THE WHAU GOLD MINING COMPANY.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 555, 20 October 1871, Page 2

THE WHAU GOLD MINING COMPANY.

A. meeting of the shareholders in the liVfcu ©old Mii'fng Oomp-ny was held in;< tl'e Mechanics' Institute on Thursday. There was large attendance, and Mr. Peacock was voted to .the chair.,,.,; T.he reports of.the directors and mine manager, and he company's b .lance sheet, vrere adopted. The director ' report, s'mved that (hiring the year ' 2^68 tons of 8t"-e WLM-e crushrfl,' and yieldWd 19-^4 ozi. of go' !, or c a average of ,I'/ dwt^f. to ,the.t.on. : . "A sii'i-H wiri' *Vig engine has recently been fitted, in ;fcbe wT c, for the purpose ot raising the qua.'tz./"' J9 d'restori' report also at ted that"! the fouipeo-y liaibßUCceeded int^urcbasing for f £220 the aae of.vtKe.tunnel tlirpflghKUUe Qiby" of 'C.las;,bw_ and Blabk Angela"lrfirrid, and; a.ter mr'iing certain necersary alter^vd'us, thetotal cc. tof the tumieljwa" ). Ks : possessiofl would be almo f inraluab') to the company,' and would gveatl t y aid in the-developrr.ent>p-f the miLer; Tlie election jbf a, neW board of directors was : then proceeded with, and the following gentlemen were cho3en.:'r-;>le'3ra. 1 G-. M» Clark, T. Peafock, - &: H. Stevenson, GrrifKths, .and 8,. Somrnervil'e,. This was all the bus.ness brought forward.