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•g'S Number of Persons TitlPbPid Thipknpqq System of ££ Denth of Shaft Total Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Kame and Address o, Owner. f jj | ► of ~ess Under i J ™ Ougfor 3®!- * ~ vS otherwise). §g g g Coal-seams. Working, g « Length of Tunnel. 1930. b er, 1929. ber, 1930. > o 2 £ s £ ,§ *3 o fi & *| 3 W I H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. Tons. Tons. Tons. Albury, Albury .. .. Crown lease J. H. Smillie (D.) .. J. H. .Smillie, Albury .. ..37 Lignite .. 1 26' 8V .. Bordand .. T. 330' .. 583 27,073 27,656 .. 1 1 Natural. under Land pillar for Settlements Act Woodbank, Albury .. .. Crown lease J. H. Smillie (D.) .. Duncan Ross, Albury .. .. 6 „ .. 1 26' .. 8J' .. Ditto .. .. T. 530' .. 634 2,858 3,492 .. 2 2 under Lands Act North Otago District. St. Andrews, Papakaio .. Freehold .. T. Nimmo, jun. (U.) Duncan Cameron, Papakaio .. 51 Lignite .. 1 6'9" .. 6' .. Bordand .. T. 198' .. 2,322 64,587 66,909 1 3 4 Natural. pillar Airedale, Papakaio .. .. Crown lease .. A. Beardsmore (P.) A. Beardsmore and Son, Papakaio 4 „ ..1 7'to 12' 6'to 7' .. Ditto .. .. .. 1,243 2,579 3,822 1 2 3 „ Ngapara, Ngapara .. .. Freehold .. Wm. Nimmo (U.) .. Wm. Nimmo, Ngapara.. .. 52 „ 1 25' .. 8'to 10' .. „ .. T. 50' .. 872 44,296 45,168 1 2 3 Fan. Shag Point (old mine), Shag Point Crown lease .. W. McLaren (P.) .. Bruce Railway and Coal Co., 16 Brown .. 15' ..All .. „ .. .. T. 450' .. 1,570 418,765 420,335 1 3 4 Natural. Dunedin Shag Point Coal-mining Co., Shag Freehold .. A. S. Gillanders (1st Shag Point Coal-mining Co., Dun- 22 „ .. 1 3' to 3f „ .. „ T. 500' .. 21,464 263,160 284,624 10 50 60 Fan. Point C.) edin Central Otago District. Rough Ridge, Oturehua .. Crown lease .. E. Beck (P.) .. Margaret Beck, Oturehua .. 43 Lignite .. 1 20' ..All .. Opencast .. .. 28 35,649 35,677 .. .. .. Opencast. Idaburn, Oturehua .. .. Freehold .. C. L. Fisher (P.) .. C. L. Fisher, Oturehua ..60 „ .. 1 20' „ .. „ •• .. 595 54,147 54,742 2 2 „ Oturehua, Oturehua .. .. Crown lease .. A. Brown (P.) .. Becker Bros., Oturehua ..36 „ .. 1 20' „ .. „ •• .. 737 5,694 6,431 1 1 „ Cambrian, Cambrian .. .. „ .. O. Jones (P.) .. Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing 69 „ 1 18' .. „ .. „ .. .. 370 52,086 52,456 2 2 „ Co., Ltd., St. Bathan's Coal Creek Flat .. .. „ .. N. Harliwich (P.) .. N. Harlwich, Coal Creek Flat ..60 „ 1 26' .. 12' .. „ • • .. 2,038 95,828 97,866 2 2 Bannockburn, Bannockburn .. „ .. J. Hodson, jun. (2nd J. Hodson, Bannockburn ..53 ,, .. 1 6'to 20' 9' .. Bordand .. T. 120' .. 1,902 122,347 124,249 1 2 3 Natural. C.) pillar Nevis Crossing, Nevis .. .. „ .. R. Ritchie (P.) .. Robt. Ritchie, Nevis .. ..27 Brown .. 1 60' ..60' .. Opencast •• .. 52 18,164 18,216 2 2 Open. Parfit's, Upper Idaburn .. „ .. Isaac Parfit .. Parfit and Marslin, Naseby .. 5 Lignite 1 30' .. 30' .. „ • • .. 60 635 695 1 1 „ South Otago District. Freeman's, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. W. Evans (U.) .. Freeman's Coal Co., Ltd., Green 50 Lignite .. 1 12' to 15'• AH .. Bordand .. .. 4,754 613,545 638,299 2 5 7 Natural. Island pillar Jubilee, Fairfield .. .. „ .. J. Hadcroft (1st C.) Jubilee Coal, Co., Ltd., Dunedin 33 „ ..1 5'to 9' 4'to 6' .. Ditto .. •• T. 1,782' .. \ QOA AQQ r ftQ r OA o ft ™ Q _ Jubilee (under roads) .. .. Crown lease .. „ „ „ ......... .. .. .. .. .. / 17 >* Zb 545 » b9S 5t>d,524 t> zi du ian. Willowbank, Riccarton .. Freehold .. W. Robertson (U.) Geo. Scurr and Co., Ltd., Mosgiel 10 „ .. 1 12' ..6' .. Bordand .. T. 594' .. 3,994 29,719 33,713 1 6 7 „ Junction pillar Auchmeddon, Fairfield .. „ H. Orr (2nd C.) .. H. Orr, Fairfield .. .. 5 „ .. 14' 4' .. Opencast .. .. 8 49 57 ...... Open. Saddle Hill .. .. .. „ .. P. Magee (P.) .. G. McMaster, Fairfield.. .... „ .. 15' ..5' .. ,, • • .. 236 .. 236 1 1 „ Brighton, Brighton .. .. „ .. N. McCoil (P.) .. N. McColl, Brighton .. ..15 „ .. 15' ..5' .. Bordand .. T. 198' .. 161 pillar y 9,314 9,485 .. 1 1 Natural. Brighton (under roads) .. Crown lease .. „ .. „ .. .... „ .... .. .. .. .. .. 10 j Waronui, Milton .. .. Freehold .. J. Carruthers. jun. Bruce Railway and Coal Co., Ltd., 26 „ ..1 5'to 9' 5'to 7' .. Bordand .. T. 950' .. 5,982 375,469 381,451 7 15 22 Fan. (1st C.) Dunedin pillar Taratu, Loveil's Flat .. .. ,, .. A. Morris (1st C.) .. Sargood and Cheeseman, Dunedin 29 „ ..1 25' to 40' 7'to 30' .. Ditto .. •• T.205', 180', and 17,326 701,623 718,949 12 21 33 „ 924' Lakeside (late Tuakitoto) .. „ .. J. Throp .. J. Throp, Kaitangata .. ..20 „ .. 1 10' ..7' .. „ T. 150' .. 1,292 7,763 9,055 1 1 2,, Kaibrool? } Kaitangata .. Crown lease .. W. Barclay (D.) .. Wm. Barclay, Kaitangata .. 8 „ .. 1 12' 6£' .. „ .... T. 99' .. 1,006 2'844 2'844 / 1 2 3 Natural. Kaidale, Kaitangata .. .. „ .. J. Ramsden (U.) .. J. Ramsden, Kaitangata ..11 „ .. 1 10' .. 6£' .. „ T. 260' .. 23 9'652 9,675 .. .. .. „ Kaitangata No. 1, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. F. Carson (1st C.) ( 54 Brown .. 2 5' and 25' All .. „ .. . . T. 1,188', T. 4,620' \ Kaitangata No. 2, Kaitangata .. ,, •. 1 Kaitangata Coal Co., Ltd., Kai- J -.q 9 q' 5 T. 1,386, T. 957 ini a i 79 a aq n a 7Q9 a° 907 9j.q "Fane Kaitangata (under roads) .. Crown lease .. yW. Carson (1st C.) tangata J 18 » z 6 ' " " \ T. 1,155', T. 1,320' f 1Ui ' 4,b9U,rfb4 4,/yz,Udb zu/ ±ans. Castle Hill, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. J i 37 „ 3 12' to 20' .. „ .. .. T. 3,300' .. ) Benhar, Benhar .. .. „ .. J. Walls (2nd C.) .. McSkimming and Son, Ltd.,Benhar 67 Lignite .. 3 14' ..10' .. „ T. 800' .. 7,194 280,574 287,768 1 6 7 Fan. Eiliotvale, Moneymore .. „ .. J. M. Robertson (P.) W. Cockburn, Milton .. .. 1 „ .. 1 30' 6' to 8' .. ,, .. .. T. 90' .. 965 83 1,048 1 2 3 Natural. Boyd's Burnweil, Lovell's Flat .. , .. Jas. Reid (P.) .. Jas. Reid, Milton .. .. 1£ „ .. 1 20' ..11' .. „ .. .. T. 132' .. 100 545 645 .. 1 1 „