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ANNEXURE B.

COLLIERY STATISTICS, 1931.

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«m'S j „32 Number of Persons r>T, i , ,, ?■% f-S rp, . ! System of °,c Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of 5Hne and Locality. (Crosse or »a m e and Address o* Owner. 1 1 1 1 Jgg | Le n g thS TunneL 'SSf" i"l i&® i ' I ■§ o I •* m __ : ! w H NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT. North Auckland District. Tons. Tons. Tons. Hikurangi Shaft, Hikurangi .. Crown lease j J. Makinson .. Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd., Auckland 9 Sub-bitu- 1 7' to 10' 7'to 9' .. Bord and 2 S S. 350', S. 340' 54,394 394,762 449,156 47 130 177 Blackman and freehold minous pillar fan. Silverdale, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. S. G. Foot (U.) .. S. G. Foot, Hikurangi .. .. 13£ Ditto .. 1 3'to 5' 3' .. Ditto .. :1T T. 120' .. 2,056 36,001 38,057 1 4 5 Natural. Northern Co-operative, Hikurangi ,, .. E. A.Cunningham (P.) E. A. Cunningham and Co., Hiku- 13 ,, .. 14' ..4' .. „ .. IT T. 60' .. 822 32,938 33,760 1 3 4 ,, rangi Wilson's, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease R. A. Fox .. Waro Co-operative Collieries, Ltd., 14 ., .. 1 6'to 10' 8' .. ,, 1 Tj T. 3,900' .. 46,857 546,142 592,999 41 143 184 Sirocco fan. and freehold Hikurangi Waro, Whangarei .. •• Way leave and J.B.Ross .. British Standard Portland Cement, 21 ,, .. 1 5'to 10' 9' .. ,, ..IS S. 120' .. 4,233 59.408 63,641 3 16 19 Fan. freehold Ltd., Wellington Ruatangata, Hikurangi .. Freehold .. G.Davidson .. Kamo Potteries, Ltd., Whangarei 11 ,, .. 18' ..6' .. ,, .. IT T. 400' .. 4,863 19,697 24,560 2 12 14 . Phoenix, Hikurangi .. •• Crown lease .. W. McKinlay (D.) McKinlay and party, Hikurangi.. ,, .. 1 3'to 10' 3'to 10' .. ,, ..IT T. 66' .. 3,325 7,544 10,869 1 5 6 Natural. Tauranga Block, Hikurangi .. Sublease, Wil- S. Hutchinson (P.) Muir and party, Hikurangi .. 2\ ,, .. 14' ..4' .. ,, .. IT T. 120' .. 2,184 2,316 4,500 1 2 3,, son's Coll., Ltd. „ .. Ditto .. G. Windress (P.) .. Windress and party, Hikurangi .. 1 ,, .. 1 2f 2\' .. „ .. IT T. 50' .. 140 395 535 .. 3 ; 3 ,, ,, ,, J. Jones .. .. Orr and party, Hikurangi .. -I ,, • • 12' 2' .. ,, ..ITT. 50' .. 108 .. 108 1 2 I 3 ;, Coutt's, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold sub- G. Coutts (P.) .. Coutts and party, Hikurangi .. 2\ ,, .. 1 3'to 8' 7' .. ,, ..IT T. 50' .. 1,921 4,186 6,107 1 3 14 ,. lease, Hikurangi Coal Co., Ltd. Laird's, Waro .. .. Ditto .. A. Laird (P.) .. Laird and party, Hikurangi .. 1-| ,, .. 14' ..4' .. ,, .. IT T. 16' .. 680 461 1,141 1 2:3 „ Cook's, Waro.. .. .. „ .. L. Cook (P.) .. Cook and party, Hikurangi .. 1| ,, .. 13' ..3' .. ,, ..IT T. 132' .. 92 260 352 .. 3 3 „ Jubilee No. 3, Hikurangi .. ,, .. J. Wilson (P.) .. Wilson and party, Hikurangi .. 2i „ .. 12' ..2' .. ,, .. 1 T T. 30' .. 120 765 885 1 3 4 ,, Fearnley's, Waro .. .. ,, .. W. H. Reed (P.) .. Fearnley and party, Hikurangi . . 2f ,, .. 1 3|' to 4' 3£' .. ,, ..IT T. 200' .. 1,137 3,026 4,163 .. 4 4 ,, Glen Nell, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. E. A. Foot (U.) .. Foot and party, Hikurangi .. 7 ,, .. 1 3' ..3' .. ,, .. 1 T T. 70' .. 1,262 5,585 6,847 2 3 5,, Rocks, Hikurangi .. .. Sublease, Kerr G. F. Reynell (P.). . Reynell and party, Hikurangi .. 10| ,, .. 15' ..3' .. ,, .. ITT. 198' .. 411 38,701 39,112 1 3 4 „ and White Dunn's, Hikurangi .. .. Crown lease .. J. F. Dunn .. Dunn and Steers, Hikurangi | 1| ,, .. 1 3' to 7' 5' .. ,, .. 1 T T. 40' . . 390 420 810 1 2 3,, Mclnness's, Hikurangi .. „ .. H.Tipton .. J. R. Mclnness, Hikurangi .. if ,, .. 1 3' ..3' .. „ ..IT T. 198' .. 941 550 1,491 1 3 4,, Cherrie's, Hikurangi .. .. ,, .. R. C. Cherrie .. Cherrie and party, Hikurangi .. 1£ ,, .. 15' .5' .. ,, ..IT T. 198' .. 112 177 289 .. 3 3 ,, Whareora .. .. •• Freehold .. T. J. Higgins (P.) .. Higgins and Fox, Whangarei .. 1 ,, .. 1 5' ..5' .. ,, ..IT T. 200' .. 1,592 .. 1,592 1 3 4,, Millbrook .. .. .. „ .. A. Ball (U.) .. Ball and party, Whangarei ..1 „ .. 14' ..4' .. ,, ..IT T. 100' .. 50 .. 50 1 2 3 „ New Kiripaka, Kiripaka .. „ A. Brown . . A. J. Webber, Kiripaka .. 2\ „ .. 1 5' 5' .. ,, ..ITT. 120' .. 107 600 707 2 2 4,, Glenbervie, Kiripaka .. .. „ .. C. J. Doel (P.) .. C. J. Doel, Whangarei .. .. 3 ,, ; . 1 5' ..5' .. ,, ..IT T. 200' .. 1,550 2,684 4,234 2 4 6,, Avoca, Tangowahine .. .. ,, .. E. Collier (P.) .. Edwards and Collier, Dargaville.. ; 2% ,, .. 18' ..8' .. ,, ..IT T. 130' .. 378 712 1,090 1 3 4 „ Rotowaro, Rotowaro .. .. Crown lease A. Penman .. Taupiri Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 14 Brown .. 3 7'to 27' 7'to 15' .. Bord and 3T T. 4,000', T. 400', 130,754 1,503,102 1,633,856 73 214 287 3 fans. and freehold pillar T. 1,600' Pukemiro, Pukemiro .. .. Freehold .. A.Burt .. .. Pukemiro Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 16 ,, ..1 4'to 18' 4'to 14' .. Ditto .. 3 T T. 5,000', T. 2,200' 110,069 1,886,708 1,996,777 60 176 236 2 fans. Wilton, Glen Massey .. .. „ .. T. Geddes .. Wilton Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 1£ ,, . . 1 7'to 9' 5'to 7' .. ,, ..IT T. 460' .. 53,016 4,309 57,325 27 115 142 Sirocco fan. Waikato Extended, Huntly West „ .. J. Honey (P.) .. Roose Shipping Co., Ltd., Mercer 15 ., .. 1 16' ..14' .. ,, ..IT T. 4,800' .. 3,321 85,350 88,671 .. 6 6 Fan. Glen Af ton No. 1, Glen Af ton .. Crown lease C. V. Molony .. j Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Auck- 11 ,, .. j 1 I 4'to 16' 9' .. ,, ..IT T. 4,800' .. 185,202 1,180,373 1,365,575 96 334 430 Sirocco fan. and freehold I land Glen Afton No. 2 (MacDonald), Crown lease .. J. W. Glendenning Ditto .. .. ..1 ,, .. 1 6'to 20' 10' .. ,, .. 2T T. 500', T. 300' 91,905 .. 91,905 45 148 193 2 fans. Waikokowai Pukemiro Junction, Pukemiro .. ,, .. R. L. Godden .. Clare and partners, Pukemiro Jn. 11 ,, ..1 2'to 25' 2'to 14' .. ,, .. IT T. 100' .. 5,096 105,824 110,920 3 4 7 Natural. Taupiri East, Kimihia .. Auckland IJni- J. Holland (P.) .. Holland and party, Huntly ..10 ,, .. 1 10'to 15' 12' .. ,, ..IT T. 300' .. 1,995 12,789 14,784 1 4 5 „ versity lease Campbell, Whatawhata .. Crown lease .. T. Cowan (U.) .. Whatawhata Campbell Coal Co., 10 ,, ..1 12' .. 9' .. ,, .. IT T. 300' .. 4,834 27,970 32,804 2 6 8 j ,, Ltd., Hamilton Renown, Renown .. .. Freehold .. T.L.Andrews .. Renown Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 3£ ,, .. 1 15' .. 7'to 9' .. „ ..IT T. 3,400' .. 82,749 187,880 270,629 43 140 183 Fan. Graham, Glen Afton .. .. ,, .. M. J. Tansey .. Graham Coal Co., Pukemiro .. 8 ,, .. 1 4'to 64' 4'to 6' .. ,, ..IT T. 1,900' .. 8,352 80,311 88,663 3 15 18 „ Rangitoto, Te Kuiti .. .. Native lease.. J. Chevins (P.) .. A. Morgan and party, Te Kuiti .. 5 ,, .. 17' 6' .. „ ..ITT. 600' .. 121 684 805 .. 2 2 Natural. Okoko, Te Rauamoa .. .. Crown lease .. T. Wall (P.) .. Wall and party, Te Awamutu .. 1J ,, .. 17' ..7' ... ,, .... ... 5 20 25 1 1 2 „ Paparata, Tatu .. .. Crown lease .. W. Ridsdale (P.) .. Taranaki Coal-mining Co., Ltd., 4 Brown .. ..3' .. Bord and 1 T T. 70' .. 522 1,541 2,063 1 4 5 Natural. Stratford j pillar Egmont, Tangarakau .. .. „ .. A. W. Whittleston Egmont Collieries, Ltd., Stratford 5 ,, .. 15' ..5' .. Ditto .. 1 T| T. 1,320' .. 26,557 16,297 42,854 14 42 56 ,, Old Stockman, Mokau .. Freehold .. C. Wright (P.) .. Chambers Bros., Havelock North ; 11 ,, .. .. 4|' .. ,, ..IT T. 400' .. 421 3,841 4,262 1 1 2,, Gilberd's, Tatu .. .. Crown lease .. T. Marsh (D.) .. Gilberd, Brown, and Cairns, Tatu | 1 . .. 5f' .. ,, ..IT, T. 100' .. 255 81 336 1 2 3,, Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. i .. .. .. .. .. .. I -.1 •• •• 10,532,259 10,532,259 .. .. i