91 
STATEMENT No. 14. 
Showing the Number of Benefit Members on the Books of the various Branches of the Amalgamated 
Miners’Association throughout the Colony on the 31st December, 1884, the number of Accidents to 
Members during the Year, and the Amount paid by way of Allowances. 
Branch. 
No. of Benefit Members on 
Books on Dec. 31st, 1884. 
Accidents to Members 
during the Year. 
No. 
of 
Claims 
on 
Fund. 
Amount Paid during the Year. 
Employed. 
Unem¬ 
ployed. 
Total. 
Fatal. 
Serious. 
Not 
'Serious. 
Death 
Allowance. 
Accident 
Allowance. 
Total. 
£ 
s. 
d. 
£ 
8. 
d. 
£ 
s. 
d. 
1. Sandhurst ... 
1,960 
200 
2,160 
9 
10 
305 
216 
180 
0 
0 
1,059 
3 
4 
1,239 
3 
4 
2. Stawell 
370 
... 
370 
1 
3 
56 
60 
50 
0 
0 
265 
5 
0 
315 
5 
0 
3. Creswick ... 
1,650 
110 
1,760 
4 
21 
364 
378 
305 
0 
0 
1,387 
8 
0 
1,692 
8 
0 
4. Harrietville 
20 
10 
30 
... 
, 
, 
. 
5. Ballarat 
750 
150 
900 
1 
18 
162 
181 
37 
9 
0 
598 
0 
0 
635 
9 
0 
6. Waterloo ... 
276 
26 
302 
... 
o 
75 
77 
, 
243 
5 
8 
243 
5 
8 
7. Buninyong... 
142 
... 
142 
... 
... 
43 
7 
, 
64 
13 
8 
64 
13 
8 
8. Iladdon 
140 
20 
160 
... 
9 
41 
31 
. 
205 
10 
10 
205 
10 
10 
9. Egerton 
122 
... 
122 
... 
33 
33 
106 
0 
0 
106 
0 
0 
10. Chiltern 
120 
... 
120 
... 
22 
22 
41 
18 
4 
41 
18 
4 
11. Majorca 
215 
215 
1 
1 
47 
49 
20 
0 
0 
100 
3 
8 
120 
3 
8 
12. St. Arnaud 
100 
4 
104 
... 
... 
19 
6 
32 
3 
4 
32 
3 
4 
13. Homebush... 
230 
35 
265 
... 
1 
37 
38 
101 
15 
6 
101 
15 
6 
14. Maldon 
220 
... 
220 
2 
o 
32 
14 
40 
0 
0 
144 
6 
8 
184 
6 
8 
15. Walhalla. 
128 
10 
138 
1 
14 
10 
20 
0 
0 
26 
6 
8 
46 
6 
8 
16. Daylesford... 
272 
45 
317 
... 
1 
44 
9 
, 
128 
13 
4 
128 13 
4 
17. Malmsbury 
400 
... 
400 
... 
1 
48 
49 
,, 
108 
1 
8 
108 
1 
8 
18. Fryerstown 
191 
2 
193 
... 
3 
49 
52 
,, 
136 
16 
8 
136 
16 
8 
19. Amherst ... 
60 
65 
125 
1 
2 
24 
7 
20 
0 
0 
41 
9 
6 
61 
9 
6 
20. Wandiligong 
20 
50 
70 
... 
... 
... 
• 
•• 
•• 
Totals ... 
7,386 
727 
8,113 
20 
74 
1,415 
1,239 
672 
9 
0 
4,791 
1 
10 
5,463 
10 
10 
Note.— Under the head “ Serious Accidents ” are included members disabled three months or over. Under “ Not Serious ” are included members 
disabled from work for any period under three months. Slight accidents which did not necessitate absence from work arc not included. 
STATEMENT No. 15. 
Showing the Number of Inspections made by the Inspectors of Mines in each Quarter of the Year 1884, 
and the Number of Fatal and Non-fatal Accidents which occurred in the Mines under their supervision. 
Name of Inspector. 
Number of Mines 
Inspected. 
Inspections made. 
Number of Accidents. 
Number of Men 
Killed. 
Number of Men 
Injured. 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4 tb 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4 th 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4 th 
Qr. 
Qr- 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
Qr. 
H. B. Nicholas 
85 
93 
77 
71 
110 
Ill 
91 
93 
7 
3 
2 
1 
4 
o 
1 
6 
1 
1 
1 
W. IT. Grainger 
75 
101 
106 
108 
97 
115 
126 
126 
17 
13 
14 
14 
3 
3 
2 
2 
15 
10 
13 
12 
C. Stewart... 
116 
172 
126 
119 
145 
172 
147 
131 
14 
8 
13 
7 
5 
1 
5 
1 
9 
7 
9 
W. G. Couchman 
35 
36 
59 
55 
87 
49 
68 
67 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
H. Davidson 
30 
27 
15 
20 
30 
52 
15 
30 
1 
1 
o 
1 
1 
1 
1 
II. C. Bate ... 
9 
15 
8 
12 
18 
50 
It 
30 
1 
1 
o 
1 
1 
1 
, 
A. B. Ainsworth 
8 
20 
17 
20 
8 
20 
21 
28 
D. W. Spreull 
14 
16 
17 
23 
18 
20 
19 
26 
1 
1 
It. Fentielly 
5 
5 
6 
3 
10 
5 
12 
6 
It. Arrowsmith 
6 
8 
10 
3 
13 
21 
10 
9 
2 
1 
1 
A. Armstrong 
11 
9 
9 
11 
15 
14 
15 
13 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
0. P. Whitelaw 
7 
8 
5 
6 
9 
10 
5 
7 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
o 
A. W. Craven 
4 
... 
o 
8 
4 
... 
o 
8 
J. G. Peers... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
1 
... 
... 
... 
1 
... 
... 
... 
... 
405 
510 
457 
459 
564 
639 
542 
574 
42 
33 
36 
28 
13 
11 
12 
5 
33 
23 
26 
24 
SUMMARY. 
188*1. 
Mines Inspected. 
Inspections made. 
Number 
of Accidents. 
Men Killed. 
Men Injured. 
Quarter ended 31 st March 
405 
564 
42 
13 
33 
„ „ 30th June 
510 
639 
33 
11 
23 
„ „ 30th Sept. 
457 
542 
36 
12 
26 
„ „ 31st Dec. 
459 
574 
28 
5 
24 
Totals ... 
1,831 
2,319 
139 
41 
106 
