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Appendices to the Mines Statement—continued. Appendix A —continued. page VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. 20-24 (1) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 20-23 (2) Government Prospecting Drills .. . . .. .. 24 (3) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. .. 24 Annexure A—Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines . . .. .. 25-34 Northern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 25-29 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Prospecting . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25-28 Quicksilver-mining . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 29-31 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Alluvial Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Dredging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30, 31 General Remarks .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 31 Iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Petroleum .. .. .. .. . . ~ .. .. 31 Prospecting . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Quartz-mining . . .. • .. .. .. .. .. 29,30 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. . . .. .. 32-34 Accidents .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 34 Dredging .. . . .. . . . . .. .. . • 34 General Remarks . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Oil-wells .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Platinum . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Quartz and Alluvial Mining .. .. . . . . .. .. 32-34 Scheelite .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. 34 Silica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Annexure B—Report on Stone-quarries .. .. .. .. .. 35 Accidents . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Annexure C —Mining Statistics .. . . .. .. .. .. 36-39 (1) Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. ..36,37 Northern District .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Southern District . . .. . . .. .. .. 37 West Coast District .. . . .. .. .. .. 37 (2) Statements of Affairs of Mining Companies .. .. .. .. 38,39 Appendix B —Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. .. 40-65 Report by Inspecting Engineer and Chief Inspector .. .. .. .. 40-45 Section I. Coal Output and Imports : Production from Principal Collieries .. 40, 41 Section 11. Persons employed : Coal raised : Lives lost by Accidents .. 41, 42 Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,43 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 43-45 (а) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 (б) List of Mines required by Law to use Permitted Explosives .. 43, 44 (c) List of Mines required by Law to use Safety Lamps .. .. 44 (d) Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 (e) Electricity at Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 (f) Prosecutions .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 45 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. 45 Annexure A —Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 46-60 Northern District—Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. .. 46-48 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Huntly School of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Output, Treatment of Slack Coal .. .. .. .. .. 46 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 West Coast District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. 48-53 Accidents . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Method of Working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,49 Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53, 54 Southern District —Summary of Operations at each Colliery .. .. .. 54-60 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Dangerous Occurrences .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Output .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 54 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Annexure B—Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 61-65 Appendix C —Report of Boards of Examiners —Certificates issued . . .. .. 66, 67

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