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No. 3. Table showing Quantity of Gold exported annually from New Zealand from 1857 to 1933. Year. Quantity. Year Quantity. Year> Quantity. Yeaj , Quantity. 1857 .. 10,437 1877 .. 371,685 1897 .. 251,645 1917 .. 218,624 1858 .. 13,534 1878 .. 310,486 1898 .. 280,175 1918 .. 11,987 1859 .. 7,336 1879 .. 287,464 1899 .. 389,558 1919 .. 320,210 1860 .. 4,538 1880 .. 305,248 1900 .. 373,616 1920 .. 212,973 1861 .. 194,031 1881 .. 270,561 1901 .. 455,561 1921 .. 149,595 1862 .. 410,862 1882 .. 251,204 1902 .. 508,045 1922 .. 131,848 1863 .. 628,450 1883 .. 248,374 1903 .. 533,314 1923 .. 169,512 1864 480,171 1884 .. 229,946 1904 .. 520,320 1924 .. 133,631 1865 . 574,574 1885 .. 237,371 1905 .. 520,486 1925 .. 114,696 1866 . 735,376 1886 .. 227,079 1906 .. 563,843 1926 .. 125,777 1867 .. 686,905 1887 .. 203,869 1907 .. 508,210 1927 .. 130,171 1868 .. 637,474 1888 .. 201,219 1908 .. 506,423 1928 .. 118,722 1869 .. 614,281 1889 .. 203,211 1909 .. 506,371 1929 .. 116,848 1870 544,880 1890 .. 193,193 1910 .. 478,288 1930 .. 133,749 1871 . 730,029 1891 .. 251,996 1911 .. 455,226 1931 .. 139,974 1872 . 445,370 1892 .. 238,079 1912 .. 343,163 1932 .. 167,784 1873 .. 505,337 1893 .. 226,811 1913 .. 376,161 1933 .. 164,998 1874 .. 376,388 1894 .. 221,615 1914 .. 227,954 1875 .. 355,322 1895 .. 293,491 1915 .. 422,825 1876 .. 322,016 1896 .. 263,694 1916 .. 292,620

No. 4. Table showing the Output of Coal from the various Coalfields, and the Comparative Increase and Decrease, for the Years 1933 and 1932, together with the Total Approximate Quantity of Coal produced since the Mines were opened.

No. 5. Table showing the Output of Different Classes of Coal.

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Output. Approximate Total Output Name of Coalfield. I Increase. Decrease. up to 1933. 1932. 31st December, Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. North Auckland .. •• 96,499 118,127 .. 21,628 5,583,076 Waikato (including Taranaki) .. 530,427 489,342 41,085 .. 13,272,867 Nelson •• •• 24,760 23,007 1,753 .. 554,507 Buller .. •• 298,669 331.662 .. 32,993 23,635,447 Reefton •• •• 34,534- 32,646 1,888 .. 824,433 Grey .. •• 425,422 456,695 .. 31,273 15,536,591 Canterbury .. 16,453 13,750 2,703 .. 1,015,363 Otago •• •• 194,313 190,550 3,763 .. 12,785,494 Southland 200,181 186,243 13,938 .. 6,454,049 Totals .. 1,821,258* 1,842,022 .. .. 79,661,827 * Decrease, 20,764 tons.

Approximate Output. Total Output Class of Coal. I Increase. Decrease. to the t — I 31st December, 1933. 1932. j 1933. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Bituminous and sub-bituminous .. 843,845 928,234 .. 84,389 47,320,800 Brown .. .. 860,238 806,397 53,841 .. 27,567,615 Lignite .. • • •• 117,175 107,391 j 9,784 .. 4,773,412 Totals .. ■ • 1,821,258 1,842,022 .. .. 79,661,827 j I !