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t3 i "3; y oj£ s*-'] Number of Persons TitJps hpld ~ '-•'S Mfe Thir»lmpqq System of fe j5 "Hpnth nf «ihaft Tntai Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Name and Address of Owner. f % Cla S~ n g * of Under- || P »/ shaft Output to Output to Means of otherwise). Manager. | g of Coal. 3 3 Coal-seams. worked - 1| Length of Tunnel. 1929. 31 ber 19 |™' b er 192™' S fe ' "3 Ventilation « 2 > Ja a> O CQ ? -flj pq H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT' Nelson District. North Cape .. .. .. Freehold .. G.Gilbert .. R. G. Eilleul, Collingwood .. 19 Bituminous 13' ..3' .. Bord and .. T. 15 ch. .. 5,704 114,933 120,637 9 21 30 Fan pillar l'uponga .. .. .. Crown lease .. A. J. McHardy .. Puponga Coal Syndicate, Puponga 2G „ 1 3'6" to 6' 6' .. Ditto .. T. 23 ch. .. 12,849 272.793 285 642 5 15 "0 Natural Motupipi .. .. .. „ D. E. Winter .. J. and D. E. Winter, Motupipi .. 2 Lignite .. 13' ..3' .. .. .. .. 403 95 '498 2 ~2 Baton .. .. .. „ C. Curtis .. I. Gibbs and Bromell, Kohatu .. 1 Bituminous 1 4'6" .. 4'6* .. Bord and .. T. 31 ch. .. 112 .. 112 .. "2 2 pillar " " O'Rourke's .. .. .. Freehold .. .. A. O'Rourke, Murchison .. 10 Lignite .. 2 2' 6" .. 2'6" .. Stoping .. .. 134 1,097 1,231 .. 1 1 Butter District,. Allan's .. .. .. Crown lease .. T. D. Allan .. T. D. Allan, Charleston .. 1 Lignite .. 1 42' 10' .. Open .... .. 8 .. 8 1.. 1 Bennett's .. .. .. „ E. McDonald and Granity .. .. .. 3 Bituminous 1 Not proven .. Bord and .. .. 20 470 490 .. 1 1 Natural Hagedorn pillar Bowater and Bryan's .. „ .. W. H. A. Penseler Bowater and Bryan, West port .. 1 Lignite .. .. Prospecting .. Open .. .. .. 280 .. 280 10 .. 10 Surface (Geologist) Cardiff Bridge .. .. „ .. M. Forsyth .. Cardiff Bridge Co-op., Westport 9 Bituminous 1 30' .. 30' .. Bord and .. .. 25,518 139,918 165,436 5 22 27 Natural a n d pillar fan Cascade .. .. .. „ W. Lowden .. Cascade- Westport Coal Co., West- 3 „ 1 20' 10' .. Ditto .. .. #i 13,796 16,482 30,278 12 33 45 Natural port Charming Creek .. .. „ C. D. Baist .. Charming Creek-Westport Coal Co., 2 „ 1 6' to 21' 8' .. „ .. .. T. 12 ch. .. 627 83 710 8 2 10 Fan Westport Chester's .. .. .. „ R. Chester .. Chester and Penberth, Seddonville 10 „ 13' ..3' .. „ T. 15 ch. .. 1,895 15 112 17 007 1 3 4 Natural Clydevale .. .. .. „ J. G. Quinn .. Clydevale Coal-mines, Ltd., Wei- 5 „ 1 5'to 14' 8' .. „ T. 6 ch. .. 2,944 17,854 20 798 2 13 15 lington ' " Coal Creek .. .. .. „ W. McGuire .. McGuire and party, Seddonville 14 „ 1 25' .. 8' .. „ .. 8,076 77,307 85 383 2 12 14 Glasgow .. .. .. „ .. D. Q. O'Brien .. Glasgow mining party, Seddon- 5 „ 18' ..6' .. T. 8 ch. .. 4,384 24'378 28'762 5 7 12 ville Harris .. .. .. Freehold .. J. Harris .. J. Harris, Karamea .. .. 6 Lignite 1 12' .. 6' .. T. * ch. .. 3 24 27 1 i Mitchell's .. .. .. Crown lease .. F. T. Mitchell .. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 6 „ .. 18' ..8' .. Open .... " 35 142 177 "1 i sinrfn^ Powell's .. .. .. „ J. H. Powell .. J. H. Powell, Charleston 1 „ .... .. .. „ .. 10 .. 10 1 Quinn' s .. .. .. „ T. Quinn .. Quinn and party, Seddonville .. 0 Bituminous 1 4'6" .. 4'6" .. Bord and .. .. 59 *6.694 6,753 .. 2 2 Natural pillar Sweeney's .. .. .. „ M. Hampton .. J. W. Sweeney, Charleston .. .. Lignite .... .. 5' .. Open .... .. 5 19 24 1 1 Surtax Warne's .. .. .. ,, G. N. Warne .. G. N. Warne, Charleston .... „ ..16' ..6' .. .. .. .. 12 25 37 1 Denniston .. .. .. J. McArthur and Westport Coal Co., Dunedin .. 49 Bituminous .. 3'to 30' 30' .. Bord and .. T's. 410 ch. .. 200,399 9,585,550 9,785 949 143 364 507 G. Smith pillar & „ .. panel Millerton .. .. .. „ .. A.Smith .. Westport Coal Co., Dunedin ..38 „ 1 4'to 40' 12' .. Bord and . T's. 298 ch. .. 203,071 7,700,300 7,903,371 96 369 465 Fans pillar Westportmain .. .. „ .. H.Brady .. Westport-Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 5 „ 1 10' .. 10' .. Ditto .... ... 36,227 91,841 128 068 21 34 55 Natural Westport ' Westport-Mokihinui .. .. „ W. O'Rourke .. Mcintosh and Willman, Seddon- 9 „ 16' to 14' 14' .. „ .. . • T. 20 ch. .. 5 176 32 115 37 291 1 8 9 ville ' " Stateville .. .. .. „ .. R. Mulholland .. Stateville Co-op. Party, Seddon- 5 „ 18' 8' .. „ .. .. T. 21 ch. .. 1,788 S.156 9,944 1 7 8 Fan ville ' ' ' Stockton .. .. •• „ .. Thos. McGhie .. Westport-StocktonCo.,Ngakawau 21 „ 3 4'to 20' 10' .. „ •• •• .. 151 716 2 490 7 9 6 2 642 442 105 215 Fan* Wynn's .. .. .. „ .. G. Wynn .. G. Wynn, Seddonville . 6 „ 13' ..3' .. .. .. T. 2£ ch. .. '669 ' 4'519 ' 5',188 . " 2 *> Natural Rocklands .. .. .. „ J. P. Burley .. J. P. Burley (Walker's Estate), 27 Brown .. 1 27' ..8' .. „ .. 207 9,657 9,864 2 2 Berlin's Whitecliffs .. .. .. „ .. Jas. H. Burley .. J. H. Burley, Berlin's .. 7 „ .. 1 18' ..12' .. T's. 16 ch. .. 608 1.239 1,847 .. 2 2 Reefton District. Archer's .. .. .. Crown lease .. F. W. Archer .. F. W. Archer, Cronad an .. .. Brown .. 4 6'to 18' 16' .. Bord and .. T. 10 ch. .. 2,916 36,712 39,628 1 5 6 Natural pillar ' ' ' Clele .. .. .. „ C. Skinner .. V Alborn, Reefton .. ..43 „ .. 16' ..6' .. Ditto .. .. .. 3,564 35 470 39 034 2 6 S Coghlan's .. .. .. „ W. McCaffrey .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. .. 3 „ .. 18' ..7' .. „ T. 1 ch. .. l'469 1 755 3*224 1 S 4 Coghlan's .. .. .. Freehold .. P. Coghlan .. J. Coghlan, Reefton .. ..33 „ .. 18' ..7' .. ! „ T. 14 ch. .. 1,582 15'429 17 011 4 Collins .. .. .. Crown lease .. N. Collins .. Collins and Clark, Reefton 37 „ .. 17' .. ; 7' .. i „ .. •• .. 505 57 797 58'302 ] ? 3