ITotes from Greymonth. ' 1

Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 30

ITotes from Greymonth. ' 1

(FSOIC OtIB OW CbBaaKfIPOITDINT.J GREYMOUTH, January 15. The returns, of the Progress Mines, of Ns* Zealand (Ltd.) for DeSenibar are : — MiJlea, 6387 tons, yielding 9020z 17dwt, valued a* £5746 I6s 6d: cyanided, 2600 tons, yieMxng8770z 6dwt. valued 1 at £1280 Bs. The total value Is therefore £4847 lls^ 4d. The retuirns of the Consolidated Goldfielda of New Zealand (Limited) for Dei cember am:— Golden Fleecei Mills* 470 Liant givirus 156o« ldtrk ef » valu* « *63* k

123 Id and cyanided 540 tons, giving 58o» 3dwt, of a value of £171 8s 2d. The total yield was 2090z 4dwt, valued at £806 0s 3d. Wealth of Nations: Milled 1100 tons, returning 3600z 14dwt, valued at £1492 7s lid, and cyanided 1140 tons, giving 2550z sdwt, valued at £786 10s 2d. Total, 6150z 19dwt, worth £2278 18s Id. Tanuary 19. Work on the Worksop dredge is proceeding satisfactorily. The pontoons are- complete, and the old frames for trie machinery, axe, now being placed in position. A start will b& made to, erect the machinery within: the next fortnight., Tha folio-wing re turns are reported: — Pactolus No. 1 got sSoz lSdwt for 129 hours, and Pactolus No. 2 won 81oz for 97 Hours. BROKEN HILL. SYDNEY, January 15. A lode cut to 1400 ft in "th© Broken Hill Proprietary mine shows a. greater 1 depth of ore carrying than v the lode struck", along tile line. ' "" AUCKLAND MINING.* 4 , AUCKLAND, January IT. During the broken period ended -December 28 last, the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Mining Company crushed and, treated 2362 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued; at £4073 8s lOd. This shows a decrease /uponr the return for the full mouth of November, when 3418 tons yielded" £4930.'- The- total output from the mine for 1907 amounts to £75,831 13s 9d, and the gross output to dattt to £89,626- 5s lOd. The figures already published mth> regard to the output from the Waihi mine for the> year 1907 show a -total of £860,299, but it ia tmderstood that the actual realisation of the bullion 'now afloat will yield a- further surplus. It /is expected- that .the total results for the year wilL show not les& than the magnificent sum. of ,£875,080. This return shows an increase of , £37,073 over the output for the previous year; whilst tb»-pros-pects for tho current year also point- to- fc. further' increase in the returns;, a» v sddiftoi*a!l crushing- facilities' now; provided: sfc Waikino should shortly be;. \in full, operation. ■ i I THE BIG BIVER MINE. (Feou Otis Ow Cobbxseohdzht.) RBEFTON, January 18. TheT Big_ Biver^manager's' report- is- as 1 oli lows: — " During.' the' ■week. No- 9 level south was " extended ' the required, distance to maket " a connection with Noi ' 8 level. I havwstarted. -the rise^to meet thY bottom of thiseastern winze sunk from -No. 8 in the'leading stope. . There i* an average of 10ft "of stone? of good quality in No. JJ . leveL - I havet started to take> off a leading stope, on stone, varying from lft to 2ft in width. Forty-five tons of stone were broken for the week;" DREDGING RETUiKNS; ' - OX. dwt. gti Alexandra Eureka,; Alexandra..- 136- 0- 0' Mystery 'Fla-t, Waifeaia, 193hrs' 104 ■ T .0 Koputai, Waikaia, 71hrs ".. 71 a 0' Masterton, Waikaia,. 193hrs .. '67 2t - 0/ Rising Sun, Cromwell, 170hrs 60 &• 0 Hesaey/«, Waikaia, UOhrs .. 65 &. dt Waikaia, Waikaia, 132hrs. . 50 4- 0 New Roxburgh Jubilee 1 , Roxburgh .. 49 14 © Marmherikia, Alexandra, 88hrB 42" 0 (► Lady Roxburgh, Roxburgh, 8& days 35 0 0 Waikaka United No. 1, Waikatoa, lOShTs 23 0 0 Centaal Charlton, 138hrs .. 28 5- 0 Rice and Shine No. 1.-Clut&a River, 132hrs 2ff V 0 Kura, Waikaia, 212 has .... 22 10; » Molyneux Kohinoor, Roxburgh, 202hrs 21 1& 1» Chicago, Alexandra, lSlhrs ... FlO- 11 tt' Waikaka United- No. 2, Waikaka, 123hrs V. 19 15. 0Punt, Clutha Riv«r .. .. 19 *8 * Charlton Creek, Gorev week .. IS. ffi ». Muddy Creek, Waikaia, 132fcrs 15 4 9 Olrig, Manuherikia, 5 days. ... 14 3c * Riley's Revival, Cromwell, 144hrs ». :. IS- Q' » Gold King, Roxburgh. .. .\ IS- 1 ttClutha River, Clutha River, 117hTS IT B 0 Garden Gully, Waikaka, 40hwr X fi . <*- j Total 936' 813 I Tht. West Coast. ' Pacolus No. 2, 97hra " 81 0~ 0 Pactolus No. 1, 129hrs „r -. 68 18' 0 Total .. .. 139 Iff 9 ' ■ DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Business on 'Change on Monday was con* -fined to Alexandra Eurekas, a,^eonplo of parcels ot this stock - changing hands- at-6a 3d at the afternoon call. Alexandra- Leada' show ! a slight drop as compared- with, last week's prices, being quoted yesterday «*— • I buyers 6d, seftets 9d, in the morning, an« { buyeirs 6d, . selleots lOJd in the afternoon^ ( SelleM prices- in Masterton stocks show * | backwsurd tendency. i i January 20.— Alexandra, Eureka (two paw> f eels), 6s 3d. I The following are Monday's latest quota* tions, subject to the -usual brokerage: — DaUDGINS STOGXB. Alexandra f Eureka— Buyers 6s t sellers 6» Alexandra Lead -Buyers 6d, sellers K>WBignell'a No Town— Buyers 2s 6d, seller* Ohaa-lton— Buyers ss, sellers T*> Electric— Buyers 12s, sellers 15s. Koputai— Buyers £2, sellers £2 108, Enterprise— Seller* 4a 6d. Golden Bed— Buyers 7s, sellers 10s Hessey's— Buyer* 4s 3d, sellers- 6s 3<£ Kura— Sellers £1 10s. Manuherikia— Sellers 17s. , , Masterton!— Buyers £2, seUera £2. Bs. Molyneux Hydraulic— Buyers Is 6d, seHen ' Molyneux Kahinoor —^Buyers Is 6d, sellears ng 9dv New Roxburgh Jubilee (paid)— Buyers Sft 6d. New Trafalgar— Sellers 19s. Paotolus— Buyers £1 Bs, sellers- £L 10s. Royal Waimumu— Buyers 45,. sellers. 7s 6tfc Rise and! Shine — Buyers-£1 Is. _ Rising Sun— Buyers 17a 6d, sellers 19s 66% " Sailor's Bend — Buyers 13a 6d, sellers 16«» [ " Mnnwo- Stocks. -' ; ! Old Hauraki— Buyew 2s 7dL, eellera ,2s- 9^ | Talisman Oonaolld'ated— Sellers. £3 12s- 6&. i •Waihi— Buyers- £8 4s, sellers £& 65.., AUCKLANT> STOCK BXCH3dNBEV (FaOK OUB OWW COBBBSBOHDBIHC) AUCKLAND,, .January 18; Stock Exchange mining lines, sold to-dajf as under: — Halcyon 6d, . Scandinavian 9d, Vioy ioria Is sd, Waiotahi Ss 4d, Waitangi 8s 6cL Bs, ?dt Watchman Sid, Hauraki Freehold Bd, lOdt Hauraki 2s 9d; Waihi £8 6s, WwM XUtaodfid 4s lOd, iu>»>«l M.

iJIEW ZEALAND SEWS lEEtiS

AUCKLAND. A- meeting <}T the Political -Labour League, held <on the 33& to consider the policy of .the asaper, the New Zealand Worker, •carried the following resolution : — " That in the opinion of this league the Zealand "Worker cannot any longer be regarded as ■the official organ of -the league, seeing that, zwithout consulting that 'body, the directors and manager have^ entered into an -alliance with a -party _wiii<ih pute forth as its sole issue .the prohibition of the liquor traffic — an issue -which has always "/been "left open "by -the Labour -party." -The Waikato magisterial district (has been ndivided, Mr JNortheote, _the present S.M., ■taking the northermj»art,,.and Mr E. O. Cutten, of JNapieV'-ieing transfeirred to the southern portion.'" It 'is proposed i>y the City Council to turn .on its electric light -and -power installation on 10. .A leport on the question of equipment and the staff Required ior the plant was read at a meeting of the council to-night from fhe electrical .-engineer, and "this will be considered at a special "meeting -next -week. . The heat in Auckland on the 14th and 35th inst. was . intense, the -reading on the first-mentioned . day being £o.sdeg,. .•while -on the second day it was 81<3eg. "Tie highest ehade reading- on record in Aiic-Hand is -92deg, which was registered *dme 15- years ago. - The president of the Auckland Society of Arte has received the followir^ telegram from Sir Joseph Ward :— " Regarding the subsidy of pound, for tipund on subscriptions r td €he 'Auckland 'Arc Gallery, I have -approves, the' payment of this io the This -will -give the society &, sum «f J330 to. spend in the purchase of pictures .a± its iortfacomins e3cl»it.Jiioi» In -A-I>:ril-The Finance Committee of the Oity Council recommended to the meeting of that "body on the 16th -that the .complaints of fruiterers .as to competition from hawkers should .be brought under the -notice of the ■Government with a request for the provision of .& , remedy by an amendment of the la,w. The recommendation was Tne A.M.P. Society .has taken . £24,000 of the elecjbrite. power loan, of the abattoir loan ffi26, < 000,'.jand of .the OneTxunga borough loan £20,080 at^i per cent, interest. The Suva cable steamer Amra, from the Wind-ward Islands, reports that a hurricane occurred on the Bth. Loma-loma was devastated and the shipping carried inland. Jn Taviuni and the neighbouring islands ■the damage is not serious. At the Police Court on the 17th, before Messrs A. Roseer, C. B. Rogers, and J. Stitchbury, J.P.s, an able-bodied young anan named Arthur Powell was called upon to answer charges of assaulting Inspector Johnson, of the Tramways Company, on New Year's Day by striking him in the face with his rlenehed fist. The Accused was represented- by Mr M'Veag.h and j 'pleaded "Not guilty." .Tie. evidence showed that flic -official was .on a special car, and ?4here nwas a great Tush" "ior -seats. be» -fort" it reached tne terminus. .The -howftver; barred .anyone from j .•entering before ,the car xeached its' -destinaItion, Although .it- was at a regular stopping- ; t>lace. There were six or seven people in ,the car, "and -those outside -were clamour-•ang-'ior- -Jhe-Taeant -seats. Johnson, -was -^alleged, was -seized by and draggedoff .the steps of the car and struck a severe ■Wow on the nose. "Voluminous evidence -was tendered, after which the accused was .•convicted, and fined 10s, each side to pay its own costs. Mr €r. Midgley Taylor, of -London, who <was ivetainea tuy the City Council to per■sonally report on -a scheme of drainage for the «ity of Auckland, presented his report to-day. The main points in liis recommendations are the amalgamation -of local "bodies with a view to the' drainage of the ■intended. area, provision lor a population of 250,000, the adoption of the combined i»m with one main intercepting sewer, and clireet discharge of the. -sewage into the «ea at Okahu Point, Orakei? The approximate -cost of the scheme reeommenelea! is £450,000 • * v Mt Mander, M.P., will be a candidate Jor the Marsden seat at the next election as an Oppositionist. A meeting at Frasertown on Saturday formed a strong Farmers' Union, -and struck -a -levy lor its fight against the shearers in •the Arbitration Court. The meeting also ■decided to start freezing -works at Waikokapu or Wairoa. A strong 'Committee . -was formed to collect data- i Auckland ifi having -,a, not spell^. as is "Indicated b_y the following readings. supplied "by the local . observer (Mr Cheeseman) : — Thursday. 16th inst.. 77.5deg; Friday, 17th .inst:,- 70deg.; Saturday, IStJi inst., '3deg; Sunday, 19th inst., 73.5deg; Monday, 20th inst., 75deg. TARANAKI. At the Stratford Police Court George Perrott, charged with resisting rthe .police and assaulting a woman, was /fined £5 on the ,first chaTge, in default one month's imprisonment, and £2 on the second charge. John Angus, alias P. Johnston, charged -with stealing a saddle and bridle, valued at £5, which he afterwards sold at an JHiction TOom, has been committed for trial. . HAWKE'S BAY. At the Magistrate's Court, Dannevirke, L. Arises and "his son (aged 13 years), were each- fined £2 and costs (7s) for illegally taking trout from a stream. The father speared ana the son tickled 10 trout. _ A youth named Rangi Kingi Hapi was r on* the 17th committed for trial at the .Supreme Court on a charge of obtaining -J35 on a forged order. IJ7h3 -.Nora Niven returned on Saturday night from a. fortnight's experimental fishing in the waters of the Ghathanr Islands. to TirifavouraT>le circumstances, however, 'the expedition, was not so satisfae'tory is was anticipated, but the. owners of ,tib.e vesser Nare -ttioroughly satisfied that under different cirouinstelnees a payable j 'fishing industry can be established at the \ 'Chathams. Much valuable information has -been obtained as to the best fishing > grounds, places of shelter -under iavourable etc., which will be of great _ value jn the further prosecution- of the "project. ' WELLINGTOjS". 'Mr David Anderson, general manager in Australia for the Orient Royal Mail Line, | criticising the tourist arrangements to a representative of the Manawatu Times j

on the Iftth, strongly deprecated -doubling back 'fjwa Rotorua to Fjsankton Junction, .as h#~ 'hajJ-c-ibeen advised do by the Tourist Department, in order ", to. reach the Wanganui line^ instead of Gomingsg^-yja Teupo -eoid Taumarumii. He considered that the 37ourM Department should un- ■ doubtediv -develop -the Taupo route. The evidence taken hy the police re.garding the fire which destroyed the Parliamentary 33nilding» on December 11 has been submitted to the Government. The -report» is inconclusive, but g-oes to disprovethe story -that a "-«hivGO " was -held in the interpreters' room during the evening beJore the fire. Sir Joseph Ward has received a cable 'message' from the- Hon. W. "Hall- Jones, 'who refers with pleasure to his early re■turn to New Zealand. " I happy to say we are all well," -says Mr Hall-Jones. Whjile exploring the Tararua Ranges a son" of Mr D. M'Gregor, sen., discovered a very bea-utiful cascade, estimated to have a fall of 100 ft. The locality is not at present easily accessible, .but probably a track will shortly De cut to it. The cascade .has been named the M'Gre^or Fall, after Mr M'Gregor, sen., to whose energy mainly the public are indebted for the excellent track to Mount Holdsworth and the accommodation provided for tourists at the Mountain House. H.M.S. Challenger arrived at 6.30 on the 17th, after a smart run of 33i hours from A-uckland, averaging 1 . 21.10 knots an hour. A representative meeting of shopkeepers held on the 17th resolved to ask the Borough' Council to" appoint Saturday as 'the day upon which the r weekly half-holi-day shall be observed in Wanganui. Some time -ago /the Wellington Harbour Board appointed a committee to secure informatidn— which would enable the members to reach a decision regarding the Evans Bay scheme. The details before- ±ixe ix>ajr<l on -fctie 10tK at a special meßting. Hie committee recommended that the board obtain the spoil required for jeclamation purposes at the head ~of Evans "Bay from land to 'be purchased, and for that purpose -authorise the purchase of -sections held 'by private owners. The board discussed the -report in committe.e.. •On resuming, the chairman intintated that the board had resolved — "That in consequence of the excessive values placed upon their properties by owners of .land fronting Evans Bay the whole question of proceeding with reclamation at the 'head" of- Evans rcßay^. be postponed." Thjk decisio«-'was;- s iconfirnied in=open meeting. At the Magistrate' 3' Court on -she 20th Richard Ayres and William O. Hall were separately charged by the Pharmacy Board with using the name and title of chemists without being duly registered as such. Each defendant was fined 10s and costs. WEST COAST. The Westland .Land Board resolved that in the opinion of the board section 35 of the Land Laws Amendment Act in^ tended by the Legislature as an interprertation of section 83, subsection 1, of "The •Land Act, 1892," -the intention being that a lessee or licensee should prove that he is a bona fide settler before being -allowed to sell his interest y in a lease or license. -Applicants were accordingly notified that they -will be required to comply with the provisions of section 35 of "The "Land Laws c Act, 1907," before the consent of the board is* given to transfer. CANTERBURY. ' During the .past year there were five bankruptcies in Ashburton, as against "nine in 1906. Robert Kennedy, bailiff -at Timaru for 31 years, is dead, aged 67 years. At the Magistrate's Court on -the 15th reference was made by the S.Tffl. and members of the Bar to the long and trustworthy services of the deceased. A workroom in the picture-framing shop of Mr T. Bowkett (Timaru) was damaged by fire on >the 16th, and property valued at £500 was destroyed. Insurance on the stock, JB3OO in the United. The shop was not much damaged. It is one of a block which, is insured in the Royal and Standard. A tailor -was 'brought before the Timaru court on the "16th charged with professing to carry on business under 'Special appointment -of the Governor without warrant. This, -under the .act of last -session, is now^an offence. .Defendant displayed a -sign with the royal arms and the words " Under special appointment of his Excellency the Governor." A conviction wajs recorded, and defendant was discharged.