MINING EXECUTIVE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1933, Page 2

MINING EXECUTIVE

SATURDAY,; SEPTEMBER 23. TbeiExecutiye.met \at 7.30 p.m. Pie-; sent: «• .Messrs,/'J. /A: Murdoch '(chairman), ;R. • box : The’’ ihihutfes • of ,-th’e previous meeting ■were Icon’fiihned. / ■ • ' , ' , , • The outward; correspondence wag ap-pro-ved.,,' 7 •• INWARD> CORRESPONDENCE. Prom iHheimployment Board', Weliington, -replying ' regarding . weekly allocation for.'- prospecting • at Humphreys area,/and, setting- out the procedure necessary,—Received with thanks. 1 . ‘Prom ‘.District' Engineer, Grey-mouth, intimating .the survey, of 'the Humphrey’s race" extension would commence on the il6tb’ .prqx.y and”,a' would be set up ih -adVanCe.'—Received From Unemployment: Board, telegram stating:'that’'spjeciaT'allocation had been for 'MoQui-lkin, supervisor, also stating-' cdul-d' not; authorise ■ hxtra’ pay- ' irient-s ,to; Supervisors or pi’ospectors to he. made out of equipment grant.—Received, From Unemployment Board regarding application of Morgan.and -party., Dillm ustowri, 1 stating 'that this party had beoß, advised by the Under-Secretary of' Mings, that'no subsidy could he -granted on -a footage basis, therefore, noth* -iiftg above /-the ’ ordinary-, gdldwmifliiig subsidy, -could, be, granted •From,' Uhempioynidut lWrd A-cfaiow- - lodging" -letter' of 1 the 14th regarding ar-

lungeiments for testing Humphrey’s Dully area.— Received. From Unemployment Committee, Hokitika, stating that all single men on j the No. 5 -list under the age of 50. years had been advised to report for work at the -Public Works camp on the G-reymouth-Westport road. Failing satisfactory explanations and tlie men jvot reporting they w-ould be barred from further relief.—Received. The clerk explained -that on receipt of the information, the Wellington Board h a d , -been communicated with -by telegram, pointing out that the instruction affected the mining scheme. !

Prom Unemployment Board, Wellington, telegram stating -that men actually engaged -or who could conveniently be placed prospecting will not be called upon to enter relief c-a-mp.—Received, j The chairman • explained that M* Jessop hid telephoned through confirm-, ing the foregoing, and the Inspector or Factories hid waited '°n the -clerk by instructions from Wellington, and the Executive were to get w : hat men were required from No. 5 Scheme. matter -wa,s arranged satisfactorily. now.. ■' j Prom Unemployment Board notifying 1 fuirthoi” grant' of £IOO for equipment, I also that voucher for £36 10s 2d bad been -passed.—Received with , thanks, j From Unemployment Board agreeing • with suggestion made -by Mr Murdoch concerning notification of Warden ttn« j that a tally of tittle worked by the iribii'tit Humphrey’s be kept ao that later these, men might -be considered as suggested by the chairman.—Received. | The chairman stated this matter was

satisfactory also. Mr- Jes s ep discussed the matter over the phone. From J. D. McQuilkin thanking Executive for appointment as supervisor.— Received. ' From F. A. Thorpe, Woodstock, notifying that both he and D. Thorpe did.! not require -further assistance a s payable gold had been struck -and they were now in a position to carry on ’ themselves. —Received as very satisfactory. i From D. Clifton, Rim u , notifying that he wa.s absent from work for one ' week during Illness.—-Received - and . noted. From J. Timms, Karangaru-a, telegram' -stating Baker was prospecting i inland and returning early.—Received, j From Baker and Timms, per J. j Timms, reporting on work d-one and stating that Baker would not -be requiring further subsidy on expiration of present term and that J. Timms wished his sub-sidy for one fortnight after present grant.—Received and re-, quests approved.

SUPERVISOR’S REPORT,

Mr Cooper -'reported visits to Stafford, Goldsbo.'ough and Taipo. The gear for Warren and Holley’s claim at -Sebastopool was satisfactory. Applica-, tions , f-rom Dillnm-ns and Larrikins Aoc-’-lities Were commented on favour- j ably. The Taipb track wOl’k wag to finish,-for the present on the 30th ihst. 1 Four of the six men wei'e going pros-1 pecting in the locality, add those who had set in already were getting encouraging results. Referring to the drive by Wi-lloughy -Bros at Back Creek,; i it was stated the tunnel was in now', 1320 feet, 420 feet of whioh was tim- 1 ,b6ved. The ;w as h .'•should! jbe reached. i,n another 100, feet—Received.,

Ad'PETOATIONS FOR SUBSIDY

Prom H. J. Roclilorcl, Kumar-a, application -to prospect’ at Dill mans.— Approved when eligible. From' George Clements, application ror to (prospect, at Paradise Flat, , Golds-horough.—Approved. From E. Heifham, application to prospect at Larrikins.—Approved. Vrom A. : :A,’Go.Uft- application to; prospect at .llilimahs,—Approved. From-H. jqpson .'and A. -Grant, dap-, plication to prospect , at - Hitcheh’g' Hilly Puffer’s Greek,’-'-South Westland.-_Ap-'.pidved. ’" -•••• ‘ •'/ ■ Fro.m James ’Macity inquiring;'(regard, ing subsidy -bei-ng Available to prospect - tn ' Humphrey’s .'.qreS—A|wait furtherparticulara., • ..I - From - E. Hunt, application to join, partners .with F." Reedy, - Kumar,a,.— Approved when'"eligible. ’ . .>;••• E. Leonard to •prospecting at. Taipb.' —Approved. - ■ - applications for renewals. The following. applications for renewal of prbspecvihg subsidy were proved G. W. Lopas, Humphrey’s ; E'.'i'O!;' Schroder J; Riffid Goldsbdrotiglt; ' W. ’ Knowles, RimUj Thorpe, Timpson and I MU-lr, Woodstock j t\ G. Reedy, Kuihara ; -0. Bergman, .MafiUmiii; J. F. oo°P*r, Watawa; O. Bi Ogilvie, Ri-mu '; J. Ryan, Taipo ; Silk and Turton, Wataroa. The Executive appreciated the i'enrx.'trks of the men who acknowledged With thanks the receipt of the boots provided by the Board. Durham and White, Wataroa, applied for assistance to purchase hosing, aP‘ proximate cost ; £ll. —Received. It

was stated.- the former -advances had been repaid from gold won. The grant was authorised. Accounts to the amount of £l3 Is 6d were passed fo-r payment. The clerk stated that the gold reported as worn -for the past fortnight, totalled 15ozs. 18dwts. The meeting concluded -at 8.30 p.m.