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*g ® •g'g Number of Persons n, t] „i,„u System of I? J ripnth nf Shaft Total TotaI Total I ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. Kame and Address o, Owner. | f on |, Thinness Und.- || P Output for 3 °«°. 31 We£ , vSTo'n. otherwise). a g 3 g Ooal-seam. Working. 33 Lengtnot lunnei. la-y. ber, 1928. ber, 1929. g o B £ © i> rO O ** W ? I J H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Woodbank, Albury .. .. Crown lease i J. H. Smillie (D.) .. Duncan Ross, Albury .. .. 5 Lignite 7£' .. Bord and i .. T. 528' .. 1,323 1,535 2,858 .. 3 3 Natural. under Lands pillar Act Klondyke, Bush Gully.. .. Freehold .. W. J. Smith (P.) .. W. J. Smith, Whiteeliffs .. .. Brown .. 1 10' ..7' .. „ .... T. 1,072' .. 141 .. 141 1 1 2 North Otago District. St. Andrew's, Papakaio .. Freehold .. T. Nimino, jun. (U.) Duncan Cameron, Papakaio .. 50 Lignite .. 1 6'to 9' 6' .. Bord and j .. T. 198' .. 1,948 62,639 64,587 1 3 4 Natural. pillar | Ngapara, Ngapara .. .. ,, .. Win. Nimmo (U.) .. Wm. Nimmo, Ngapara.. ..51 ,, .. 1 25' .. 9'to 10' .. Ditto .... T. 50' .. 1,149 43,147 44,296 1 2 3 Fan. Shag Point (old mine), Shag Point Crownlease.. W. McLaren (P.) .. Bruce Rly. and Coal Co., Dunedin 15 Brown .. 15' ..All .. ,, .. .. T. 400' .. 1,318 417,447 418,765 2 5 7 Natural. Shag Point, C.M. Co., Shag Point Freehold .. A. S. Gillanders (1st Shag Point, C.M. Co., Dunedin .. 21 „ ..1 3'to 3'6" „ .. ,, .. .. T. 500' .. 13,290 249,870 263,160 8 40 48 Fan. C.) Airedale, Papakaio .. .. Crownlease.. A. Beardsmore (P.) A. Beardsmore and A. Beardsmore. 3 | Lignite .. 1 12' ..7' .. ,,.... .. 950 1,629 2,579 1 2 3 Natural. jun., Papakaio Roseneath. Kurow .. .. Freehold .. R. Waddingliam (P.) Mrs. M. Matheson, Kurow .. 3 ,, .. 1 20' ..6' .. ,, .. .. T. 212' .. 534 409 943 1 1 2 ,, Central Otago District. Rough Ridge, Oturehua .. Crownlease.. E. Beck (P.) .. Margaret Beck, Oturehua .. 42 Lignite .. 1 20' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 24 35,625 35,649 .. .. .. Opencast. Tdaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. C. L. Fisher (P.) .. C. L. Fisher, Oturehua ..59 ,, .. 1 20' .. „ .. „ .. .. 306 53,841 54,147 2 2 ,, Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crownlease.. A. Brown (P.) .. Becker Bros., Oturehua ..35 ,, 1 20' .. ,, .. ,, .. .. 122 5,572 5,694 1 1 ,, Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. „ .. O. Jones (P.) .. Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing 68 ,, 1 10' .. ,, .. ,, .. .. 293 51,793 52,086 2 2 ,, Co., St. Bathan's Coal Creek Flat .. .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harliwich, Coal Creek Flat ..59 ,, .. 1 26' ..12' .. ,, .. .. 2,222 93,606 95,828 2 2 ,, Bannockburn, Bannockburn .. ,, .. J. Hodson, jun. (2nd J. Hodson and others, Bannock- 52 ,, .. 1 6'to 20' 9' .. Bord and .. T. 20' .. 1,756 120,591 122,347 1 2 3 Natural. C.) burn pillar Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. .. ,, .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. Rob t. Ritchie, Nevis .. ..26 Brown .. 1 60' ..60' .. Opencast .. .. 97 18,067 18,164 2 2 Open. Parfit's, Upper Idaburn .. ,, .. Isaac Parfit .. Parfit and Marslin, Naseby .. 4 Lignite .. 1 30' ..30' .. „ .. .. 126 509 635 1 1 ,, South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. W. Evans (U.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Green Island 49 Lignite .. 1 12' to 16' All .. ' Bord and .. .. 4,268 609,277 613,545 2 5 7 Natural. pillar j£bnee'(™de fl r roads) " " Crown lease 1 J ' Hadcroft < lst a) Jubilee Coal Co., Dunedin ..82 „ ..1 5'to 9' 4'to 7' .. Ditto.. 1 T. 1,782' .. { 18 > 8 £ } 580,327 545,698 7 21 28 Fan. Willowbank, Riccarton .. Freehold .. W. Robertson (TJ.) Geo. Scurr and Co., Ltd., Mosgiel 9 .. 1 12' ..6' T. 528' .. 4,410 25,309 29,719 1 5 6 „ Junction I Auchmeddon, Fairfield .. „ .. H. Orr (2nd C.) .. H. Orr, Fairfield .. .. 4 ,, .. 14' ..4' .. Opencast .. .. 8 41 49 Open. Brighton, Brighton .. .. ,, .. N. McColl (P.) .. N. McColl, Brighton .. ..14 ,, .. 15' ..5' .. Bord and .. T. 264' .. 127 9,187 9,314 1 1 2 Natural. pillar Waronui, Milton .. .. ,, ..J. Carruthers, jun. Bruce Railway and Coal Co., 25 ,, ..1 5' to 9' 5'to 7' .. Ditto .. .. T. 950' .. 12,714 362,755 375,469 7 21 28 Fan. (1st C.) Dunedin Viewbank, Crichton .. .. ,, .. N. Greaves, (P.) .. N. Greaves, Milton .. ..10 ,, .. 2 12'& 10' 7' .. T. 413' .. 913 7,178 8,091 1 2 8 Natural. Taratu, Lovell's Flat .. .. ,, .. A. Morris (1st C.) .. Sargood and Cheeseman, Dunedin 28 ,, ..1 25' to 40' 7'to 30' .. ,, .. .. T. 205', 180', and 21,621 680,002 701,623 ; 14 21 35 Fan. 924' Tuakitoto. Tuakitoto .. .. „ .. J. Throp (P.) .. J. Throp, Kaitangata .. ..19 ,, .. 1 20' ..7' .. T. 150' .. 1,186 6,577 7,763 1 1 2 „ Sbrook} Kaitan S ata •• Crownlease.. W. Barclay (D.) .. William Barclay, Kaitangata .. | 7 „ .. 1 10' .. 6|' .. .... T. 99' .. { 734 2 2'844 / 1 2 3 Natural - Kaituna, Kaitangata .. .. Freehold .. R. McMillan (D.) .. William Smaill, Kaitangata ..21 „ .. 1 4'6" .. 4'6" .. ,,.... .- 30 26',106 .. 1 1 ,, Kaidale, Kaitangata .. .. Crownlease.. J. Ramsden (U.) .. J. Ramsden, Kaitangata ..10 ,, .. l 10' .. 6'6" .. T. 260' .. 199 9,453 9,652 .. 2 2 ,, Kaitangata No. 1, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. F. Carson (1st C.) .. Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin .. 53 Brown .. 2 6' & 25' All .. ,. .. .. <T4' 620' Kaitangata Cun'der i! Crown lease " Car50n < l8t C 0 Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin .. 17 „ .. 2 8' ... „ .. ., .. .. H " j- 89,194 4,601,170 4,690,364 | 49 220 269 Fans. Castle Hill, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. J. McLelland (1st C.) Kaitangata Coal Co., Dunedin ..36 ,, .. 3 12' to 20' ,, .. ,, .. ■ ■ {t'3'300' j Benhar, Benhar .. .. „ .. J. Walls (2nd C.) .. McSkimmingandSon,Ltd.,Benhar 66 Lignite .. 3 14' ..10' .. ,,.... T. 550' .. 7,510 273,064 280,574 1 5 6 Fan. Summerhill, Kaitangata .. ,, .. Thos. Heyes (1st C.) Thomas Gage, Kaitangata .. 5 ,, .. 1 15' 7' to 8' .. .. 12 926 938 .. .. .. Natural. Elliotvale, Money more .. ,, .. H. T. Morris (D.) .. W. Cockburn, Milton .. .... .. 1 40' .. 8' .. T. 80' .. 83 .. 83 1 1 2 ,,