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MINES STATEMENT. CONTENTS. PAGE Mines Statement .. .. .. .. ~ ~ I_7 Mineral-production .. .. .. .. ~ , 1 Gold and Silver Mining .. .. .. .. .. . . 1 Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 2 Persons employed in or about Mines and Stone-quarries . . .. . . . , 2 Mining and Quarry Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Dobson Colliery Explosion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Social Amenities at Mining Townships .. . . . . .. 3 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Mining Privileges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 State Aid to Mining .. .. .. . . .. ~ 4 Government Prospecting-drills .. . 4 Subsidized Prospecting .. .. . . .. . . . 4 ■Roads and Tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. , 4 Schools of Mines .. .. . . . . . . 4 School of : Scholarships .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 4 Miner's Phthisis Act .. .. .... .. .. .. . . 5 Investigations, New Zealand coals .. .. .. .. .. 5 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 State Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 6, 7 Housing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Output and Sales .. .. .... .. . . .. . . 6 Items from Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. . . 7 Tables to accompany Mines Statement .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-13 No. 1. Export of Minerals and Coal-output . . . . . . . . . . 8 No. 2. Gold—Quantity and Value exported .. .. .. .. .. 9 No. 3. Coal—Output from different Fields .. .. . . . . . . . 10 No. 4. Coal—Output of different Classes .. .. .. .. .. 10 No. 5. Coal and Oil-shale —Annual Production; Coal imported ' . 11 No. 6. Coal —Imports .. .. .. .. .. 12 Exports: Bunkers .. . . .. .. . . 12 Exports: Cargo .. .. .. .. .. 12 No. 7. Number of Persons employed in Mining . . .. . . 13 Appendices to the Mines Statement .. .. .. .. 14-69 Appendix A. —Reports relating to Metalliferous Mines and Stone-quarries . . . 14-35 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. . . .. .. . . 14-20 I. Minerals : Produced .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Exported .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 15 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 IV. Gold-mining : Bullion-production; Dividends declared; Persons employed; Number of Mines and Dredges .. .. .. .. 16 (1.) Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (2.) Dredge Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 (3.) Alluvial Mining .. .. .. . . .. . . 17 V. Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. 17 Iron . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 17 Sulphur .. » . . . . .. .. . . 17 Petroleum . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 17 VI. Stone-quarries . . .. .. .. . 17 Quarrying Operations . . .. . . .. . . 18 Quarry Accidents . . . . . . . 18

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