LABOUR-SAVING. APPLIANCE.
WORKING THE RAND MINES. ' ' (From Our- Own Correspondent.) AUCKLAND, January 11. - With' reference to the recent' cable stat'« ing that the cost of working the mines on , the Rand had ,been reduced by 2s. 6d per ! ton as a' result' '.of "the introduction of; labour-saving appliances,' a gentleman well versed in South • African -affairs gave & pressman some ' idea of what .this would ■ mean. • • « ' ■ - ' ' j -."If the. Gordon drilLhas reduced the cost by 2a 6d per ton." he said, "it will make an enormous "difference to- the companies. Up to -October 31 Jast 13,212;103 tons : haft* been milled since January {as compared with 11,000,000 for . the corresponding period in ' the previous year), ,and allowing that 16,000,000 tons are milled during' the ensuing • year it - wilL l mean that two millions sterling more will .be paid in dividends than before." ; . Influenza, try WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS h<*» with, lemon, at bedtima.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 16
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