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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION E. 



The Philippine Islands (belonging to the United States) have 

 large deposits of a black pitchy lignite south of Southern Luzon, sup- 

 posed to be of Eocene age. Bro^^^l lignites, believed to be late Tertiary, 

 are also known. The seams best developed (up to 18 ft. thick) are in 

 Zebu Island. In Batan Island there is bituminous coal of Tertiary 

 age. The group has scarcely taken rank as yet as a producer. The 

 Philippines imported from Australia, in 1907, 313,100 long tons of 

 coal and 713 of coke. 



Formosa (Japanese) produced 85,348 metric tons of coal in 1906. 



New Caledonia is not quoted as a producer of coal, although the 

 Nondou coalfield is only fifteen miles from Noumea, and is connected 

 with the capital by rail. The position of this coalfield is of consider- 

 able strategic importance. 



New Caledonia imported 12,294 long tons of coal from Australia 

 in 1906, and 12,816 in 1907. 



Australia produced, in 1906, 8,731,965 metric tons of coal. This 

 was made up as follows : — 



7,748,747 (In 1907, 10,510,961.) 



616,509 



163,209 (All bituminous ; tzo brown 

 coal ; 51 tons the previous 

 yeai'.) 



149,755 



53,745 



New South Wales 

 Queensland 

 Victori a 



Western Australia 

 Tasmania 



8,731,965 



Strange to say, Australia imported coke (for smelting) from the 

 United Kingdom to the extent of 4,683 long tons, and from Germany 

 1,368 tons. 



Australia exported coal (in quantities of over 3,000 tons) to the 

 following countries : — 



