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No. 3. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1927 and 1.926, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

Om iput. Approximate Total Output up to 31st Decembor, 1927. Name of Coalfield. Increase. Decrease. 1927. 1926. North Auckland iVaikato (including Taranaki) Nelson Buller Tons. 172,348 575,182 11,489 657,982 36,797 449,923 11,103 173,593 278,323 Tons. 111,918 541,931 9,136 667,464 36,600 408,976 12,504 209,253 242,217 Tons. 60,430 33,251 2,353 Tons. Tons. 4,802,245 • 9,666,345 438,048 20,693,567 608,333 12,516,223 945,274 11,651,148 5,004,899 9,482 [nangahua ]rrey Canterbury Dtago Southland 197 40,947 1,401 35,660 36,106 Totals .. 2,366,740* 2,239,999 66,,326,082 * Increasi i, 126,741 tons.

Clasa of Coal. Output. Increase. Decrease. Approximate Total Output to the 31st December, 1927. 1927. 1926. Bituminous and semi-bituminous.. Brown Lignite Tons. 1,290,529 954,436 121,775 Tona. 190,52 '54,43 21,77 Tona. 29 1,196,388 36 905,825 75 137,786 Tons. 94,141 48,611 Tona. Tons. 40,470,314 21,761,713 4,094,055 16,011 Totals 2,366,740* 2,239,999 66,326,082 * Increase, 126,741 tons.