MINING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2454, 6 May 1915, Page 8

MINING NEWS

WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. There were no transactions in mining ehaxes yesterday. The Quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers £ s. S. £ 6. ii.

Ross ~..t 0 0 3 0 1 0 Talisman 15 6 15 9 Waihl 1 19 .9 - Grand Junction 15 3 — STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.} Auckland, May 5. Sale—Waihi, 40s. • Chrlstchurch, May 5. Sale reported—Union Steam Ship. 245. 3d. Dunsdln, May 5. Sales—Union Steam (prof.), 20s. 10d.; Boss Goldflcld, 9Jd. LONDON QUOTATIONS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, May 4. Stock and share market quotations include:—Block, 235. 9d. and 265. 3d.; Hamp-den-Cioncurry, 25g. and 265.; Bank of Australasia, £117 106.; Bank of New South Wales, £40; Union Bank, £55 55.; National Bank of New Zealand, £5 3b. Id.; Bank of New Zealand, £10 12s. 6d.; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile debentures, £89 7b. 6d.; City of Melbourne, £93 7s. 6d.; Melbourne Harbour Trust, £95 155.; Melbourne Board of Works, £95. BOSS GOLDFIELDS. • The following telegram has been received from the mine superintendent of tho Ro6B Goldfields at Boss;—"Eeturn, 20oz. 14dwt. of gold from 402 trucks. Race tunnel finished Monday; working satisfactorily." The mine superintendent of the Boss Goldfiolds reports as follows on the work at the mine for the week ended April 29;— Blocking has been proceeding off No«. 2 and 3 south-west drives and No. 4 northeast drive. Excavation is complete for the reinforced concrete lock which is to bo built in No. 2 wing drive east before work Is resumed at this face. _ Another connection in No. 3 shoot is being made 'to the main drive No. 7 level some 50 feet nearer the shaft, and this will enable the wash here, which showed a tendency to dip underfoot, tA be worked more advanta-ge-ously. At Kanieri Forks the retimbering required of the race tunnel will shortly be completed.