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Southland District. _ Green's, Gore .. .. Freehold .. F. Barclay (2nd C.) Ex estate late T. Green, Gore .. 42 Lignit .. 1 19' ..10' .. Bordand .. T. 891' .. 8,727 354,476 363,203 3 6 u Fan. pillar Glenlee, Waikaka .. .. .. F. W. Edge (P.) .. A. A. Edge, Waikaka .. ..37 „ .. 1 14' ..7' .. Ditto .. .. .. 1,224 32,428 33,652 .. 2 2 Natural. Ramsay's, North Chatton .. Freehold .. P. Ramsay (P.) .. P. Ramsay, Waikaka .. ..27 „ .. 1 12' ..12' .. Opencast .. .. 98 107,945 108,043 1 1 Open. , Landslip, Waikaia .. .. Crown lease .. T. Northcoat (P.) .. T. Northcoat and Lahey, Waikaia 31 ,, ..1 3'to 10' All .. „ .. .. 141 37,438 37,579 1 1 ,, Mclver's, Waikaia .. .. „ .. R. Mclver (P.) .. R. Mclver, Waikaia .. .. 7 „ .. 1 5'to 7' 6' .. „ .. •• 171 1,104 1,275 1 1 „ Argyle, Waikaia .. .. „ .. T. Woodward (P.).. Thos. Woodward, Waikaia ..39 „ .. 1 12' ..12' .. „ .. •• 572 11,164 11,736 1 1 „ Princhester Creek, The Key „ .. J. A. Denton (P.) .. J. A. Denton, private bag, Lumsden 28 Brown .. 1 .. 5$' .. „ .. •• 265 3,385 3,650 1 .. 1 „ Boghead, Mataura .. .. Freehold .. Thos. Gaudion (P.) C. E. Rowe, Mataura .. ..25 Lignite .. 1 20' to23' ! 12' .. Bordand .. T. 396' .. 6,191 58,310 64,501 1 3 4 Natural. . pillar Mataura Lignite, Mataura .. ,, .. Jas. Pearson (D.) .. Beattie, Coster, and Co., Ltd., 54 „ .. 1 18' .. 10' .. Ditto .. •• T. 1,320' .. 13,218 344,471 357,689 2 6 8 Fan. Larking's, Mataura .. .. „ .. P. Larking (P.) .. P. Larking, Mataura .. .. 9 „ .. 1 15' ..15' .. Opencast .. •• 921 8,702 9,623 1 1 Open. Larking's, Waimumu .. .. ,, .. „ .. „ .. .... „ .. 1 15' .. | 10' .. „ .. . • 650 .. 650 1 1 ,, Ota Creek .. .. .. Crown lease .. E. Genge (P.) .. E. Genge, Wyndham .. ..50 „ .. 18' .. i 8' .. „ .. .. 250 30,584 30,834 1 1 Diamond Lignite, Ashers .. „ .. A. McMillan (P.) .. S. McMillan, Invercargill ..28 „ .. 1 38' .. 38' .. ,, .. •• 967 34,765 35,732 1 1 ,, Black Diamond, Nightcaps .. , R. W. Duncan (1st Black Diamond Coal Co.. Ltd., 15 Brown .. 1 25' .. 8' .. Bordand .. T. 1,320' .. 9,972 208,404 218,376 7 10 17 Fan. C.) Invercargill I pillar Mossbank No. 1, Ohai .. „ .. J. McLelland (1st C.) Mossbank Coal Co., Ltd.,Invercargill 16 „ ..1 6'to 24' 7' .. Ditto .. .. T. 462' .. \ g 0 61 o 263 882 314 495 20 58 78 /^ an * Mossbank No. 2, Obai .. „ .. S. Reid (D.) .. „ „ .... ,. 1 8' to 12' 7' .. „ .. J ' ' ' \ Natural. Wairaki No. 1 Ohai .. . .. J. T. Mosley (1st C.) Wairaki Coal Co., Ltd., Gore .. 17 • „ .. 1 15; .. 7 .. „ .. .. T. 1.980' .. \ 39 489 326 926 366 415 24 70 94 Fan . Wairaki No. 2, Ohai .. . Freehold .. „ „ „ 12 „ .. 1 16 .. 8 ....... 1.900 .. J ' Linton, Ohai .. .. „. Crown lease .. Geo. Gilbert (1st C.) Linton Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 15 „ ..1 30' to 40' All .. ,, .. .. T. 1,320' .. \ 116 91 n 0 14 ggg 731 g 4 g 3g 13 o igg j^ans „ .. .. .. Freehold .. „ „ „ ....... 1 30' to 40' „ ....... .. / ' ' 5 Black Lion, Ohai .. .. Crown lease .. Ed. Mason (2nd C.) Black Lion Coal Co., Ltd., Inver- 9 „ .. 1 10' ..7' .. „ T. 264' .. 16,720 39,998 56,718 5 15 20 Fan. cargill Smithvale, Nightcaps .. .. Freehold .. Wm. Dyet (D.) .. McSkimming and Son, Benhar .. 4 „ .. 18' ..5' .. „ T. 198' .. 831 524 1,355 1 2 3 Open. Wendon, Wendon .. .. Crown lease .. E. Radford (P.) .. J. E. Radford, Wendon .. 46 Lignite .. 1 20' .. 12' .. „ .. .. T. 120' .. 407 934 1,34] 112 Natural. Otikerama .. .. .. Freehold .. Jos. Hoffman (P.).. A. McDonald, Otikerama .. 1 „ .. 1 20' ..12' .. .. 2,620 44,749 47,369 .. 2 2 „ Waimumu .. .. .. „ .. Jas. Milne (P.) .. A. P. Cowie, Gore .. .. 2 ,, .. 1 15' .. All .. Opencast .. .. 1,006 200 1,206 1 1 Open. McNab .. .. .. ,, .. J.Ramsay .. Ramsay and Ross, Gore .. 1 „ .. 1 10' .. 10' .. ,, ..| .. 1,683 701 2,384 2 2 ,, Lobbs Hill, Ohai .. .. Crown prospect- Wm. Russell (D.) .. Russell and Marelich, Ohai .. 1 „ .. 14' ..4' .. Bordand .. T. 160' .. 543 100 643 1 1 2 Natural. ing license pillar Rosedale, McNab .. .. Freehold .. Jas. McCord (P.) .. A. Reinke, Howe .. ..15 ,, .. 1 20' .. All .. Opencast .. •• 359 1,012 1,371 1 1 Open. Croydon Coal Co. .. .. „ .. A. Maxwell (P.) .. Croydon Coal Co., Gore .. 5 „ .. 1 12' .. „ .. „ .. .. 134 23,122 23,256 1 1 „ Birchwood No. 2, Ohai .. Crown lease .. Jas. Lewis (1st C.) Birch wood Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 7 Brown .. 1 25' ..7' .. Bordand .. T. 1,230' .. 10,021 56,183 66,204 13 22 35 Fan. pillar Output of mines included in previous statements at which operations have been abandoned or suspended.. L! ._. 1 .. i ._. 6,664,004 6,664.004 ._. LL _ Totals, Southern District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 489,709 18,343,701 18,833. 410 232 701 933 Totals, West Coast District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1,286,071 36,637,967 37,924,038 766 2,354 3,120 Totals, Northern District, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 766,312 16,020,357 16,786,669 439 1,375 1,814 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,542,092 71,002,025 73,544,117 1,437:4,430 5,867 Output of collieries prior to 1890 not included in the above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. 296,653 Shale exported, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 73,840,791