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| <£a> Classification -gj j_£» Depth of Shaft Number of Persons TifiA hPiH \-ampnf\linp. ' »- ?! of Coa l ** System of ! ° J j or T f , Total Total ordinarily employed. Kama of Mine and Locality. ; *a m e and Add**, o, Owner. | g (Bit—, | Xbgjj. Under- ;| Stone g C«to v StS, otherwise). ot uerancate. g bituminous, = a Coal-seams Working. =3 i to reach Coal- 19d8 ' ber, 1937. ber, 1938. > g 3 25® or Lignite), seam. .a *3 o I ! I <u « H WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT. Nelson District. 1 III Tons. Tons. Tons. Motupipi, Motupipi .. ! Crown lease .. D. Winter (P.) .7. and D. Winter, Motupipi .. 11 Lignite .. 14' .. Pull .. ! Opencast i .. 102 1,428 1.530 2 2 Open. Clarke, Baton .. .. j „ .. S. Hartshorne (P.) S. Hartshorne, Tapawera .. 7i Bituminous 1 11' .. „ .. Bordand .. .. 632 2,268 2.900 .. 2 2 Natural. | 1 pillar Coker's, Baton .. .. Freehold .. P. McGlen (P.) .. Broxburn Coal Co., Ltd., Wei- 2 „ 14' „ .. Ditto .... .. 16 14 30 .. 2 2 „ lington Wvnndale, Murchison .. .. Crown lease .. J. Mitchell (D.) .. G. and A. H. Wynn, Murchison .. 6 Sub-bitu- 1 6'to 7' „ .. „ .... .. 2,220 13.968 16,188 1 4 5 Pan. minous Mount Burnett, Collingwood .. ,, .. W. A. Hansen (D.) Chambers Bros., Hastings .. 9 Ditto .. 15' „ .. „ .. 2 ch. .. 2,553 30.399 32,952 2 5 7 Natural. Puponga. Puponga .. .. .. .. A. J. McHardy Puponga Coal-mines, Ltd., Puponga 35 ., .. 1 5' to 5J' .. .. ., .. 1 ch. .. 8 197 397, 681 3 8 11 Pan. (2nd C.) North Cape, Onekaka .. .. Freehold .. A. Thomson (1st C.) North C'ape Syndicate, Onekaka I „ ..12'..,, ....... .. 44 .. 44 2 2 Natural. Owen, Owen River .. .. Crown lease .. W. Hawthorn (D.) Owen Collieries, Lt<l., Nelson .. 9 „ 1 4' to 6' ,, .. Double .. 4 ch. .. 2,810 25.473 28.283 2 6 8 Fan. stall BuUer District. Bowater, and Bryan's, Charleston Crown lease .. F. M. Mitchell (P.) Bo water and Bryan, Ltd., West port 85 Lignite .. 1 1'to 30' 8' .. Opencast .. .. 265 1,917 2,182 1 .. 1 Open. Brighton, Fox River .. ., .. Andrew Hunter (P.) Brighton Coal-mines, Ltd., Brighton 6 „ ..1 12' to 16' 8' .. 1 Bordand .. .. 516 1,748 2,264 .. 3 3 Natural. pillar Price's, Brighton .. .. Freehold .. T. L. Price .. Price Bros., Tiromoana .. 5 „ .. 1 16' 7' .. Ditto .... .. 18 696 714 .. 2 2 „ Cardiff. Mokihinui .. .. \ Crown lease .. J. Simpson (D.) .. Cardiff Coal Co., Ltd., Westport .. 3i Bituminous 1 8'to 12' 9' .. „ . . 1 ch. .. 2,421 13,235 15,65(1 3 5 8 Fan. Cascade, Cascade Creek .. j „ .. W. Brown (1st C.).. Cascade- Westport Coal Co., Ltd., 12 „ 1 20' to 40' 8' .. „ .... .. 15,976 171,251 11 12 23 Natural. ' Westport Charming Creek, Ngakawau .. J ,, .. R. J. Wearn (1st C.) Charming Creek - Westport Coal 11 ,, 1 8'to 20' 10' .. „ .... 20 ch. .. 24.909 128,145 153,054 1 16 27 43 Fan. j Co., Ltd., Westport Coal Creek, Seddonville .. j „ .. T. Quinn (D.) .. Coal Creek Mining Party, Seddon- 21 „ 1 6'to 40' 7' .. „ .. .. .. 1,923 101,115 103.038 1 3 4 ville Hydro, Seddonville .. .. 1 „ .. G. H. Gaskell (2nd C.) Hydro Coal Mines, Ltd., Westport 3 1 4'to 17' Full .. „ .. . . 23 ch. .. 10,833 11,912 22,745 2 9 11 ,, Powell's, Charleston .. .. 1 ,, .. D. Pennant (P.) .. J. H. Powell, Charleston .. 10 Lignite .. 1 30 7' .. Opencast .. .. 219 280 499 1 1 Natural. Warne's, Charleston .. .. | G. N. Warne (P.) .. G. N. Warne, Charleston ..13 ,, 1 24' .. 6' .. „ .. .. 8 121 129 1 .. 1 .• Rocklands, Buller Gorge .. j „ .. N. B. Paine (P.) .. J. P. Burlev, Berlins .. ..36 Brown .. 1 27' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 1,232 12,183 13,415 .. 4 4 pillar Glencrag, Buller Gorge .. „ .. N. Forsyth (2nd C.) Forsyth and Bateson, Westport .. 15 „ 1 20' to 40' 10' .. Ditto .. .. 772 4,590 5.362 .. 2 2 Penberth's, Buller Gorge .. < Crown prospect- J. Penberth .. Penberth and Chester. Seddonville I „ 1 20' .. .. 2 2 1 1 ,. i ing license Denniston, Denniston .. .. ; Crown lease .. A. Opensliaw and Westport Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 58 Bituminous 7 3'to 30' Full .. Bordand .. 160,895 10,842,799 11.003,694 131 248 379 Fans. j J. Adamson (1st C.) pillar Millerton, Granity .. .. „ .. O. J. Davis (1st C.) Ditto .. .. ..47 „ .. j 1 4' to 40' 12' .. Ditto .. .. 78 ch. .. 75,560 8,460,478 8,536,038 30 78 108 Fan. Westport-Stockton. Ngakawau .. j .. .. T. McGhie (1st C.) Westport-Stockton Coal Co., Ltd., 30 ,, 3 4'to 20' 10' .. „ .... .. 144,890 3,561.466 3,706,356 85 175 260 ., Christchurch Watson's, Karamea .. .. I ,, A. J. Watson .. A. J. and H. Watson, Karamea .. 2 Lignite .. j 1 10' .. Full .. Opencast . . .. 18 93 111 1 1 Natural. Reefton District. ' Archer's, Capleston .. .. Crown lease F. W. Archer (2nd C.) F. W. Archer, Reefton .. 43 Brown .. 2 9'to 12' 8'to 11' .. Bordand .. 400'.. .. 5,099 78,733 83,832 3 10 13 Natural. and freehold pillar Burke's Creek, Burke's Creek .. Crown lease .. C. D. Buist (1st C.) Burke's Creek Colliery, Ltd., Wei- 37 „ .. 1 8'to 12' 9' .. Ditto .. j .. .. 20,592 292,285 312,877 10 18 28 Fan. lington Clele, Merrijigs .. .. ,, .. R. Y. Alborn (2nd C.) V. W. Alborn and party, Reefton 52 „ .. 15' .. Fun .. „ .... 40' .. .. 6,401 75.599 82.000 3 9 12 Natural. C'oghlan's, Capleston .. .. Freehold .. E. Cohen (D.) .. ; John Coghlan, Reefton ..41 ., .. 1 12' S¥ .. ,, .. .. 12 ck. .. 1,938 34,895 36,833 1 5 6,. Collins, Murray Creek .. .. Crown lease .. N. Collins (P.) .. N. Collins. Reefton .. ..46 ,, .. 1 15' ..10' .. „ .. .. .. 543 63,090 63,633 1 1 2,, Defiance, Murray Creek .. ,, .. G. Turner (2nd C) McClatchie and Co., Ltd., Christ- 10 .. ..15' Full .. ,, .... .. 3,184 10,614 2 8 10 ,, church Morrisvale, Reefton .. .. ,, .. C'. Curtis (2nd C.) .. W. J. Morris, Reefton .. ..26 ,, .. j 1 14' ..8' .. ,, . . 1 ch. .. 5,722 153,377 159.099 1 7 8,, Burnwell, Reefton .. .. ,. .. D. Hamill (D.) .. D. Hamill, Reefton .. ..10 .. 1 30' ..9' .. ch. .. 495 4,571 5,066 .. 3 3 Waitahu, Reefton .. .. ,, .. A. D. Williams (IstC.) A. D. Williams, Reefton .. 29 ,, .. 2 6' and (W Full .. ,, .. .. " .. 3,957 17,647 3 7 10 Fan. White Rose, Merrijigs .. .. ,, .. S. Griggs (D.) .. H. and S. Griggs, Reefton .. 15 ,, .. ! 1 4 .". Full .. ,, .... .♦. 294 877 1,171 .. 2 2 Natural.