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Tatu Collieby Coal-winning. —The gross output for the year was 32,572 tons 16 cwt., a increase •of 1,163 tons 8 cwt. when compared with the figures of the previous year. After allowing for waste (1,244 tons 2 cwt.) and the quantity of coal used on works (349 tons 6 cwt.), there remained for disposal a net output of 30,979 tons 8 cwt. Taking into account the stocks at the beginning and end of the year, the following statement shows details of the coal disposed of during the year : Ist April, 1945 — Tons cwt. qr. Stocks in bin .. .. .. .. 135 10 0 Add net output .. .. .. .. 30,979 8 0 Slack raised .. .. .. .. .. 50 8 0 31st March, 1946 31,165 6 0 Less stock in bins .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 Total disposed of .. .. .. .. 31,075 6 0 Disposals Tons cwt. qr. Railed .. .. .. .. 29,084 18 0 Mine sales .. .. .. 1,363 8 0 Workmen .. .. .. 577 19 0 Free .. .. .. .. 49 1 0 31,075 6 0 The gross output from the colliery since inception amounts to 140,210 tons 19 cwt. Days worked, —The colliery worked 206-375 days out of a possible 242 ordinary working-days. In addition, the colliery worked 6 statutory holidays, making the total days worked 212*375. The difference between the ordinary days worked, 206-375, and the possible number of working-days is accounted for as follows : 7-5 days, floods; 10-375 days, disputes; 1 day, YE Day; 1-5 days, YJ Day; 4-375 days, stop-work meetings; 1-5 days, fatal accident; 3 days, boiler breakdown; 0-125 day, winch breakdown; 1 day, funeral of workmate ; 4-5 days, fall in main haulage ; 0-75 days, runaway in haulage. Employees. —In connection with coal-winning, the average number of men employed in and about the mine was 98 men and 3 boys, made up as follows —Underground : hewers, 22; deputies, shiftmen, and truckers, 36. Surface: 40 men and 3 boys. Total 101. Coal-hewers' Daily Average Earnings.—The coal-hewers' daily earnings were gross £3 Bs. 9d., and after deducting stores (explosives, 65.) their net return was £3 2s. 9d., a net increase of 16s. sd. per day when compared with the previous year. Daily Output. —The average daily output was 153 tons 7 cwt. and the average daily output per coal-hewer was 8 tons 14 cwt. compared with 141 tons 9 cwt. and 7 tons 17 cwt. respectively for the previous year. Deficiencies. —Nil. Accidents. —During the year there were numerous minor accidents (98), a large proportion of these being bruises and cuts and several cases of strains. One fatal accident happened when a rope runner fell and was jammed between a skip and a 4 in. air-pipe, resulting in his death some six hours later. Workings. —Pillar-extraction was started on completion of development of the panel north of the No. 1 north-west headings, but excessive floor heave caused it to be abandoned after a few months. ' Similar conditions caused work in the No. 1 north-west section to be stopped in June, it being intended later to win the remaining pillars in this section by means of a new roadway from the south-west heading a short distance inbye of the Cunningham fault. The old south-west heading was reconditioned to a point selected for the start of a pair of headings at an angle to it of 45° to the north in order to cross the VJ fault, shown by boring to be an upthrow of 50 ft. as a better access to reach the seam beyond.

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