c.—2.

STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL-MINES, 1941—continued.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, "Wellington.— 19-12.

Price 9d. J

30

■£« -go La! Depth of Shaft Number of Persons : t,-S System of !?S or T „ t ., Total ! Total ordinarily employed. .. . _ r . , T ... zr. t Name of Mine- v.™ ni n™. S g Classification g£ mc ness Thickness Under- St: Length of Stone Outputto Output to Means of !,ame ot and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner. z Coa] worked. ground !Sc Drive (if any) Output for 3i s t Decern- 31st Decern- a ' > • Ventilation. otherwise). Q , Certificate. s g § S W 1 "- 8631118 - Working. Lgl to reach ml * ber, 1940. : ber, 1941. g 1 I fegi g Coal-seam. S ~ o S tH| m\ j > <• =) H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued. South Otago. 1 Benhar, Benhar .. .. Crown lease | J. Walls (2nd C.) .. i McSkimming and Sons, Benhar .. 78 Lignite .. 3 14' ..10' .. Bordand .. 150' .. 7,397 355,593 362,990 1 8 9 Fan. and freehold ! Pillar East Taieri, East Taieri .. Freehold .. J. Dunlop (P.) .. Barr, Burgess, and Stewart,Dunedin 22 „ .. 1 15' ..6' .. Ditto .. .. 7 eh. .. 2,036 52,549 54,585 2 5 7 „ Elliotvale, Milton .. .. „ .. C. Harris (P.) .. Elliot-vale Collieries, Ltd., Dunedin 12 „ .. 1 20' ..8' .. „ 200' .. 1,091 40,806 41,897 1 2 3 „ Fairfield, Fairfield .. .. „ .. J. G. Barclay (U.) Fairfield Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 9 „ .. 18' ..6' .. „ 165' .. 2,535 21,808 24,343 1 3 4 „ Jubilee, Saddle Hill .. .. Crown lease F. Barclay (2nd C.) Jubilee Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin .. 44 ,, .. 1 7'to 9' 6' .. „ 200' .. 10,233 654,782 665,015 5 15 20 „ I and freehold Kai Point, Kaitangata .. Freehold .. S. Newburn (2nd C.) S. Newburn, Kaitangata .. 14 Brown .. 1 25' ..15' .. „ .. .. 150' .. 81 9,579 9,660 .. 1 1 Natural. Kaitangata, Kaitangata .. Crown lease F. Carson (1st C.) .. Kaitangata Coal Co., Ltd., Kai- 65 ,, ..2 8'to 20' All .. ,, .. .. 42J ch. .. 133,285 5,962,955 6,096,240 70 190 260 Fan. and freehold tangata New Fernhill, Abbotsford .. Freehold .. M. Hewittson (D.) Fernhill Coal Co., Ltd., Dunedin 9 „ .. 1 T to 14' 6' .. „ 300' .. 4,513 31,658 36,171 1 5 6 „ Wangaloa, Kaitangata .. Crown lease R. McVie (D.) .. R. T. Parker, Dunedin ..19 „ .. 1 25' ..All .. „ .. .. 5J ch. .. 2,995 20,419 23,414 1 3 4 and freehold Willowbank, East Taieri .. Freehold .. G. Scurr (D.) .. G. Scurr and Co., Mosgiel .. 21 Lignite .. 2 10' ..6' .. 200' .. 6,118 92,834 98,952 2 6 8 „ Southland District. Argvle, Waikaia .. .. Crown lease .. T. Woodward (P.) T. Woodward, Waikaia .. 50 Lignite .. 1 11' .. All .. Opencast | .. .. 412 14,200 14,612 1 1 Birchwood, Ohai .. .. ., .. J. Lewis (1st C.) .. Birchwood Coal Co., Dunedin .. 18 Brown .. 1 9'to 25' 6'to 25' .. Bordand .. 1,100' .. 38,982 288,655 327,637 16 52 68 Fan. Pillar Black Diamond, Nightcaps .. „ .. R. McDonald (2nd C.) Black Diamond Coal Co., Nightcaps 26 ,, .. 1 25' .. All .. Ditto .. .. .. 17,097 307,352 324,449 5 15 20 „ Black Lion, Ohai .. .. ,, .. J. C. Griffen (2nd C.) Black Lion Coal Co., Ltd., Benhar 20 ,, - .. 1 18' .. 15' .. „ .. .. 4 ch. .. 11,466 228,146 239,612 4 14 18 Boghead. Mataura .. .. Freehold .. J. Dee (P.) .. C. E. Rowe, Mataura .. ..36 Lignite .. 1 22' ..11' .. „ .. .. .. 6,752 138,047 144,799 1 3 4., Coster's, Edendale .. .. „ .. D. A. Coster (P.) .. D. A. Coster, Mataura .. 5£ „ .. 1 12' .. All .. Opencast .. .. 1,252 5,262 6,514 1 .. 1 ' Croyden. Gore .. .. „ .. C. McGregor (P.) .. j S. B. Taylor, Gore .. ..26 „ 1 30' .. „ .. .. 1,942 39,702 41,644 1 1 Diamond Lisnite, Asher's Siding Crown lease .. j A. McMillan (P.) .. j S. McMillan, Invercargill ..39 ,, .. 1 36' ,, .. ,, .. .. 1,086 46,896 47,982 1 1 Glenlee, Waikaka .. .. Freehold .. J. G. Burgess (P.) j F. W. Edge, Waikaka .. ..48 „ .. 1 20' ..10' .. Bordand .. .. 1,282 44,822 46,104 .. 1 1 Fan. Pillar Hedgehope. Waikaka .. .. ,, .. F. W. Burton (P.) .. P. Larking, Mataura .. .. 3 „ .. 1 21' ..20' .. Opencast .. .. 7,517 7,781 15,298 3 3 Linton, Ohai .. .. .. Crown 1 e a s e A. Smith (1st C.) .. Linton Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 26 Brown .. 2 30' to 40' Ail .. Bordand .. 3 ch. .. 108,449 1,648,934 1,757,383 44 127 171 Fan. and freehold Pillar Mataura Lignite, Mataura .. j Freehold .. J. Pearson (D.) .. Beattie Coster and Co., Mataura 65 Lignite .. 1 15' .. „ .. Opencast .. .. 2,448 418,020 420,468 3 3 Mataura Paper-mills, Mataura .. „ .. A. W. Coster (P.) .. New Zealand Paper-mills, Ltd., 3 ,, ..2 8'to 22' „ ... „ .. .. 21,863 32,258 54,121 5 5 Dunedin Ota Creek, Wyndham .. .. Crown lease .. E. Genge (P.) .. E. Genge, Wyndham .. ..61 „ .. 1 10' .. „ .. „ .. .. 584 35,175 35,759 1 1 Mossbank, Ohai .. .. „ .. J. McLelland (1st C.) Mossbank Coal Co., Ltd., Invercar- 1 Brown .. 1 22' ..8' .. Bordand .. .. 13,598 645,811 659,409 17 26 43 Fan. gill Pillar Nfcwvale, Waimumu .. .. Freehold .. P. J. Terrv (P.) .. Terry and Bryant, Gore .. li- Lignite .. 16' ..AH .. Opencast .. .. 2,670 635 3,305 2 2 Raby, Gore .. .. .. „ .. J. E. Miller (P.) .. J. E. Miller, Gore .. ..8 „ 1 30' .. „ .. „ .. .. 4,617 20,003 24,620 .. 1 1 Star, Ohai .. .. .. .. J. Baird (1st C.) .. Star Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 10 Brown .. 1 20' .. „ .. Bordand .. 4 ch. .. 26,395 100,284 126,679 12 37 49 Fan. Pillar Waimeamea, Orepuki .. .. Crown lease .. J. L. Hennessy (P.) J. L. Hennessy, Orepuki .. 36 Lignite .. 4 16' .. 12' .. Opencast .. .. 86 38,563 38,649 2 2 Waimunm, Waimumu .. .. Freehold .. R. J. Meechang (P.) Waimumu Coal Co., Ltd., Gore .. 13 „ ..1 30' .. 25' .. „ .. .. 5,096 41,007 46,103 2 2 Wairaki. Ohai .. .. Crown lease T. Young (1st C.) .. Wairaki Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 28 Brown .. 1 30' ..25' .. Bordand .. .. 54,409 616,395 670,804 29 68 97 Fan. and freehold Pillar Otikerama, Otikerama .. Freehold .. A. Maxwell (P.) .. J. Hoffman, Gore .. ..52 Lignite .. 1 7'to 22' All .. Ditto .. .. .. 4,444 71,829 76,273 .. 4 4 „ Terrace, Balfour .. .. „ .. A. C. Dixon (D.) .. A. C. Dixon, Balfour .. .. \ „ .. 1 17' ..8' .. „ .. j .. .. 425 i 14,854 j 15,279 .. 2 2 Natural. Output of collieries included in previous statements, at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,206,558 1 10,206,558 Totals, Southern District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 545,416 j .23,538,166 24,083,582 260 661 921 Totals, West Coast District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,176,095 46,990,605 48,166,700 669 1,634 2,303 Totals, Northern District, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 917,996 \ 24,510,723 25,428,719 429 1,338 1,767 Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,639,507 j 95,039,494 97,679,001 1,358 3,633 4,991 Output of collieries prior to 1890, not included in above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 296, 653 Shale exported, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 97,975,675 Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (672 copies), £70.