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STATISTICS OF WORKINGS IN COAL-MINES, 1944

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*C ) T3 I I c.g oj§ Depth of Shaft Number of Persona Title held Name of Mine- [ g g £ g Thickness I , „ . . £| T . . or . „ Total „ Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner. «g £ 55*, £ of rhickness System of length of Stone Outnutfor 0ut P ut to Output to Means of otherwise). of Certificate. |g of Coal. g Coal-seams. worked. Working. B£ Drive (if any) uu S lor 31st Decern- ; Slst Decern- 6 . i . Ventilation. Ss ' 59 I Ifi to reach iy4 ** ber, 1943. ber, 1944. > 111 »2 ® ! I > j Coal-seam. i ,5 -r c i I wj 1 j i <; eq I H j NORTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT Waikato District | I Tons. Tons. Tons. Rotowaro, Rotowaro .. .. Crown lease W. N. Currie (1st C.) TaupiriCoal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 27 Brown .. 2 7'to 27' Full .. Bord and .. .. 212,370 3,613 387 3 825 757 111 282 393 Fans and freehold pillar ' Pukemiro, Pukemiro .. .. Ditto .. G. Keown (1st C.) Pukemiro Collieries, Ltd.,Auckland 29 „ .. 1 4'to 18' 4'to 14' .. Ditto .. 2 l-25yd. ; 1-100 yd 128,970 3 342 363 3 471 333 59 211 270 Wilton, Glen Massey .. .. ,, .. T. L.Andrews (1st C.) N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 14 ,, .. 1 6'to 8' 7'6' .. ,, .. .. 8 ch. .. 85,582 l'085 '787 l'l7l'369 51 128 179 " Waikato Extended,* Huntly West Freehold .. J. Honey (U.) .. Roose Shipping Co., Mercer ..28 ,, .. 1 18' .. 18' .. ,, .... .. 6,014 127 856 '133 870 10 10 " Glen Afton No. 1, Glen Afton .. Crown lease W. C. Inglis (1st C.) Glen Afton Collieries, Ltd., Auck- 24 ,, .. 1 4'to 16' 9' .. „ .... .. 53'242 2 168'221 2 221'463 29 99 128 Fan" and freehold land MacDonald, Waikokowai .. Ditto .. H. Stirling (1st C.) Ditto .. .. .. 14 „ .. 1 6'to 20' 9'to 14' .. „ .. .. .. 151,145 1,795 191 1.946 336 73 234 307 Taupiri East, Kimihia .. .. Crown lease .. W. Scurr .. Holland and party, Huntly ..23 ,, .. 1 20' .. .. 55 .... .. 3,'933 ' 52 768 56 701 2 4 6 " Whatawhata Campbell, Whata- University A. Penman (1st C.) Whatawhata Campbell Coal Co., 23 ,, ..1 10' ..10' .. „ .. 1 4 ch. .. 101286 110410 5 8 13 " whata endowment Ltd., Hamilton ' " Renown, Renown .. .. Freehold .. T. Geddes (1st C.) Renown Collieries, Ltd., Auckland 17 ,, ..2 15' .. 7' 6* to 9' „ .. .. 73 ch. .. 147 619 1 648 237 1 795 856 71 208 279 Glen "A" Potteries, Glen Afton „ .. J. Howie (P.) .. Taranaki Brick and Land Co., Ltd., 8£ ,, .. 19' ..9' .. Opencast .. .. '249 ' 2'533 ' 2 782 1 1 " New Plymouth Rangitoto, Otorohanga (opencast) Native lease K.L.Harvey .. Hamilton and Harvey, Otorohanga i „ .. 1 5' ..5' .. „ .. .. 1,797 .. 1 797 8 8 Glen Afton (State), (opencast) .. Crown lease .. P. M. Outhwaite (1st N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 1 ,, .. 1 8'to 11' 8' to 11' .. ,, .. .. 11,837 !! 11.837 16 !! 16 C.) Kimihia (State), (opencast) .. Crown lease W. Scurr (D.) .. Ditto .. .. .. § ,, .. 1 8'to 15' 8'to 15' .. .. .. 30,850 .. 30 850 22 .. 22 and University endowment Kemp's (State), (opencast) .. Crown lease .. P. M. Outhwaite (1st „ .. .. .. A „ .. 3 18" to 3' 18* to 3'.. „ .. .. 1,885 .. 1,885 27 .. 27 C.) Beehive (State), (opencast) .. „ .. Ditto .. .. „ .. .. .. i ,, .. 1 6' ..6' , „ .. .. 2,206 .. 2 206 9 9 Taranaki District Old Stockman, Mokau .. .. Freehold .. H. W. Jones (D.) .. Chambers Bros., Ha velock .. 24 Brown .. 1 4' 6" .. All .. Bord and . ./No. 1, 9 ch. \ 1,014 14,577 15,591 1 2 3 Natural. , pillar \ No. 2, 6 ch. / Mangapehi, Mangapehi (State) .. Crown lease .. H. Quinn (1st C.) N.Z. Government, Wellington lOi „ .. 1 8'to 20' 7'to 8' .. Ditto .. .. .. 65,492 187 500 252 992 29 96 125 Fan. Tatu, Ohura (State) .. .. „ .. A. E. McMillan (1st „ 8 \ „ ..17' .. Full .. „ .. .. 7 ch. .. 26,950 134,'464 161*414 33 56 89 C.) Aria, Aria .. .. .. „ A. Pratt .. .. W. H. Jarvis, Te Kuiti .. 1 ,, 1 9' to 12' „ .. .. .. 7 ch. .. 1 632 .. 1 632 3 3 Waitewhena (State), (opencast) .. Freehold .. J. Cunningham (2nd N.Z. Government, Wellington .. £ ,, .. 1 10' to 12' All .. Opencast .. .. 9,'513 !. 20 20 !! C.) Hikurangi District Waro, Hikurangi .. .. Freehold .. P. T. Peattie (1st C.) Waro Coal-mines, Ltd., Auckland 10 Sub-bitu- 1 3'6* to All .. Bord and .. 1,548' .. 19,582 150,262 169,844 17 68 85 Fan. mi nous 6' 6* pillar New Kamo, Kamo .. .. Crown lease J. Makinson (1st C.) Kamo Collieries, Ltd., Whangarei 10J Ditto .. 18' ..8' .. Ditto .. .. 450' and 1,100' 65,336 357,765 423,101 21 96 117 Fans and freehold Avoca, Tangowahine .. .. Freehold .. J. A. Pollock .. A. E. Pollock, Tangowahine .. 1 „ .. 1 20' 10' .. „ .. .. 3 ch. D. .. 472 .. 472 1 1 2 Fan. Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations have been suspended or abandoned .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 598 959 12 598 959 WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT Nelson District Westhaven, Collingwood .. Freehold .. J. Graham (D.) .. G. and A. H. Wynn, Mangarakau, 6 Sub-bitu- 16' .. Full .. Bord and .. .. 4,168 14,142 18,310 2 5 7 Fan. Collingwood minous pillar Owen, Owen River .. .. Crown lease .. O. J. Gilroy (D.) .. Owen Collieries, Ltd., Nelson .. 15 Ditto .. 1 4'to 6' „ .... Double .. 4 ch. .. 3,104 46,342 49 446 1 7 8 stall Strathmore, Ariki .. „ .. R. E. O'Rourke (P.) R. E. F. O'Rourke, Murchison .. 3£ „ .. 1 3i' to 5' 3'9* .. Bord and .. .. 140 422 562 .. 1 1 Natural. pillar Six-mile, Murchison .. .. „ .. J. Gillespie (P.) .. Six-mile Coal Co., Murchison .. 3£ „ .. 17' .. Full .. Ditto .. .. .. 711 1,981 2 692 1 3 4 Victory, Glenhope .. .. Freehold .. R. H. O'Brien (P.) N. McConochie, Glenhope .. 3 Bituminous 16' .. „ .. „ .. .. 2 ch. .. 23 162 'l85 .. 1 1