C.—2.

The following is a table showing the number of quarries under the Stone-quarries Act, also the number of persons ordinarily employed thereat, and the annual output and value of crude stone during 1932 :—

There were 107 fewer men employed than during the previous year, with a decrease in the value of the stone produced of £74,446. Quakry Accidents. The following is a summary of serious accidents during 1932 at quarries under the Stone-quarries Act:—'

Accounts of the accidents are given in the District Inspectors' reports attached hereto.

VII. STATE AID TO MINING. (1) Subsidized Prospecting. Upon subsidized prospecting operations 216 persons were intermittently employed during the year. The following is a statement showing the results of prospecting operations as reported by the Inspectors of Mines : —

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I U,§ §■§ Output of Stone. It 1| i i g 8| [J £■§ *'§ ° §2 . "" a ' & Bwa .1 »i °!j Sj S I? U *«i i I ill if: jb js ii l> m i> ! i Tons, j Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ Auckland .. James Newton, Mines 171 929 317,219 .. .. 63,003 92,322 .. 1,200 85,118 Dept., Auckland J. F. Downey, Mines 14 63 47,140 .. .. .. .. .. .. j 13,165 Dept., Waihi (Hauraki Mining District only) Hawke'sBay James Newton, Mines 31 128 34,426 .. .. 19,678 .. .. .. 10,892 Dept., Auckland Taranaki .. Ditto .. ..14 68 21,004 .. .. 4,002 .. .. .. 5,297 Wellington „ .. ..41 208 70,556 .. .. 8,930 .. .. j 1,012 17,141 Westland '.'. y E vJ-Seoble, Mines j 2Q lg7 54 881 15 88 g 50 6 628 25,465 .. ; 2,808 19,846 ,» ,, , I Dept.. Reefton ' ' ' ' Marlborougn J r Otago .. i T -McMillan, Mines 4J 3Q5 169 g06 70352 83 4 99494 33 313 .. .. 90,461 „ J, , , 1 Dept., Dunedm Southland .. J F Totals, 1932 .. 332 1,888 714,732 86,240 884 201,735151,100 .. 5,020241,920 Totals, 1931 .. 318 1,995 871,681120,492 12,132171,159 226,247 .. 4,578316,366

Number of Accidents. Number of Sufferers Cause. Fatal. Serious. Killed. Seriously . Haulage Machinery Explosives Falls of ground .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. ] .. 1 .. 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. . . 2 . . 2 I