MINING EXECUTIVE

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1933, Page 2

MINING EXECUTIVE

• ..A '-.v', V: } •:;? A : v.,:>V„. h i '■A'-y&W■" ‘i; : ‘ ■■'''■■ The. Vsdt;. al/7.;30 • p jn. * f!£s?*•■ man) and W. THfe/ > mihii,^!Sis' , (sjl; were MconflVmbjl, aflflh,*tl{e \ corresponSehige -apprpVetl.'r.f:"''’.' TA •• "'JJ' From &r : letter regarding V- payment /ofVrnfeny‘.'on track ;and;. speoial : ;wrfEk--bver the '.Christ--, •mas ;tha ; t : ‘ 'the;' weekly’ •rates rff. 22s:;§a i ,an|b3% Sd^were.-to 1 be reduced to - oo,s -fpr- the ,: two weeks” ChtfistmaS « It' was - resol'VeVli itu .view/ of ■„ the \i erf-, thiisiafcmshown " - by/;the-y prospecting partied at' *Hnmp liufeys i Spur,. to 1 ask; that they be the areductionl ■ X ,V ’ i From 'Unemployment -Bpard,\in, reply.

to. letter:concerning therequest .label. Miners’:- • Association-, to Have a >■ Committee, -rftat- ; -jrfgr tji.'iit uirless> ! any. ,special, .ribasons . Were given the Board ; could not. ;see • that .any advantage'; would . be ;gained by. ■ increasing/. the present; personnel of the itQDmniifteei-^bfeecoived,, :and no,- refcopi'. ■roendatibh. made. . '• '; ,' ; •,. Front. the Unemployment ,Board,. 1 Ja.tiyrf'-.tp'iapjP.libaUbn’.,;bx...'thp Ross, committee' for /a/ report by '/Mr Strong on ’ ' areas -in the, Ross district. —/Received. repbVtbd'vMr:.' visited . the Totara district during the week, ail'd spent two/days- in' the, Bald Hill - area. He/,was/ reppriing later.;- . p-.- From slime' regarding, men for track; ‘ woik at ’ Wataiba-Wgnganui/ prbspectiiig ; 'track, preferring ! unemployed• married nieii.—Received .._aiid .referred , to . M r ; Dorfo van. •■•.;, Ofcarito,/, for •. further partieu-j •Jars., ,■ ’ i , ; # ; .! Front.; 1 same approving .three men ; tem-; poranly , bii .south, /bank/track clearing,. . upper/Hokitika, river.—Received/as* eat- j is factory. ’• ■ ••,/ ■ ./ •' j

From • G. Sutherland, Hokitika, ' and J. Tenrient, Grey mouth, giving list of deductions by way of 10 per cent, ifjronf. jigolcl -sol'd by spectors.—ißeceived with ' thanks. . APPLICATIONS FOR SUBSIDY.. , From ; .,J: Barrow,, Kum a ra, application held 1 over from last meeting, subsidy required for prospecting at. Larrikins.— Approved from Janunry 8 subject to supervisor. From L. D, Laurenson, application held over from last meeting, subsidy required’ for prospecting at Larrikins.— Approved from January 8 subject to supervisor. From Adamson, Bogges and Newton, application for subsidy to, prospect in the Taipo River.—Granted. Frpm John McGrath, Dillmamtown, application for subsidy to prospect at Dillmans. —Approved subject to supervisor j from January 8. From ;A. McEwan, Bruce Bav‘ application for -subsidy to work on sea

! beach claim and elsewhere.—Granted I on trial for one month, j From R. C. Trevathan, Mahitahi, ! application for assistance in working sea beach claim.—Granted lor one month on trial. From Raynor and Mattson, application .for subsidy to prospect Waita River, near Haast, also application for equipment.—Received and approved. From H. Williams, Matainui, application for subsidy to prospect, Watiroa River.—Refused, season not suitable. From tV. J. Radomski, application to be transferred from Humphreys prospecting to gold-mining subsidy to prospect vStripland I 'Creek. —Refused. From John Tinetti, Goldsborough, prospecting subsidy.—Referred to super, visor for report.' From M. Baird, South ’ Hokitika, granted for one month. . APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL. The following applications lor re-

newal of subsidy were . granted : —J. J• Bushel’, Taipo ; F. Raymond, Waiho; A. Muir and H. A. Smyth, A-rahura; G. Temperiey, Rimu;• F. J. Singer, Ivanieri; F. Reedy, H. McMahon and J. McDonald, H. J. ißochford, W. J. Scott, A. E. and F. D. Payu, Kumara district; R. C. and T. Wells, Woodstock y G. V.'Lee, J, .A. McGee, Goldsborough; J. Murphy, Dillmanstown ; F. J. A. Lackner, Goldsborougb ; J, T. Davern, Woodstock ; T. G. Silk and F. W., Turton. Matainui; F. and W. Willoughby, Woodstock; A. Olsen, S. Hokitika; Q. Barrow, A. A’Coui’t, Dillmans ; W. J. Routhan, Goldsborough ; J. Toohev, S. Hokitika ; D. H. Cambridge, Matainui ; E. McMurtrie, Stafford ; W. GroWcott, Rimu; P. McQuilkin, Blue Spur; H\ J. and M. J. Stephens, Rimu; A. W: McNeill, Goldsborough. APPLICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT. Tent and fly were granted to R. F. Harris, Bruce Bay, on the usual terms.

Sluicing hose and pipe were, granted to J. C. Browne, Duffers, on the. usual conditions. Accounts to the amount of £42 !4s 10d were approved for payment. John Guy wrote -with respect to further work on Taipo track.—Received. Temporary arrangements were not approved, it being decided to first obtain authority single men would be required for; the work,- and’ married meri' cOuld be placed on other track work on application to the County Office. The total gold returned for the fortnight was 21ozs. 17dwts; 15grs. It was reported that during the week Captain Mercer had taken aerial photographs of the Humphreys field to assist in the race survey work. , SUPERVISORS’ REPORT. .T" Supervisor Cooper reported on general inspections made, and in respect to the Bine Spur, several shafts, had been proceeded with. Four bottoflied on gold ; three under way carried gold. The ground was now deeper and encouraging still. Open cuts and shafting showed about 5d per yard. Supervisor Harris at Humphreys end, had to abandon a shaft owing to inflow of water. Open cuts were put in, and gold from two yards sample of the dirt wa® sent in. It was satisfactory. Supervisor McQuilkin, in the Kaniei'i section, reported a cut giving a good prospect with 15 feet of wash, estimated at nine grains to the load. There appeared to be a valuable area (between Stripland and Stonsy Creeks, and was ideal sluicing ground. The gold recovered would be sent in. It was re-solved-the area be further explored; Satisfaction was expressed at the encouraging nature of the prospecting reports. The meeting adjourned at 8.20 till the 13th January,