davidson .. Wilson's Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 8" „ ..1 8' 8' „ 53,115 178.989 232,104 35 114 149 Sirocco fans t! 1,320'. Waro Colliery, Whangarei .. „ .. J. Cadman .. N.Z. Coal & Cement Co., Whangarei 15 „ ..1 5'to 9' 5'to 9' „ ..1 1,923 41.839 43,762 2 6 8 Fan .. S. 120'. Buatangata Colliery, Kamo .. „ .. B. Dickson (P.) .. Kamo Potteries, Ltd., Whangarei H „ ..1 8' 7' ,,.... 911 2,274 3,185 .. 1 1 Natural .. T 94' Kawakawa Colliery, Kawakawa.. Crown lease .. Wm. Tunstall (P.).. Wm. Tunstall & others, Kawakawa 2 „ ..1 4' 4' 2,373 924 3,297 1 4 5 .. T. 130'. Botowaro Colliery, Botowaro .. Freehold .. A. Penman .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd.,Auckland 8 Brown .. 3 7'to 27' 7'to 13' Bord and .. 150,637 602,839 753,476 67 212 279 Waddle and T. 1,200', T. _ !•««.,,, . „ pillar sirocco fan 1,300'. Pukenuro Colliery, Pukemiro .. „ .. A.Burt .. .. Pukemiro Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 10 „ ..1 5'to 18' 5'to 14' Ditto .. .. 133,291 1,018,294! 1,151,585 58 177 235 Fans (2) .. T. 4,000', T. Waipa Colliery, Glen Massey .. „ .. T.Thomson .. Waipa Collieries & Bailway, Ltd., 12 1 8'to 10' 6'to 8' „ .. .. 56.790 736,611 793,401 28 88 116 Sirocco fan T.^fooo'. Wellington Waikato Extended, Huntly .. „ .. D.Nicholson .. Boose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 9 „ ..1 16i' 15' „ 7.150 44,411 51,561 3 11 14 Natural .. T. 490'. Glen Afton Colliery, Glen Afton.. „ .. P. Hunter .. N.Z. Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., Auck- 5 „ ..1 8'to 17' 8'"to 9' „ •• .. 166,950 179,632 346,582 75 212 287 Sirocco fan T. 4,200'. land Pukemiro Junction Mine,Pukemiro Crown lease .. C. V. Maloney .. Clare & partners, Pukemiro Jimct. 5 „ ..1 2'to 25' 2'to 18' „ •• .. 9,842 33,760 43,602 6 9 15 Natural .. T. 350'. Taupiri East, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- J. Thomson (P.) .. Holland & party, Huntly .. 4 ,, .. 1 17' 10' 793 3,698 4,491 1 2 3 , .. T* 320' versity lease Campbell Mine, Whatawhata .. Crown lease .. B. Fox .. .. Campbell Coal Co., Hamilton ..4 „ ..1 12' 8' „ 2.055 4 287 6,342 1 4 5 .. T. 90'. Old Stockman Mine, Mokau .. Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers Bros., Awakino .. 5 .. l 4'6" 4'6" 187 l'l96 1,383 .. 2 2 " .. t! 130'. Graham Colliery, Glen Afton .. „ .. W.Mills .. .. Graham Coal Co., Pukemiro .. 2 ,, ..II 6' 5'6" „ 12,169 18,151 7 11 18 Fan" .. T. 240'! Kimihia Colliery, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- T. Holt (P.) .. B. Johnson, Huntly .. .. 2 ,, .. 1 12' 7' 960 441 .. 3 3 Natural .. T 224' versity lease Green Castle Colliery, Aria .. Crown lease .. A. Morgan (P.) .. A. Morgan, Aria .. ..9 ..1 11' 7' „ 39 2 150 2,189 1 1 2 T 120' Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,946 '888 7,946,888 .. .. .. " , WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTB1CT. JSeLson District. f T u P™S a •• Crown lease .. A. J. McHardy .. Puponga Syndicate, Puponga .. 22 i Bituminous 1 3'6" Pull height P. & S. .. 6.061 243,332 249,396 5 15 20 Natural .. T.17cb. ?°, r i hC ?P e •• ■' I reehold .. K. Alison .. North Cape Coal Co., Nelson .. 15 j „ 1 3'to 8' ,. .. .. .3.143 102.786 105.929 20 10 30 ,, . S. 220'. Golden Bay .. .. .. „ .. J. McDougall (P.) .. J. McDougall, Takaka .. .. 6 Lignite ..1 5' 4'6" Bord and 411 2,038 2,449 .. 1 1 „ .. T. 10 ch. O'Bourke's .. .. .. „ .. A. O'Eourke (P.) .. A. O'Rourke, Murchison .. el Brown ..1 2' Full height Ditto^.. .. 100 402 502 1 l „ .. T. 8 eh. Buller District. Westport-Stockton .. .. ! Crown lease .. J.E.Armstrong .. Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Christ- 17 Bituminous 2 4'to 20' Full height Bord and 1 89,601 1.998,422 2,088,023 75 160 235 Fan .. T. 90'. church pillar Millerton .. .. .. „ .. Pearson ft. King . Westport Coal Co., Dunedin .. 34 ,, 1 4'to 20' 12' Ditto .. .. 224,883 6,882,658 7,107,541 106 324 430 „ .. T. 298 ch. Dennis ton .. .. .. „ .., Hewitson & Smith.. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin .. 45 „ 5 4'to 20' Full height „ .. .. 204,014 8,690,586 8,894,600 139 342 481 „ .. T. 345ch. , •• » •• Gilbert& Murray .. J T. Dove, Seddonville 5 3 7'to 20' „ „ .. .. 13,409 80.987 94,396 6 15 21 Fan. & nat. J; oa 'Creek .. .. .. „ .. William 'Smith .. McGuire ,t party, Seddonville ..10 ,, 1 5'to 20' 8' „ .. .. 893 68,754 69,647 .. 3 3 Natural .. Cardiff Bridge .. „ .. M.Forsyth .. Millholland & party, Seddonville 5 .. 1 5'to 20' 5'to 12' ,. .. .. 21,855 34.856 56.711 4 23 27 ,, .. M.Helens .. .. „ .. C.B.Martin .. Martin Bros., Seddonville .. 7 ,. 2 6' Full height „ -.1 323 19.929 .. 2 2 „ .. T. 3 ch. n estport-Mokihmui .. .. .. W. O Rourke .. Westport-Mokihinui Coal-mines, 5 „ 1 6'to 15' 6'to 12' „ •• .. 3,287 11.268 14,555 1 9 10 ,, .. T 6ch Ltd., Seddonville {