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He was then occupied until March in the examination of the Te 
Anau Lake district, after which he made the required inspection 
of the various coal mines. Mr. McKay was employed on the 
east coast of the bebe dice tied during September, in the 
Mount Potts district of Canterbury in October, and in the Wairoa 
and Dun Mountain district of Nelson in May. Lastly, the 
r brabes island copper lodes were examined by Mr. Cox in 
August 
During the year twenty-six out of the thirty-two collieries now 
in work in the Colony were Lorn tai and surveyed, and all the 
working plans brought up to date. The underground surveys 
were made in the first asiain > Mr. Denniston, the govern- 
ment coal viewer, and afterwards, in most cases, inspected and 
passed by Mr. Cox, who holds ee: position of inspector under 
the “ Regulation of Mines Act, 18 
The following is a list of the collieries, with the date of the last 
inspection of = and the yield of each year, for the year end- 
ing on 30th Jun 
Output for past 
District. Date of Inspection. year in tons. 
Malvern Hills— 
I. Someroon cietis . «4, Ist November, 1877 1,000 
2 Wallsend ses ee wet 3d February, 1878. -1,462 
Ki S A aat ae A N eee JOD October, 1679.0. cc iss oes poet 1,435 
4. Stevenson osha eee 19th October, 1877 
5. Homebush fein pd set Toth: October, 1879.4 hawks es Peers 2,235 
Oamaru Distric 
6. St. sr aia s Coia” inks hob November, 1877 50 
7. Prince Alfred 4th November, 1877 2,045 
. Awamoko a E ER Pak November, 1877 aie 400 
Fe Coal Fielas— 
- Real Mackay colliery NE era 11th and 22d January, 1878.........- 306 
1o. DE cas o a a .11th and 19th January, 1878......... 1,583 
. No. 1 Kaitangata “ ....IOth Dec., 1877, and oth Jan., 1878.. 1,872 
te Kaitangata eee een Co:. 5th Dec., 18 77; 4 ye “hag Jan., 1878.. 10,477 
13. Shag Point coiliery ....... 2 a Novem ber, 2,622 
I4. Ota i adie Vee June, 1877,, 2,941 
I5. Freeman’s ot CHP pe igs J une, UT ‘and "th January, 1878.. 5,006 
16. Walton Park * ~~.... ..-June, 1877, and 7th eet 1878.... 16,000 
I amson AG sing o a 1877, and 7th Jan 1878.... 8,000 
s Jorid idy © diji ova Jane 1877) and bth a. 1878.. 4,000 
. Law HT Gan SO gree 1878. 2 eget 
ancy pw 
eid Wa Ria e “olliery a i 25th sat 1878 440 
. Coal- Aa Heath colliery sites saoth February, 1878.06... ccc ce ees 6,138 
22. oe o Sg OO 22d Haicnary, ET RRE O 21,974 
m bisi i 
Energetic 6 colliery. .........15th March, #878 ‘We 500 
Dare Distri 
24. Wellington RIE iiie ct 2a March, 878i ~s s 948 
bg ted Distr 
25. Parapara clr. derita ara Jit March, 1878, Closed on 
PATSY Dist ; 
26. Miranda colliery. Labiaceae JANGA, 1077 nek 600 
27. Taup ‘a.e... e.. February, 1877 a 
28. Ku ipaa upa B e 1877 us 5,200 
29. Waikato ae Co ( Ea va yet visited ) r - 600 
