MINING NEWS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 440, 1 September 1904, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

The «Mt Benger Mail' says:—The j crew of the Jubilee dredge met toge i iher on their "ship" last Saturday to i take a formal farewell of their drrjgmaster, Mr Ewen Butler. In af" : appropriate remarks Mr J Kitto expressed the regret of the men in losing their master, and referred to the good feeling existing among them. They all wished Mr Butler much success in his new sphere of labor in Burmah, and hoped to often hear from bim and on behalf of the crew Mr Kitto asked him to accept a gentleman's dressing companion as a slight token of esteem and expression of their good wishes for his future. Mr Butler suitably responded, and thanked them all most cordially for the kind things said of him and for their beautiful present to him,

The river remains steady at a little over the 3ft mark.

The First Chance dredge resumed work on Thursday last. The ground is very rough, and a good deal of time was lost during the week owing to the new string of buckets parting, the pins apparently not being strong enough to stand the strain put upon them. Fortunately, the dredgemaster and his crew this time managed to re cover the buckets.

It is expected that the Earnscleugh No 2 dredge, at present undergoing repairs, will be able to resume work about the end of the week.

The secretary of the Stafford-Waimea Company informs us that the dredge will probably resume work next week.

Alexandra. Coal Mining Company.

The annual meeting of shareholders in the Alexandra Goal Mining Company was held in the Company's office Alexandra, on Saturday 27th August. There was a good attendance of shareholders, and Mr Georgo Spencer presided (in the absence of Mr James Kelman, who is on a trip to the Old Country). The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet (read by the secretary, Mr L Ryan), stated that there had been some extra expense during the year, including a second pump which was neoessary in order to take the water out of the dip, and as the workings were getting further away from the shaft it meant more expense. The reserve fund stood rt present at £IOOO, and he was of the opinion that this should be added to, as a new shaft wou'd require to dp sunk sooner or later. As the compac had now been in existence between four and five years he thought that it was about time the shareholders got something out of it. The motion was seconded by Mr Luke and carried. On the motion of Mr Luke, seconded by Mr Young, Messrs Kelman and Pattison were re-elected Directors. Mr C E Richards was re-elected Auditor.

It was agreed that the directors Fees be £SO, and the auditor's fee £5/5 [the same as last year). .

It was resolved that it be a recommendation to the Directors to increase the price of coal.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting.

DREDGING RETURNS.

The following are the returns tor the week ending Saturday, August 18th, 19Q4 ;

oz dwt grs Electric No. 2, Oromwell 349 2 0 New Roxburgh Jubilee 145 12 12 Electric No 1, Cromwell 75 6 0 Revival, Upper Olutha 63 11 0 Manuherikia, Alexandra, 62 0 Q Dunstan Lead, Alexandra, 69 0 C Rise and Shine, Up'er Ciutha .„ go 12 0 Cromwell No 1, Cromwell, 55 10 18 Sandy Point, Alexandra, 65 4 0 Junction Electric No 1, Cromwell 48 8 0 Rising Sun, Upper Olutha 40 0 0 Perseverance No. 1, Alexandra... 40 0 0 Matau, Clyde, 37 0 0 Waikaka Syndicate, Waikaka ... 34 0 0 Waikaka United No 1, Waikaka 28 2 oUpper Waipori, Waipori. 27 0 0 Otagb, Miller's Flat, 26 10 0 Nugent Wood, Waikaia 25 6 0 Enterprise No 8, Alexandra ... 25 5 Q Waimumu Queen 35 2 0 Waikaka, Waikaka, 23 7 0 Royal Waimumu, near Gore 23 8 0 Sneddon's Freehold, Waikaka ... 23, 0 0 Enterprise No. I. Alexandra 22 12 6 Pocseverance No. 2, Alexandra ... 22 0 0 Olrig, Manuherikia, 21 8 0 New Fairdown, Waikaka 21 5 0 MacCharlton, near Gore, 20 7 0 Hartley and Riley, Cromwell ... 20, 0 0 Island Block, Beaumont, 20 0 0 Chicago, Alexandra, ,. 19 15 8 Waikaka United No 2, Waikaka 19.15 0 Ettripk, Roxburgh, 134hrs 19 10 0 Central Charlton, near Gore, 19 8 0 Golden Gate, Millers Flat, 18 18 0 Waikaka Qv ;en, Waikaka 18 6 0 Junction Waikaka, Waikaka 18 3 0 Molyneux Kohinoor, Roxburgh 16 0 13 "Yaimumu, near Gore, - ... 17 4 0 Lady Roxburgh, Roxburgh 17 2 0 Garden Qully, Waikaka 15 16 0 Muddy Creek, Waikaia, wk ... 15 8 " Cromwell No. 2, Cromwell 15 0 0 Alpine No 2 Cromwell 15 0 0 Unity, Clyde.,. ,. ' ... IS 0 0 Gabriel, Tuapeka Flat... 12 13 0 Happy Valley, Tuapeka. wk 12 12 0 Junction ElectricNo 2, Cromwell ,90 0 Inchdale, near Palmerston, .76 0 Mystery Flat, Waikaia, Total ,,, ... ... ' 6 IX 11 1804 17 14