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The Blackball Creek dredge also ceased operations early in the year. This dredge has been dismantled during the year.

In the Southern District the Molyneaux dredge, Kawarau River, remained idle throughout the year.

PRODUCTION OF METALS (OTHER THAN GOLD AND SILVER)

QUARRY ACCIDENTS

27

— Yardage. Acreage. Average Depth. Mei employed. Gold. Silver. Value. West Coast District— Grey River Kanieri .. Ngahere Rimu Snowy River Marsden Atarau Red jacks Blackball Creek Slab Hut Creek .. Callaghan's Arahura 3,741,732 2,908,000 2,023,690 1,917,013 715,000 1,425,348 1,337,148 554,083 539,050 130,000 3,157,000 78-352 23-441 16-245 26-619 24-620 33-000 25-000 14-000 15-190 3-500 22-030 Feet. 29-6 76-9 77-2 44-6 18-0 30-5 24-5 22-5 35-0 22-0 23-0 88-8 27 44 26 39 14 12 12 16 10 12 9 42 Oz. 13,476 6,775 4,741 9,594 3,890 1,872 2,052 828 300 862 492 11,397 Oz. 374 255 26 298 390 £(N.Z.) 154,738 72,600 49,017 109,577 38,256 19,282 21,206 8,731 3,000 8,686 4,750 122,116 Totals 18,448,064 263 56,279 1,343 611,959 Southern District— Austral N.Z. Clutha Rainbow 3,359,000 2,522,000 44-666 26-500 46-6 78-0 5-0 52 24 2 8,275 6,761 216 399 89,132 73,064 2,171 Totals 5,881,000 78 15,252 399 164,367

1 — Men employed. Quantity. Value. Tungsten-ore Copper-ore Iron-ore Arsenic 24 17 Tons. 22 580 6,226 8 £(N.Z.) 10,500 6.255 13,841 143 Totals 41 30,739

Cause. Number of Accidents. Number of Men. Fatal. Serious. Killed. Seriously injured. Falls from face Falls of ground Miscellaneous Totals 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 2 5 2 5 2