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•w'E a) Number of Persons >r ?"2 System of ?S n ™ t k «< oi.» iwai Total Total ordinarily employed. Title held Name of Mine- _ , ... , n S § Classification ® g Thickness Thickness Under- jjj Depth of lot 1 Output to Output to _ Means of Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager Name and Address of Owner. | S of Coal. a „ of worked. ground a g T .. <» °7j? n tfor 31st Decern- 31st Decern- o * Ventilation. otherwise). B ■ gg § | Coal-seam. Working. ='-3 Length of Tunnel. lDdU. be r, 1929. ber, 1930. > g | }z; <u [zj is -s xj "a c J* £ \_* < g WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. I Tons. Tons. Tons. Punonga •• •• Crown lease .. A.Thompson .. Puponga Coal Co., Ltd., Puponga 27 Bituminous 1 8'to 6' 6' .. Bord and. .. T. 30 ch. .. 15,546 285,642 301,188 10 29 39 Natural. * & ! pillar Motupipi .. •• •• » •• D. Winter .. J. and D. E. Winter, Motupipi .. 3 Lignite .. 2 3' ..3' .. Ditto .. .. T. 3 ch. .. 200 498 698 1 .. 1 „ Baton .. . • • • ,, C. Curtis .. Baton Co-op. Coal Pty., Tapawera 2 Bituminous 14' 4' .. „ T. 3J ch. .. 380 112 492 .. 2 2 „ O'Rourke's .. .. •• Freehold .. A. O'Rourke .. A. O'Rourke. Longford .. 11 Lignite .. 13' ..3' .. „ .. .. T. lOch. .. 80 1,231 1,311 .. 1 1 „ Seymour's .. •• Crown prospect- J.W.Smith .. Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson .. 1 Bituminous 1 6' .. 6' .. Panel .. .. T. 12 ch. .. 1,178 .. 1,178 .. - 2 „ ing license Allan's .. .. •• Crown lease .. T.D.Allan .. T. D. Allan, Charleston .. 2 Lignite .. 1 42' .. 10' .. Opencast .. .. 20 8 28 1 1 Natural. Cardiff Bridge .. .. „ •• M. Forsvth .. Cardiff Bridge Co-op. Pty., West- 10 Bituminous 1 5'to 25' 25' .. Bord and .. .. 24,844 165,436 190,280 6 22 28 port Pillar Cascade .. .. •• „ •• H. McAvoy .. Cascade-Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 4 „ 1 20' .. 15' .. Ditto .. .. .. 17,653 30,278 47,931 7 16 23 ,, Westport „ „ Charming Creek .. .. „ •• C. D. Buist .. Charming Creek-Westport Coal Co., 3 „ 1 5'to 14' 10' .. „ .. •• T. 12 ch. .. 9,324 710 10,034 15 26 41 Fan. Ltd., Westport „ Chester's .. .. •• ,, .. R. Chester .. Pen berth and Chester, Seddonville 11 „ 1 2'6" to 3' 3' .. „ T. 15 ch. .. 2,888 17,007 19,895 1 4 5 Natural. Coal Creek .. .. •• „ •• W. McGuire .. McGuire and party, Seddonville.. 15 „ 1 5'to 25' 8' .. „ .. 11,926 85,383 97,309 2 17 19 Glasgow .. .. •• „ •• D. Q. O'Brien .. | Glasgow Co-op. mining party, 6 „ 1 6'to 12' 7' .. „ T. 8 ch. .. 3,242 28,762 32,004 4 6 10 „ Seddonville Mitchell's .. .. • • „ .. F. T. Mitchell .. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 7 Lignite .. 13' .. 3' .. Opencast .. .. 49 177 226 1 1 Powell's .. .. •• „ •• J.H.Powell .. J. H. Powell, Charleston 2 „ .. .. „ .. 21 10 31 1 .. 1 ,, Ouinn's .. . . >, •• T. Quinn .. Quinn and party, Seddonville .. 7 Bituminous 15' ..5' .. Bord and .. .. 1,184 6,753 7,937 1 3 4,, L pillar St Helens .. .. • • „ .. J. T. Dove .. Roger Bros., St. Helens 1 „ 18' 8' .. Ditto .. .. T. 1-J ch. .. 150 .. 150 3 1 4 ,, Warne's .. .. • • .. G. N. Warne . G. N. Warne, Charleston .. .. Lignite 1 6' .. 6' ....... .. 15 37 52 1 1 „ Denniston •• •• ,, G. Smith and J. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 50 Bituminous .. 3'to 30' Full .. Paneland .. T's. 410 ch. .. 187,165 9,785,949 9,973,114 157 365 522 Fans. McArthur bord and pillar Millerton .. .. .. „ ..A. Smith and W. j „ .. 39 „ 1 4'to 40' 12' .. Bord and 1 T's. 298 ch. .. 168,185 7,903,371 8,071,556 70 3S0 450 Lowden I pillar Westportmain .. .. „ •• H.Bradv .. i Westport- Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 6 „ 1 10' .. 10' .. Ditto .. .. .. 29,272 128,068 157,340 14 29 43 Natural. | Westport Westport-Mokihinui .. .. „ •• P. Bird .. .. ! Mcintosh and Willman, Seddonville 10 „ 1 to 5' 5' .. „ .. 3,310 37,291 40,601 .. 5 5 „ Stateville .. .. .. „ •• R. M. Mulholland .. | Westport-Stateville Co-op. coal 6 „ 1 10' .. 10' .. „ .. 3,110 9,944 13,054 2 5 7 Fan. j partv, Westport Stockton .. .. .. „ •• T. McGhie .. i Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 22 „ 3 4'to 20' 10' .. „ .. .. .. 152,600 2,642,442 2,795,042 113 198 311 Fans. Christchurch Wvnn's .. .. •• •• G. Wynn .. G. Wynn, Seddonville .. .. 7 „ 13' ..3' .. „....' T. 3 ch. .. 796 5,188 5,984 •• 2 2 Natural. Rockland .. .. .. „ •• J. P. Burley .. J. P. Burley, Berlins .. ..28 Brown .. 1 27' .. 8' .. „ .. .. .. 235 9,864 10,099 .. 2 2 „ Whiteeliff .. •• •• 5 > •• J. H. Burley .. James H. Burley, Berlins .. 8 „ .. 1 18' ..10' .. „ .. .. T. 12 ch. .. 680 1,847 2,527 .. 2 2 „ Woodpecker Bay .. .. Freehold .. T. Price .. .. Price Bros., Tiromoana .. 2 Lignite 1 .. .. „ .. 12 432 444 .. 1 1 „ Beefton District Archer's .. .. .. Crown lease and F.W.Archer .. F. W. Archer, Capleston .. 35 Brown .. 4 6'to 18' Full .. Bord and .. T. 10 ch. .. 3,610 39,628 43,238 2 6 8 Natural. freehold pillar dele .. .. .. Crown lease .. James Banks .. V. W. Alborn, Reef ton.. ..44 ,, .. 2 5'and 6' ,, .. Ditto .. .. .. 4,247 39,034 43,281 2 3 5 ,, Coahlan's .. .. .. Freehold .. T. Coghlan .. John Coghlan, Reef ton ..33 „ .. 1 12' ..9' .. „ .. .. T. 14 ch. .. 1,551 17,011 18,562 \ o o Coghlan's Crown lease .. „ .. „ .. 4 „ .. 1 12' .. 9' ...... .. 689 3,224 3,913 /'• 6 6 Collins .. .. •• „ •• ! N.Collins .. N. Collins, Reefton .. ..38 „ .. 17' ...7 .. .. 527 58,302 58,829 1 1 2 ,, Terrace .. .. .. „ •• C. Svenson .. W. Blackadder, Reefton ..10 „ .. 16' ..6' .. „ .. 956 4,889 5,845 .. 3 3 „ Burke's Creek .. .. „ .. W. Parsonage .. Burke's Creek Collieries, Ltd., 29 „ .. 2 6' to 10' 8' .. „ 1 S. 10 ch. .. 9,036 181,187 190,223 14 30 44 Fans. Wellington Times Street .. .. .. >, .• H. A. Honey .. H. A. Honey, Reefton .. .. 2 „ .. 1 40' ..8'- .. ,,.... .. 1,109 408 1,517 .. 3 3 Natural. Defiance .. .. .. „ .. D. McLaughlin .. D. McLaughlin, Reefton .. 3 „ .. 14' ..4' .. ,, .. T. 3 ch. .. 546 1,644 2,190 .. 2 2 „