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				Result of Analysis
No.	Seam	Place where sample was collected	Date of Collection	Moisture	Fixed Carbon	Volatile Matter	Ash	Total	Ratio *	Character of Residue	Remarks
1	Harvey	From timber in engine plane	29th Oct.	2.05	50.37	27.83	19.75	100.00	1.81	Coherent – Poor coke	Outside explosion
2	Low Main	From prop near end of explosion, North district	16th Oct.	1.74	50.54	20.77	26.95	100.00	2.43	—	Coked dust
3	"	Near bottom of drop staple	29th Oct.	3.35	35.66	25.58	35.41	100.00	1.39	Non-coherent	—
4	"	From in-byeside baulk at underground haulage engine	"	3.24	36.52	25.01	35.23	100.00	1.46	"	—
5	"	From loose pipes at Stable way junction	"	2.83	34.12	21.92	41.13	100.00	1.62	"	—
6	Main Coal	From side near top of drop staple	9th Nov.	1.30	28.66	26.72	43.32	100.00	1.07	"	Main coal seam
7	Low Main	From in-byeside baulk in intake at downcast shaft	"	1.63	29.77	24.47	44.13	100.00	1.20	"	—
8	"	From side near bottom of drop staple	"	1.30	31.22	28.98	38.50	100.00	1.08	"	—
9	"	From side near bottom of drop staple	"	2.04	42.54	23.08	32.34	100.00	1.84	Coherent coke	Coked dust
10	"	From side of road where Maddison worked	"	2.38	30.90	22.59	44.13	100.00	1.37	Powdery coke	—
11	"	From prop 20 yards out-bye of curve in Stable way	"	2.50	40.53	22.19	34.78	100.00	1.83	No coke	Coked dust
12	"	From floor near end of explosion, Stable way	"	3.25	24.74	27.87	44.14	100.00	0.89	"	Brownish
13	"	From prop near end of explosion, Stable way	"	1.18	33.26	30.75	34.80	100.00	1.08	"	Adhering to growth on prop
14	"	From prop where Bloomfield was killed, Stable way	"	0.85	30.61	29.34	39.20	100.00	1.05	"	—
* Ratio of Fixed Carbon to Volatile Matter C/V
Note — The samples 6 to 14 were screened, to free them from the coarser stoney matter &c., before analysis.