MINING.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14832, 25 November 1913, Page 5

MINING.

TARANAKI OIL WELLS COMPANY. (BP_CTA_ TO "THR PRESS.'*! NEW jPLYMOUTII, November 14. During the pa6t week tho staff at the refinery of th© Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wel!s Company, Ltd., has been engaged in the export of orders for all classes of products, which have been accumulating owing to the time that shipping has been he'd up. A large shipment has been Bent to Auckland, and on Saturday the company received an order for 8000 gallons cf fuel oil from a firm which had previously purchased this article. General satisfaction had been expressed v.-ith the quality of the products supplied by the company, and consumers have been unxious to arrange contracts for the supply of many of the by-products of the refinery. The rotary bore at Moturoa haa made .rood 7irogress in sticky formation. No. 5 bore has been still further deepened, but drilling will probably cease about the middle of this week. A satisfactory flow has been maintained. No 3 bore is running as iimal. The bores at i*ell _,)ock have niads somewhat r'ov; progress during the week, the format on being hard. Drilling at the Bonithorn Company's bore is once aga:n in full .«wing, the bore having been cemented and tho water shut off at a de_)th of 19.0 feet. The depth of the bore on Saturday was 2165 feet in very hard formation.