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No. 7. Number of Persons ordinarily employed at or about Mines other than Coal-mines during the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

Summary of Persons ordinarily employed in or about New Zealand Mines during 1930 and 1929.

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Number of Persons ordinarily employed at . Total. County or Borough. I Mines other! Gold-quartz Alluvial , Go than Gold j 1930. 1929. Mmes " | Mines. dred S es - and Coal. j • Northern Inspection District. County of Whangarei .. .. • • • ■ • • 2 2 ., Piako .. 1 1 I •• Thames .. . . 41 .. .. . . 41 28 ,, Ohinemuri .. .. 33 .. .. . • 33 100 „ Coromandel .. .. 26 .. .. • • 26 48 Borough of Thames .. .. 38 • ■ • • • • 38 52 Waihi 590 .. .. .. 590 573 County of Wairoa .. .. • ■ • • • • 7 7 10 „ Taranaki .. .. • • ■ • • • 32 32 17 ,, Waikohu .. .. • ■ • • • • 8 8 „ Whangamomona .. . • • ■ • • 4 4 3 „ Bay of Islands .. .. .. • • • • 52 52 57 White Island .. .. .. • • • • • • 25 25 15 West Coast Inspection District. County of Marlborough .. .. 8 2 .. .. 10 26 „ Takaka 120 120 20 ,, Collingwood .. .. 7 .. .. 7 5 „ Murohison .. .. • • 12 .. • • 12 12 Buller .. .. .. •• 4 .. .. 4 11 „ Inangahua .. .. 210 103 .. .. 313 204 ,, Grey .. .. .. • • 2 .. . ■ 2 12 ,, Westland . . .. 3 32 53 . . 88 73 Borough of Kumara .. . . • • 15 . • • • 15 18 „ Hokitika .. .. ■ • 19 .. • • 19 18 „ Ross .. .. .. • • • • • ■ • • • ■ Southern Inspection District. County of Ashburton .. .. ■■ •• •• 2 2 2 „ Tuapeka .. . . • • 48 .. . . 48 50 ,, Vincent .. .. ■ • 60 9 .. 69 50 „ Maniototo .. .. 12 49 .. .. 61 54 „ Waihemo .. .. 6 1 .. 5 12 11 ,, Waitaki .. .. •• 5 .. .. 5 6 „ Lake .. .. .. 1 49 13 20 83 45 ,, Wallace .. .. . • 23 .. .. 23 27 Southland 64 .. .. 64 61 Totals .. .. 969 495 75 277* 1,816 1,611 : * Includes 25 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 51 in oil-boring operations.

1 qon iQ 9 n Increase or 1!M0. ia-9. Decrease. Gold, silver, and tungsten mines .. 1,564 1,485 Inc. 79 Other metalliferous mines .. .. 252* 126 „ 126 Coal-mines .. . - 5,867 5,497 ,, 370 Totals .. .. 7,683 | 7,108 Inc. 575 * Includes 25 persons employed in sulphur-mining, and 51 in oil-boring operations.