LORD BUTE SELLS OUT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3325, 1 November 1919, Page 3

LORD BUTE SELLS OUT.

It is announced the Marquis of Buy, 1 once the possessor of numerous collieries in the South Wales Coalfield, hesl sold his last remaining pits to Mr I. R. 1 Llewelyn, of Aberdare. These eollier-. ies are situate at Hirwain, near Aber-‘l dare, and have an output of about 350; tons a day. Excellent fresh veins of coal have been tested, and proved to be satisfactory, and no -time is to be lost in starting headings, with ‘a. View to opening out these seams. When he disposed of his pits at Treherbert to the United National Colliery, Ltd., and of his Abernant interests a few years ago to the Powell-Dulfryn Company, the View was sll'o-ugly held that‘ Lord Bute wonl(l. cling to the eollieries at Hirwain, if only to continue the inclusion -of the nzlme of the Bute family among the South Wales Colliery proprietors, but la'tt.erl_\_'_, us is well known, his lordship ‘has been (‘Hsposing of several of his lunal interests. while at a. near date leaselmltls. and other properties which ‘he owns in‘ the Aberdare d.is“rrie.t are to be .put under the hammer. Though Lord Bute (3C'=l.lS('.‘s; to be a eolliery -owner, he is still one of the largest owners of‘ mining royalties in South VVales.