TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITIES AND AVERAGE VALUE PER TON OF COAL EXPORTED TO INTERCOLONIAL AND FOREIGN PORTS
RESPECTIVELY, THE QUANTITY OF COAL CONSUMED IN THIS COLONY, AND THE AVERAGE PRICE PER TON OF THE TOTAL OUTPUT
OF THE COLLIERIES, FROM 1858 TO 1889 INCLUSIVE :-

Year.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF OUTPUT OF COAL IN THE NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF OUTPUT OF COAL IN THE NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS-Continued.

The average price of coal in the several districts was as follows:

Northern

1888.

S.

d.

1889.

d.

9 10.66

9

7:34 a decrease of 3.32 per ton.

5 7.23

4 11.29

8

5.81

8 3.26

7.94 "9

PETROLEUM OIL CANNEL COAL OR BOGHEAD MINERAL RETURNS. Western and Southern Districts.

Tons of boghead mineral or petroleum oil cannel coal Value of boghead mineral or petroleum oil cannel coal raised

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Persons employed above ground Persons employed underground

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