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~j i ' | 71 " j " > — I o | ojl: Depth of Shaft j Number of Persons Title held . n «« . . M oi Thickness . j§ : or Tntal Total Total ordinarily employed. Name of Mine and Locality. (Crown Lease or Name and Address of Owner. I •» § Classification J £ f Thickness System of J ? Length of Stone output for 0ut P ut to Output to Means of otherwise,. H J of Coal. g g worked. Workmg. ; | = . Dr,Te(«any) g g| • Ventilation. r 2 * = § 5 Coal-seam. ' .8 ~ i o S* m | j a I H SOUTHERN INSPECTION DISTRICT— continued i Tons Tons Tons Starlight, Gore .. .. Freehold .. J. Hoffman (P.) .. J. Hoffman, Gore .. .. 1 Lignite .. 1 12' ..12' .. Opencast .. .. 1,669 .. 1 669 2 2 Natural launga, Orepuki .. .. „ .. J. L. Hennessey (P.) L. J. Shaw and party, Orepuki ..1 .. .. „ .. .. 66 .. ' 66 2 .. 2 Terrace, Balfour .. .. „ .. A. C. Dixon (D.) .. A. C. Dixon, Balfour .. .. 4 ,, .. 1 16' 8' to 9' ... Bord and .. .. 1,575 1.7,579 19,154 2 . . 2 . pillar YV aimeamea, Orepuki .. .. Crown lease .. G. S. Harris (D.) .. Waimeamea Coal Co., Ltd., Inver- 39 Brown .. 1 22' ..7' .. „ .. .. 914 38,710 39,624 1 3 4 cargill Waimumu, Waimumu .. .. Freehold .. A. Maxwell (P.) .. Waimumu Coal Co., Ltd., Gore 16 Lignite .. 1 30' ..30' .. Opencast .. .. 7,146 60 233 67 379 3 3 Wairaki, Ohai .. .. Freehold and T. Young (1st C.) .. Wairaki Coal Co., Ltd., Invercargill 31 Brown .. 1 14' ..14' .. Bord and . 20 ch. .. 64,678 793'966 858'644 30 70 100 Fan' crown lease pillar ' Output of collieries included in previous statements at which operations are abandoned or suspended .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,385,063 11,385,063 Totals, Southern District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 630,343 25,242,523 25,872,866 318 674 992 Totals, West Coast District, South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,138,813 50,523,231 51,662,044 703 1,788 2,491 Totals, Northern District, North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,036,814 27,381,156 28,417,970 616 1,496 2,112 !! Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,805,970 103,146,910 105,952,880 1,637 3,958 5,595 Output of collieries prior to 1890, not included in above statement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 296,653 Shale exported, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 21 !! !! ]! ] 1 _ 106,249,554