New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Mining and Coal Production Statistics



HYDRAULIC GOLD-MINING AND GOLD-DREDGING.

TABLE XXX.—Showing the Number of Hydraulic Gold-mining and Gold-dredging Works in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity of Gold produced during the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. M. Wages paid. £ M. Machine-power used. Steam. Water. Electricity. Horse. Not stated. Amount of Horse-power. H.P. Gold produced in 1890. Oz. Value of Gold per Ounce. £ s. d. Value of Gold produced in 1890. £ Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. £
Auckland* 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 200
Nelson† 4 24 2,300 1 3 .. .. .. 1,040 110 3 18 0 429 6,400
Westland 6 88 4,828 6 .. .. .. .. 471 4,107 3 17 0 15,818 44,000
Otago 63 381 25,776 8 12 1 .. 42 6,217 14,936 3 16 11 57,466 103,670
Totals 74 495 32,904 15 15 1 .. 43 7,728 19,153 .. 73,713 154,270
Totals, Census 1886.. 124 617 .. 7 33 .. 1 84 891 19,686 .. .. 224,787
  • Tail-race not yet complete. † Two not in operation in 1890.

COLLIERIES.

TABLE XXXI.—Showing the Number of Collieries in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity, Description, and Value of Coal produced in the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Mines, &c. Number of Hands employed. M. Wages paid. £ M. Machine-power used. Steam. Water. Compressed Air. Horse. Hand. Amount of Horse-power. H.P. Quantity and Description of Coal produced in the Year 1890. Brown. Tons. Pitch. Tons. Lignite. Tons. Bituminous. Tons. Anthracite. Tons. Total produced. Quantity. Tons. Value. £ Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. £
Auckland.. 9 295 32,749 5 .. .. 4 .. 454 89,931 .. .. 26,424 .. 116,355 60,923 32,970
Nelson .. 13 855 95,205 10 1 .. .. 9 403 .. 450 420 261,773 .. 262,643 138,105 83,352
Canterbury 6 37 3,942 1 1 .. 4 1 36 10,744 .. .. .. 40 10,784 5,509 10,902
Otago .. 67 468 41,642 10 7 1 25 26 292 69,823 73,637 37,915 .. .. 181,375 75,240 28,447
Totals .. 95 1,655 173,538 26 9 1 33 36 1,185 170,498 *74,087 38,335 288,197 40 571,157 279,777 155,671


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🌾 Hydraulic Gold-mining and Gold-dredging Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hydraulic Gold-mining, Gold-dredging, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Machinery, Plant

🌾 Collieries Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Collieries, Coal Production, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Machinery, Plant