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•w'S Depth of Shaft j Number of Persons , ,, VT , , r or Total Total Total ordinarily employed. # , r . , Title held Name of Mine- A /i«*». QOa n«r.m. g § Classification ®2 Thickness Thickness System of |j§ ? I Length of Stone n „ tfl „t fnr Output to Output to Means of of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or manager and Class Name and Address of Owner. ~ 0 fCoal. a t of worked. Working. ,£s Drive (if an v) X, 31st Decern- 31st Decern- j ( • . Ventilatioi otherwise). of Certificate. g g « g coal-seams !|i to reach Coal- iy44 ' ber, 1943. ber, 1944. I > \ g * S© fcg I £ seam. i | © o DO _i j •< i «— M WEST COAST INSPECTION DISTRICT —continued Gt£V District continued I Tons. Tons. Tons. Blackball Creek, Blackball .. State Reserve L. C. Cook (1st C.) N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 13£ Bituminous 15' 4£' .. Bord and .. 6 ch. .. 6,079 164.060 170,139 1 9 10 Fan. Pillar Harrison's, Ten-mile .. .. „ R. J. Bowman (TJ.) Harrison and party, Runanga ..12 „ 17' .. Full .. Ditto .. .. 1$ ch. .. 6,518 37,022 43,540 1 9 10 „ Braehead, Dunollie .. .. .. G. H. Gaskell (2nd C.) Boote and party, Dunollie ..24 „ 1 6'to 9' ,, .. „ 14| ch. .. 7,826 157,214 165,040 1 5 6,, Briandale, Ten-mile .. .. Crown lease .. T. Howard (1st C.) Briandale Collieries, Ltd., Christ- 18 ,, 16' .. „ .. „ .. .. 1$ ch. .. 770 100,467 101,237 2 3 5 Natural. church Wallsend, Brunnerton .. Crown lease F. E. Lockington (1st- N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 21 ., 1 18' .. 8'to 10' .. „ .. 2 650' .. 57,139 983,817 1,040,956 32 165 197 Fan. and freehold C.) Castlepoint, Dunollie .. .. State reserve D. Bell (D.) .. Castlepoint co-operative party, 18 „ 15'.. Full .. ., .. .. 1 ch. .. 3,. 42 11 £>,308 117,050 1 4 5 „ Runanga Dobson, Dobson .. .. Crown lease .. J. G. Quinn (1st C.) N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 22 „ 1 9'to 16' 9' .. ,, .. .. 1,200 .. 62,712 1.250,408 1,313,120 32 165 197 „ Goldlight, Bewanui .. .. State reserve E. J. Keating (D.).. Williams and party, Grey mouth.. 17 „ 18'.. Full .. ,, .. .. 6 ch. .. 7,566 112,242 119,808 2 6 8 ,, Hilltop, Ten-mile .. .. ,, R. J. Armstrong (D.) Armstrong and party, Runanga.. 14 „ 1 22' .. 10' .. „ 240' .. 4,586 84,834 89,420 1 4 5 „ Kaye's. Ten-mile .. .. ,, A. Coppersmith (2nd Kaye and party, Runanga ..10 „ 18' .. Full .. „ .... .. 5,956 25,061 31,017 1 5 6,, C.) Hunter's, Rewanui .. .. R. Laing (U.) .. Hunter and party, Greymouth ..24 „ 17' .. „ .. „ .. .. 5 ch. .. 8,609 129,677 138,286 3 7 10 „ Jubilee, Rapahoe .. .. „ P. Hassan (2nd C.) Tinning and party, Runanga ..17 „ 19' „ .. ...... .. 8,931 49,962 58,893 3 12 15 „ Moodv Creek, Dunollie.. .. „ .J. W. Patterson (2nd Moody Creek co-operative party, 22 „ 1 10' .. „ .. „ .. 4,c>15 108,491 113,006 2 6 8,, C.) Runanga Cliffside, Nine-mile .. .. „ R. Chandler (TJ.) .. Moore and party, Greymouth .. 9£ „ 1 11' ..9' .. „ .. 5 ch. .. 6,249 36,200 42,449 2 8 10 .. New Point Elizabeth, Dunollie .. „ J. M. Williams (2nd New Point Elizabeth co-operative 18 „ 3 7'to 9' Full .. „ .. 6,329 137,673 144,002 2 8 10 Fan. C.) party, Greymouth Old Runanga, Dunollie .. „ E. W. Kennedy (TJ.) Old Runanga co-operative party, 18 „ 1 3'to 5' 3'to 4' .. „ .. 7,434 118,831 126,265 3 8 11 „ Runanga Paparoa, Roa.. .. .. Crown lease .. A. O'Donnell (1st C.) Paparoa Coal Co., Ltd., Wellington 36 Super-bitu- 2 8'to 25' Full .. Bord and .. and 15 ch. 35,207 1,071,391 1,106,598 26 44 70 Fans. minous pillar Schultz Creek, Twelve-mile .. „ .. D. Cameron (D.) .. H. Gould and Co., Ltd., Timaru 20 Bituminous 1 3£' .. „ .. Ditto .. .. 8 ch. .. 1,427 44,350 45,777 1 4 5 Fan. Smith's, Dunollie .. .. State reserve T. Hallidav (D.) .. Smith and party, Runanga ..24 „ 17' .. ,, .. „ .. 5,488 133,011 138,499 2 6 8 „ Strongman. Nine-mile .. .. „ J. Adamson (1st C.) N.Z. Government, Wellington .. 6 ,, 1 20' ..9' .. „ 29 ch. .. 106,902 385,795 492,697 /6 196 272 „ Liverpool Rewanui .. " A. Smith (1st C.) . . „ .. 32 „ 2 8'to 34' 8' .. „ .... 36 ch. .. 118,935 3,885,815 4,004,750 82 239 321 Spark's, Rewanui .. .. „ J. Kelly (2nd C.) .. Spark and party, Runanga ..22 „ 19' .. Full .. „ .. .. 5 ch. .. 6,077 74,159 80,236 2 8 10 Output at collieries included in previous statements at which operations have been abandoned or suspended .... .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 9,401,976 9,401,976 SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT .. Freehold .. A. J. Clark (D.) .. Acheron Anthracite Co., Ltd., 4i Altered 1 8' .. 8' .. Bord and .. 400' .. 1,521 3,100 4,621 3 2 5 Fan. Christchurch lignite pillar Blackburn, Mount Somers .. Crown lease .. A. McLean (U.) .. Blackburn Coal Co., Ltd., Ash- 15 Lignite 2 8' .. V .. Ditto .. .. 200 .. 4,694 39,392 44,086 2 7 9,, burton Brocklev Whitecliffs Freehold .. E. W. Broad (D.) .. Brockley Anthracite Collieries, 6 Altered 13' ..3' .. „ .. 10| ch. .. 1,111 4,791 5,902 1 4 5 Natural. Christchurch lignite Clearview Glenrov .. .. , .. J. W. Marsh (D.) .. Clearview Coal Co., Ltd., Glenroy 25 Lignite .. 1 10£' ..8' .. „ .... 90' .. 1,757 42,418 44,175 1 1 2 Fan. Klondyke', Coalgate !! .. „ •• A. Nimmo (2nd C.) Klondyke Colliery Co., Ltd., Coal- 16 „ ..1 10|' ..8' .. „ .... 90' .. 14,563 100,643 115,206 2 18 20 „ gate Steventon, Whitecliffs .. .. „ .. H. Robb (U.) .. Steventon Co-operative Collieries, 16£ „ .. 2 6'to 7' 4'6" to 6' ,, .. 3. ch. .. 5,888 44,472 50,360 2 7 9,, Whitecliffs Tripps, Mount Somers . .. „ .. G. J. Porteous (D.) Mount Somers Mines, Ltd., Ash- 78 „ .. 1 10' ..8' .. „ .... Io0 .. 3,418 122,465 125,883 1 7 8,, burton Victorv, Coalgate .. .. ., .. D. McQueen (D.) .. D. McQueen, Sheffield .. ..3 1 14' .. 8' ....... 150 .. 1,051 938 1,989 2 2 Natural. Woodbank, Albury .. .. Crown lease .. J. H. Smillie (D.) .. J. H. Smillie, Albury .. ..19 „ .. 1 9' ..9' .. ,, .. 4,584 13.623 18,207 2 4:6 Fan. New Burnwell, Mount Somers .. ,, T. Harris (D.) .. Newburn Coal Co., Timaru .... „ .. 18 .. .. .. I .. lt>0 .. .. .. .. 1 213 Natural.