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„13 Number of Persons WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Abbotsford, TakakT " .. Freehold .. 1 G. Bartlett .. H. V. Irvine, Takaka .. .. 2 Lignite .. 113; .. All ..[Stripping • • •• |1 10 41 2 .. 2 Natural. Broxbourne Motupipi .. „ .. W. I. Jones (P.) .. T. H. Ellis, Motupipi .. .. 3J ,, .. Iβ' .. „ .. Bord and .. T. 30 yd. .. 22 251 273 2, Z v pillar Winter's, Motupipi .. .. Crown lease .. D. Winter (P) .. J. and D. Winter, Motupipi .. 5 „ 2 2' and 3' „ .. Opencast .. ,. 101 818 919 1 .> 1 O'llourke's Murchison .. Freehold .. A. O'Eourke .. A. O'Bourke, Murchison .. 13 Lignite .. 1 2' 8" .. .. Bord and .. T. 3 ch. .. 113 1,493 1,606 .. 1 1 pillar Mount Burnett, Collingwood .. Crown lease .. E. J. Wearn (1st C.) Onakaka Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., 3 Sub-bitu- 1 12' .. „ .. Ditto .. .. T. 2J ch. .. 5,215 711 5,926 8 11 19 Puponga, Puponga .. .. „ .. A. Thomson (1st C.) Puponga Coal-mine, Ltd., Puponga 29 Ditto .. 1 2'6" ; to „ .. „ .. .. T.27ch. •• 13,961 316,391 330,352 10 27 37 Seymour, Owen Biver ".. „ .. C. Blackburn (1st C.) Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson .. 3 ..1 2'to 4' „ .. Double .. T.4ch. .. 3,564 3,692 7,256 4 9 13 Fan. Bowater and Bryan! Charleston.. Crown lease .. L. Husband .. Bowater and Bryan, Westport .. 2| Lignite .. 1 40' .. 12' .. Opencast .. •■ 169 S77 546 1 . 1 Natural. Brighton, Charleston .. .. Freehold .. N". Forsyth (D.) .. Price Bros, (leased to Hunter and 4 „ .. 1 j 8' .. All .. Bord and .. T. 3 ch. .. 132 564 696 2 2 Cardiff Bridge, Seddonville .. Crown lease .. J. Dymond (2nd C.) Cardu/Eridge co-operative party, 12 Bituminous 1 8'to 20' 10' .. Ditto .... .. 21,395 210,904 232,299 5 15 20 Cascade, Burnett's Face .. „ .. H. McAvoy (1st C.) Cascade-Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 6 „ 1 20' .. 8' .. „ .. .. .. 14,866 60,496 75,362 11 11 22 Charming Creek, Ngakawau .. „ .. A. G. Marshall (1st C.) Charming Creek - Westport Coal 5 „ 1 I 1'to 20' 8' .. , j T. Hi ch. .. 10,237 18,442 28,679 6 17 23 Fan. Chester's, Seddonville J. Penberth (P.) .. PeSberthtncTcherter, Seddonville 13 „ 13' All .. , ■■ 321 21,061 21,382 . 2 2 Natural. Coal Creek, Seddonville .. , .. W. McGuire (2nd C.) McGuire and party, Seddonville.. 17 „ 1 6 to 20 7' .. , £. 30ch. .. 3 97,910 97,913 2 17 19 Fan Glasgow, Seddonville .. .. " .. D. Q. O'Brien (V.) Glasgow co-operative party, Sed- 8 „ 1 6'to 12' All T. 9 ch. .. 1,035 34,460 35,495 3 4 7 Natural. Mitchell's Charleston . .. .. F. T. Mitchell .. F. T. Mitchell, Charleston .. 9 Lignite .. 18' .. „ .. Opencast .. .. 68 365 433 1 1 Powell's, Charleston .. .. ,. .. J.H.Powell .. J. H. Powell, Charleston ..4 „ ..18' .. „ '■■ \ ,, .. ■■ 13 45 58 1 . 1 Quinn's Seddonville .. .. „ .. T. Quinn (D.) .. Quinn and party, Seddonville .. 9 Bituminous 15' .. „ .. ; Bord and .. .. 15 8,632 8, t>47 1 1 z pillar Bocklands, Buller Gorge .. „ .. J. P. Burley (P.) .. J. P. Burley, Berlins, Buller Gorge 30 Brown .. 1 27' .. 8' .. Ditto .... .. 265 10 >Hl ", o t St. Helen's, Seddonville .. „ .. J. Penberth (P.) .. Sogers Bros., St. Helen's .. 3 Bituminous Ii5 ..All ..... .. 2,115 3,088 5,20d 1 i a :: ;; :: j G :McSur ( istc.) Sβ Sf T it*, dua: I HS™™ £ IW :; :: :: .. ue.JS 10,«»,«?? m 303 Millerton,Millerton Ditto" 41 „ 1 j 4'to 40' 12' .. Ditto". . . T. 298 Ch. .. 63,947 8 143,313 8,207,260 40 130 170 Westportmain, Granity .. „ .- H. Brady (1st C.) .. Westport-Granity Coal-mines, Ltd., 8 „ 1 j 10' .. All • .. .. 4,692 172,098 176,690 n 16 43 Natural. Westport-Mokihinui, SeddonvUle „ .. P. Bird (P.) .. Wilhnan, Seddonville 12 „ 1 ; 4;; to 6' , T. 5 ch. .. 786 *2,369 «,155 .. 4 4 ,, Westport-Stockton, Ngakawau .. „ .. T. McGhie (1st C.) Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 24 „ 3 | 4'to 20' 10' .. 104,920 2,902,398 3,007,318 102 188, Fan. Whiteclifls, Buller Gorge J. H. Burley (P.) .. J. .. .. 10 Brown .. 1 18' .. 12' T. 14. ch. .. 331 3,105 3,436 .. 2] 2 Natural. Archer's, Ca e pleston" Wrf ' .. Crown lease and F. W. Archer (2nd C.) F. W. Archer, Capleston .. 37 Brown .. 3 9'to 18' 8' to 16' .. Bord and .. T. 10 ch. .. 5,822 46,467 52,289 2 9| U Natural. freehold pillar Burkes Creek, Burkes Creek ... Crown lease .. W. Parsonage (1st C.) Burkes Creek Collieries, Ltd., Wei- 31 „ ..1 10' to 12' 8' .. Ditto .. .. T. 10 ch. .. 8,697 200,893 209,590 9 28 37 Fan. Clele, Merrijigs E. Alborn (D.) .. and party, Eeefton 46 „ .. 3 6'to 6' All .. 3,477 47,212 50,689 2 3 5 Natural. Coghlan's, Capleston .. .. Freehold .. W. Patterson (2nd C.) John Coghlan, Eeefton ..35 „ .. 1 12' ..9' .. 1,921 21,669 23,590 .. 4 4 Eone, Capleston .. .. Crown lease .. A. Harris (D.) .. „ ..6 „ .. 1 12 .. 9 .. 1,144 4,333 5,477 ., 5 5 „ Collins', Eeefton .. .. „ •■ N. Collins (P.) .. ST. Collins, Eeefton .. ..40 1 10' .. f .. ....... 495 59,330 59,825 1 2 6 Defiance, Murray Creek D. McLaughlin (P.) D. McLaughlin, Murray Creek .. 4 „ ..1 8' .. All .. , T. 5 ch. .. 215 j 2,190 2 ,405 12 3,, Morrisvale Eeefton .. .. .. W. Wood (1st C.) .. W. J. Morris, Eeefton .. .. 20 „ .. 2 12' .. 8' .. , T. 14 ch. and 9,229 | 101,071 110,300 2 7 9,, ' 14 ch. Times Street, Eeefton .. ., .. H. A. Honey (P.) .. H. A. Honey, Eeefton .. .. 4 „ .. 1 35' .. 7' .. ....... 294 2,080 2,374 .. 2 2 Waitahu, Beefton .. .. „ .. A D.Williams (1st C.) A. D. WiUiams, Eeefton ..23 „ .. 1 5 6". All .. , T. 8 ch .. 726 7,027 7,753 12 3,, Wealth of Nations, Lankey's Creek „ .. J. Bolitho (P.) .. Wealth of Nations, Ltd., Eeefton 21 „ .. 1 1'to 10 „ T. li ch. .. 453 I 30,939 61 '% R i Ī ? White Eose, Merrijigs .. .. „ .. W. Osborn (P.) .. W. Osborn, Merrijigs .. ..9 „ ..14' .. .. „ .. i .. .. 173 I»i 3b& ., I , 1 „