SUGAR WORKS PICNIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 259, 23 January 1928, Page 10

SUGAR WORKS PICNIC

DAY AT PINE ISLAND A largo number of Birkenhead residents were astir early on Saturday and by 8 o’clock there were about 800 on the ferry boat Peregrine. After calling at Northcote and the city the vessel departed for Pine Island with over 1,100 passengers on board, the occasion being the Chelsea Sugarworks employees’ picnic. A very enjoyable day was spent and a good sports programme provided. The results were: 100 Yards Handicap (employees).—H. Taylor, 1; F. Wilkins, 2; C. C. Landier, wr« 100 JF ards Women’s Race, under 21. Miss Bunting, 1; Miss Williams, 2; Miss Halloran, 3. 100 Yards Employees’, over 40 years.— 1 Pu & h - 2 : O. Harndon, 3. 440 Yards Handicap.—-H. Taylor, 1; H. Brodie, 2; D. Stewart, 3. nr?L hr i;? d » tho Needle.—Mrs. Whitty, 1; £ orto ”. 2: Mrs. Stanley, 3. Bandsmens Race, 100yds—A. Stott 1: N. Sunny, 2, F. Pugh, 3. ’ ’ Potato Race.—Miss Fraser, l - Mrs Moore 2; Mrs. Whitty, 3. ’ ' S ’ m^Y he 1 I ! 5a £ ro 'Y Race-—Culpan and Bill- ' J °Y lor and C. Landier, 2. Back Race.——C. Chandler i • c man 2; V. Queenin, 3 ’ ' BlU ' Lrlving Competition—Mrs. Martln 1; Mrs. Sayte, 2; Mrs. Brown 3 B 'p’i'ke n l- Hi U ri eSS!ne Competition—Mrs. • 11 cln<J mne consolation prizes. BUTTERFAT PAYMENTS ou tpmT^re P reported *£? £» n at C ?ra“ V 0 e f superhne butter-fat. *J I c < U Pio , Co-operative Dairy Company: £7,550, at the rate of Is 2d a lb. Maungaturoto Dairy Company: £6,360 at the rate of _ Is 2ld for superfine. Hauraki Plains Co-op. Dairy Co. Over £B,OOO at the rate of Is 6d a lb on butterfat for cheese making purposes, and a bonus of id a lb on last year’s supply. The output is dropping steadily now, but not at a greater rate than in previous years despite the dry weather. MINING NEWS OHINEMURI.—The manager reports: The superintendent reports that during the two-weekly period ending the 20th inst., all labour was concentrated on the equipment of the new power plant. The Ingersoll-Rand air-compressor, 100 h.p. motor and other necessary plant are ready for operation, and the installation -of the new air-pipe connections and airreceivers is almost completed. The power board authorities definitely advise that the current will be available on February 4- The Silverstream crosscut has been widened in places in order to facilitate trucking and to receive the six-inch piping to connect with the air-receiver which has been placed at a point 1,250 feet from the mouth of the level. When the current becomes available the north drive on the “Camoola” reef will bo resumed. The present face is in high-grade sulphide ore. The south drive on the same ore-body will later be resumed, but work in this section will be commenced upon a drive north from a point 1,865 feet south of the Silverstream crosscut where ore of excellent grade was exposed just prior to the vacation. Four crosscuts will also be immediately projected at points in the south section to prove the width and value of the “Camoola” reef. These will be followed by a further series of crosscuts going northward toward the Silverstream crosscut to prove the value of the reef which, in nlaces, is over 70 feet in width and almost wholly unexplored. Mr. J. R. Noble has been appointed metallurgist and ne will be immediately occupied in making experiments with the ore developed in order to obtain information for guidance as to the most economical method to be adopted for the treatment of the ore. LUCKY SHOT,—The manager reports as follows: “The drive on the main reef going north-east has been advanced 3ft. The hanging wall portion of the reef is 4ft in width, heavily mineralised and shows nice blend and colours of gold. The footwall portion here is 2ft in width. The winze on the junction of main reef and dropper is now down 36ft. The country rock is firmer and carrying strong mineral seams. The quartz from each breaking down shows gold freely. The crosscut from the bottom of the winze on No. 2 reef has been advanced Bft, making a total distance of 23ft.

MOANATAIARI. —The manager reports for the week-ended January 21: “The winze on the footwall leader at the seaward end has been sunk 2ft, a total of 19ft. The pug formation on the hanging walll that was making it necessary to keep timbers close down when taken out was only 18ft wide with a well defined wall behind. I stripped this pug formation down the winze for sft as the bottom of winze has turned into quartz, making the reef at present 2ft wide and loking well, carrying mineral blend, and silica. Strong colours and dabs of gold were seen. I have also washed some of the ore from the rise on the main reef at the seaward end, and colours of gold were seen.”