MINING EXECUTIVE

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1933, Page 2

MINING EXECUTIVE

WESTUItND COUNTY

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

The executive met .at 7.30 p.m. T-e----seht: . Messrs J. A. Murdoch (chapman), E. Cpx and. W. Jeffries.

The minutes of : the previous meeting

were confirmed

Tiie. outward correspondence was approved,

INWARD ■; CORRESPONDENCE

From the Unemployment Board, Wellington, notifying a further grant had he on made to the Council of £l5O, to cover equipment, ■[etc. Total amount of grant'now £6*oo.—Received with thinks. ' Front 'thej Unemployment Board, acconcerning Hum-, phreys prospecting; and. stating, that Mr] '-Teasep was -.to ; visit the Coast iat an early date. ; -Further advice would bo forwarded.—Received. From the*;-,.Unemployment ‘ Board, re-! garding Gillespies .Track . and notifying that two ‘ClaSsflC .men may be diverted from "the'N:9:-.,;5. Sohemei to ••the’ special 1 track rates <jf..37s v 6d, time to be limited to. 3 month?.—Received.; ; ' , From the -Unemployment Board,, circular letter |iVing instructions regarding •; the payment;of wages during the Christmas holidays, Those eligible will be entitled ,£o"’ two weeks’ pay, without work,; for ’ the Christmas and New Year holidays. • ; } ■' From Deputy Chairman, Unemploy-' , moot. Board; - acknowledging map of •; T.aipo area of/4,500 acres to be reserved" for unemployed, and expressing pleasure < <at the gold- find' by one of the' subsidised men. The question of reserva- r tiq n was now being gone into Received 1 with thanks. ' ' t

From ■ the dVriot storekeeper, Greymfouth, notifying-'that''stocks of tents arid flys were .exhausted (Received. It was reported offers for the 'supply of tents .and flys had keen received, and G.riffen and Smith ( Ltd, ! Revell Street, was the .lowest of .the these offers. It resolved to order 10 tents and 15 ®ys. . From the Mining Executive, Inanga3iu.a.A County, , notification of subsidised prospector taken off scheme for unsatis* factory , service.—Received . end noted. From -A. ’ McNeill, Stafford, asking lor reconsideration of decision regarding minfng subsidy .which .expired that day. • —Received,'ian.d. four'weeks’ subsidy for fresh' 1 locality- sjelgcted 'to test 4 the jre-' turns.’'• ’ •; -'■> , -From, S./ J. Oonradsrn, further ■ rc- 1 ipo'rt v : on application of R. F. Harris ,at Bruce. Bay, stating main road was not endangered,'—Received with thanks.

■SUPERVISORS’ REPORT,

J. Cooper reported on inspection of Kumara applications, and progress of work at Blue. Spur .area. In connection with the latter shaft sinking wag progressing with encouraging result*, Some 50;chains of old race had 'been cleaned, which would enable some likely places tp be tested.—Received.

j J. H, Harris reported for the fort- I night on the upper Humphreys ■ area. ' I The new shaft had been continued to i a depth of 22 feet, but the ground was ' puggy and required timbering which de- ; layed progress. Five men had joined up during the week and had cut 95; chains of track to open a new area for prospecting.—Received. j J J- D. McQuilkin, in charge on the 1 Kanieri fall, reported the progress of | shafting and the return of a few fine I colours. In .another quarter some good indications had been encountered, but the ground was 'hard. An abandoned shaft was found, and the spoil tested, ' but without result.—Received. ; The .chairman reported the option for the prospecting period had been ex-j tended which was very gratifying in all the circumstances. Additional men could be put on if they were forthcoming locally.

APPLIOAprONS FOR SUBSIDY,

From R. F. Harris, Bruce Bay, formerly held over, now granted. From A. Sinclair, application to prospect at Dillmanstown.—On the favourable report of the Supervisor; the application was granted. From S. Baird, application for subsidy while working ' beach claim, South Hokitika.—Granted.

Prom A. Freitas, application for subsidy for prospecting at Kumara.—Approved when eligible. From D. J. McLaren,f’Bruce Bay, application for subsidy while working on beach, Bruce Bay.—Granted. From W. Francis, Christchurch,' application for subsidy to do general prospecting by divining theory.—Declined. From Jack Rochford, Dillmanstown, application for .subsidy to prospect at Dillmanstown.—Held over for further particulars.

Th e following applications for renewal of subsidy were granted:—E. 0. Schroder, Rimu ■ J. Fox and A. K. Jolley, •Goldsborough ; Timpson, Thorpe a ud Muir, Woodstock ; D. 11. Cambridge, Matainui; H. Surgenor, C. P. Ogilvie and D. Ryan, Rimu ; R. Kenny, Goldsbonough ; G. W. ‘Lopas, Humphreys; C. Robertson and L.. T. Griffiths, Kanieri; iE.--.-A. Dale, ■’ Woodstock ;C. AWatson and P. J., Bre s lin, Waibo ; U. B. Ogilvie, Back Creek ; G. Beiginan, (Matainui ; P. McQuilkin, Blue .Spur ; W. C: and L. G. Dick! Arahura ; P. Q. | 'Reedy, Kumara ; H. Stephens, Tainui;' E. Leonard, Taipo; G. Clements, Kumara; J. E. Hunt, Kumara; J. Sul-! livan, Tkinui ; 0- G. Farrow, Matainui.

miscellaneous

I The reports received of won over the fortnight by the subsidised men, showed a return of 19ozs. 15£dwts,

Accounts to the amount of £2 7s 7d were recommended for' payment. J The chairman displayed some rough gold secured by a party at Taipo, &fid in view of the find, and other developmerits likely to take part in that local-' ity, ho had made application for a special reservation : of an area for subsidised workers, and thi s was being

arranged. There was now ample room for other men to prospect if they cared to go into the b a ck country, which offered attractions for payable fields. The Board had assisted lately in 'reconditioning the access track, and there was a cage across the Taipo river to facilitate crossing in all weathers. Dr Bell in one of his reports had given an encouraging laocount of h:s work in the locality referred to, where several reef outcrops had been located. The chairman’s action. in the matter was approved with thanks. I When the Humphreys survey and prospecting are further advanced, it was resolved to make a visit to the territory. j The meeting rose at 8.15 p.m.