MINING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 10

MINING NEWS

WELLINGTON SHAKE MAEKET. In the mining market there were sales of Waihi at 40s. 9d. and 40s. 6d., and Waitangi at IOJd. The Quotations' were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. 4. New Sylvia, -. - 0 011 Hose • 0 0 8 0 10 Talisman 18 3 — Grand Junction 14 3 — STOCK EXCHANGE. Auckland, February 10. Boles:—Now Zealand Insurance, £6. 45.; Waihi, 40s. 3d. Christchurch, February- in. Sales reported:—National Bank, £5 55.: OhrlßtohuroS Meat Co., £17 4s. Dunedin, February ',0. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day :—WestportrStockton, 4s. 9d. , , ' • The following sales were reported:--Waihi Grand Junction, £1 4e. 6d.; National Bank, £5 fie. STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Oopyrisht London, February 9. Stock'and,.share market Quotations include :— Hining.—British Broken Hill; 265. buyers, 275. ssllersi Broken Hill Block, 235. Id. buyers, 245. 4d. sellers; Hampden-Cloncuriy, 21s. 3d. buyers, 235. 9d. sellers. Banks.—Australasia, £115 155., £116; New South Wales, £40; Victoria, £4 17s. 6d.; Union, £55 55.; National (New Zealand), £5 55.; New Zealand, £10 Is. 3d, Miscellaneous.—New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord.), £80; City of Melbourne, £97; Melbourne Trams, £100 10s.; Melbourne Board of Works, £96. BOSS GOLDFIELDS BEOONSTBUCTED, LIMITED. The mine manager of tno Ross Goldfields Reconstructed, Ltd., reports as follows for the fortnight ending February 8:— The umvatering on the shaft which had beon recommenced on January 23 was interrupted, early on Wednesday" morning, owing to the power failing through a tree falling across the transmission line, and pressing these wires on to the telephone Une underneath. Whilst the Diesel engine was being started "one of the employees, In attempting to withdraw the switch of the telephone transformer, came in contact with the brass clip and was electrocuted. It was impossible, under the attendant oircnm<rtanccs, to take advantage of the auxiliary' power in the few minutes there was to spare, and subsequently the sinking pumps were" again, withdrawn and the motors dried. Unwatering was recommenced on January 30, and we have been proceeding steadily since, the water having been now reduced to the neighbourhood of No.' 6 level-workings..