COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1930.

ANNEXURE B.

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•m'S £ Number of Persons m. 11 , ,, Z* Thifknp<?<? I System of ° * ■ n ._ th nf « h _ ft Tofcal Total ordinarily employed. Title held Name of Mine- AT , . _ ® £ Classification £ £ Thickness Thickness Under- p ° n Output to Output to Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager. Name and Address of Owner. of Coal. a« final slams worked. ground £.g T PT1 ath of Tnniifil Son 31st Decern- 31st Decern- • . Ventilation. otherwise). ® § | Coal-seams.: Working. Lengtnot lunnel. 1940. ber, 1929. ber, 1930. > g a Iz; ® & g > -q © ® * w ! _ < w H NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. JVort/j Auckland District. . , Tons. Tons. Tons - , Hikurangi Shaft Colliery, Hiku- Crown lease and J. Makinson .. Hikurangi Cual Co., Ltd., Auckland 8 Sub - bitu- 1 7'to 10 7 to 9 .. Bord and 2 S S. 350', S. 340' 46,773 347,989 394,762 49 I 138 187 Blackman rangi freehold minous pillar fan. Silverdale Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. E. A. Foot (U.) .. S. G. Foot, Hikurangi .. .. 12J Ditto .. 1 3'to 5' 3' .. Ditto .. IT T. 120' .. 1,477 34,524 36,001 1 4 5 Natural. North Co-operative Colliery, Hiku- „ .. E. A. Cunningham(P.) E. A. Cunningham and Co., Hiku- 12 „ .. 14' ..4' .. „ ..IT T. 60' .. 1,405 31,533 32,938 1 4 5 „ rangi rangi Wilson's Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease and G.Davidson .. Wilson's Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 13 ,, .. 1 6'to 10' 8 .. „ ..IT T. 3,900' .. 58,787 487,355 546,142 39 149 188 Sirocco fan. freehold Waro Colliery, Whangarei .. Way leave and J.B.Ross .. British Standard Cement Co., Ltd., 20 „ ..1 5'to 10' 9' .. „ . • il S S. 120' .. 4,585 54,823 59,408 3 13 16 Fan. freehold Wellington I _ Ruatangata Colliery, Hikurangi.. Freehold .. F. H. Kells .. Kamo Potteries, Ltd., Whangarei 10 ,, .. 18' ..6 .. ,, -.IT T. 400' .. 4,987 14,710 19,697 2 11 13 „ Phoenix Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. W. McKinlay (D.).. McKinlay and party, Hikurangi.. 3£ ,, ..1 3'to 10' 3'to 10' .. ,, ..IT T. 66' .. 3,407 4,137 7,544 1 5 6 Natural. Christie's Colliery Hikurangi .. Freehold .. H.Tipton .. J. R. Reyburn, Whangarei .. 8 ,, .. 1 4' 3' to 4' .. ,, ..IT T. 60' .. 4,742 43,915 48,657 1 7 8,, Tauranga Block, Hikurangi .. ,, .. R. Muir (P.) .. Muir and party, Hikurangi .. H »> •• 14' ..4' .. „ ..IT T. 120' .. 1,254 1,062 2,316 1 2 3 ,, „ .. Sublease, Wil- J. Cunningham (P.) Nesbitt and party, Hikurangi .. i „ . 14' ..4' .. „ .-IT T. 120' .. 715 .. 715 145,, son's Coll., Ltd. „ .. Ditto .. G. Windress (P.) .. Windress and party. Hikurangi .. £ ,» .. 1 2£' 2V .. „ .. IT T. 50' .. 395 .. 395 .. 3 3 „ Coutts Colliery, Hikurangi •• Freehold sub- G. Coutts (P.) .. Coutts and party, Hikurangi .. 1£ „ .. 1 3'to 8' 7' .. „ •• IT T. 50' .. 2,130 2,056 4,186 1 3 4 ,, lease, Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd. .. May Colliery, Waro .. .. Ditto .. A. Rarity .. Newby and party, Hikurangi .. If „ .. 1 31' 3£' .. „ . . 1 T T. 390' .. 736 2,929 3,665 .. 6 6 „ Laird's Colliery, Waro .. „ A. Laird (P.) .. Laird and party, Hikurangi .. £ „ .. 14' 4' .. „ ..IT T. 16' .. 461 .. 461 .. 3 3 „ Craig's Colliery, Waro .. „ .. Ii. Craig (P.) .. Craig and party, Hikurangi .. i „ ... 1 2|' .. 2-V .. „ ..IT T. 50' .. 132 .. 132 .. 4 4 „ Cook's Colliery, Waro .. .. „ .. L. Cook (P.) .. Cook and party, Hikurangi .. 2 „ •• 13' ..3' .. „ ..IT T. 132' .. 260 .. 260 .. 3 3 „ Jubilee No. 3 Colliery, Hikurangi „ J. Wilson (P.) .. Wilson and party, Hikurangi .. li „ .. 12' 2' .. „ ..IT T. 30' .. 703 62 765 1 2 3 „ Fearnley's Colliery, Waro .. „ •• H. Fearnley (P.) .. Fearnley and Rodger, Hikurangi If „ .. 1 3¥ to 4' 3£' .. „ ..IT T. 200' .. 1,481 1,545 3,026 .. 4 4 „ Glen Nell Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. S. G. Foot (U.) .. Foot and Co., Hikurangi .. 6 „ .. 13' ..3' .. „ ..IT T. 70' •• 1,739 3,846 5,585 2 3 5 ,, Jackson's Colliery, Hikurangi .. Sublease, Kerr W. Jackson (P.) .. W. Jackson, Hikurangi .. 91 „ .. 1 10' •• 10' .. „ ..IT T. 40' •• 911 37,790 38,701 1 2 3 ,, and White, freehold Dunn's Colliery, Hikurangi .. Crown lease .. F. J. Dunn (P.) .'. Dunn and Steers, Hikurangi .. \ „ .. 3 3'to 7' 5' .. „ .. 1 T T. 40' .. 420 .. 420 .. 1 1 „ Mclnness Colliery, Hikurangi .. , J. E. Cook (P.) .. J. R. Mclnness, Hikurangi .. 2 „ • • 13' 3' .. „ ..IT T. 198' .. 550 .. 550 .. 4 4 „ Cherrie's Colliery, Hikurangi .. „ R. C. Cherrie .. Cherrie and party, Hikurangi .. \ „ .. 15' 5' .. „ .. 1 T T. 198' .. 177 .. 177 .. 3 3 „ New Kiripaka Colliery, Kiripaka Freehold .. A. Brown (P.) .. A. J. Webber, Kiripaka .. 11 „ . • 15' 5' .. „ .. 1 T T. 120' • • 298 302 600 2 2 4 ,, Glenbervie Colliery, Kiripaka .. „ .. C. J. Doel (P.) .. C. J. Doel, Whangarei .. .. 2 „ .. 15' ..5' .. „ ..IT T. 200' .. 2,124 560 2,684 2 4 6 ,, Avoca Colliery, Tangowahine .. „ .. J. Leighton (P.) .. Burley and party, Hikurangi .. 11 „ .. 18' ..8' .. „ .. IT T. 130' .. 262 450 '12 1 3 4 „ Rotowaro Colliery, Rotowaro .. Crown lease and A. Penman .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 13 Brown .. 3 7'to 27' 7'to 15 . Bord and 3 T T. 4,000', T. 1,600' 143,163 1,359,939 1,503,102 71 202 273 3 fans. freehold pillar Pukemiro Colliery, Pukemiro .. Freehold .. A.Burt .. .. Pukemiro Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 15 ,, .. 1 4'to 18' 4'to 14' .. Ditto .. 3 T T. 5,000', T. 2,200 127,205 1,759,503 1,886, /OS 63 194 257 2 fans. Waipa Colliery, Glen Massey .. „ .. T.Thomson .. Waipa Railway and Collieries, 17 „ ..1 5'to 8' 5' to 7' .. „ ..IT T. 4,000' •• 33,071 3,038,275 1,071,346 27 80 107 Sirocco fan. Ltd., Wellington Wilton's Colliery, Glen Massey .. ,, .. J. R. Watson .. Wilton Collieries, Ltd., Glen Massey £ ,, .. 1 6'to 8' 5' to 7' „ ..IT T. 460' •• 4,309 •• 4,309 7 12 19 „ Waikato Extended Colliery, Huntly .. J.Connelly .. Roose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 14 „ ..1 16' .. 14' .. „ ..IT T. 4,800' .. 5,093 80,257 85,350 2 7 9 Fan. Glen Afton Colliery, Glen Afton Crown lease and P. Hunter .. Glen Af ton Collieries, Ltd., Auck- 10 „ ..1 4'to 16' 4'to 12' .. ,, ..IT T. 4,800' .. 377,244 1,003,129 1,180,373 80 281 361 Sirocco fan. freehold land Pukemiro Jn. Colliery, Pukemiro Crown lease .. R. L. Godden .. Clare and partners, Pukemiro Jn. 10 ,, ..1 2'to 25' 2'to 16' .. „ 2 T T. 100', T. 70' 11,053 94,771 105,824 6 9 15 Natural. Taupiri East Colliery, Kimihia .. Auckland Uni- J. Holland (P.) .. Holland and party, Huntly .. 9 „ •• 1 10' to 18' 6'to 13' .. „ ..IT T. 390' .. 2,024 10,765 12,789 1 4 5 ,, versity lease Campbell Colliery, Whatawhata Crown lease .. R. Fox .. .. Campbell Coal Co., Ltd.,Hamilton 9 „ .. 1 12' .-9' .. „ ..IT T. 300' .. 5,225 22,745 27,970 3 6 9 ,, Renown Colliery, Renown .. Freehold .. T.L.Andrews .. Renown Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 21 ,, ..1 15' .. 7%' to 9' .. ,, ..IT T. 1,950' .. 88,790 99,090 187,880 45 134 179 Fan. Graham's Colliery, Glen Afton .. ,, .. M. J. Tansey .. Graham Coal Co., Pukemiro .. 7 ,, .. 1 6i' ..6' .. „ ..IT T. 1,900' .. 12,683 67,628 80.311 4 16 20 Natural. Rangitoto Colliery, Te Kuiti .. Native lease .. J. Chevins (P.) .. Morgan and party, Te Kuiti .. 4 „ .. 17' 6' .. „ .. 1 T T. 600' • • 280 404 684 .. 2 2 „ Okoko Colliery, Te Rawamoa .. Crown lease .. H. J. Fox .. H. J. Fox, Auckland .. .. £ „ 1 7' 7' .. ,,.... .. 20 .. 20 1 1 „ Paparata Colliery, Tatu .. Crown lease .. J. C. Griffen .. Taranaki Coal Mining Co., Ltd., 3 Brown .. 1 3£' ..3' .. Bord and l T T. 70' .. 1,119 422 l,54i 14 5 Natural. Stratford plliar Egmont Colliery, Tangarakau .. „ .. A. Whittleston .. Egmont Collieries, Ltd., Stratford 4 „ 1 5' ..5' .. Ditto .. IT T. 314' .. 13,544 2,753 16,297 17 33 50 „ Old Stockman Colliery, Mokau .. Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers' Bros., Awakino ..10 „ .. 1 4V .. 4J' .. „ ..IT T. 400' .. 497 3,344 3,841 .. 2 2 „ Tatu Colliery, Tatu .. .. „ .. E.Johnson .. Gilberd and party, Tatu, Ohura.. 1 m. „ .. 1 61' .. 5|' .. „ ..IT T. 100' .. 81 .. 81 3 1 4 „ Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,407,744 9,407,744 .. •.