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Temuka Leader, Issue 407, 30 June 1881, Page 3

NOTICE. ■ ■ " HAVE appointe! Mit WILLIAM JL m'V'.D to manage my busiNES'•'. ;; i.,! my illness. La eel - ilii o 12th day of April, 1881. H. S. AUSTIN. W. J. N. UPTON, ROHITECT AND TTALUATOh Dowker's Buildings, Great South Road Timaru. Consultation and Advice Free GERALDINE. OHN MUNDELL & CO., AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS. Sales of STOCK and PRODUCE every alternate TUESDAY. TREES! TREES COME AND SEE THEM GROWING AT THE OXFORD NURSERY, TEMUKA. VERY LARGE QUANTITY of Fruit and Forest TREES, of from one to three years' growth, in a very und and he? 1 y condition, superior to any that lias yen been offered to the public ; and at pi ices as lov, r as similar goods can be got for from any respectable Nurseryman in Cbristchurch. 1 would particularly draw attention to the large number of Wattles and Bluegums 1 have in hand. In stock, all sorts of JSetds ;is well as cabbage and other Kitchen Garden Plants. WM. WHEEL BAND. PROPOSED PROSPECTUS OF THE KAKAHU COLLIERY COMPANY, LIMITED. In 5000 Shares of £1 each, Payable as follows : —Two shillings and si pence per Share arid on application ; two shiilin gs and sixpence per Share on allotment ; and one shilling per month a i wards per Share. Promoters. John Haylmrst, Esq, Temuka Thomas Hardcastle, Esq, Kakahu A. W. Ensor, Esq, Orari R. A. Barker, Esq, Orari D. McKay, Esq, Manager Bank of New Zealand, Temuka James Bruce, Esq, Timaru Amos Sherratt, Esq, Geraldine. Bankers. Bank of New Zealand. Solicitor : A. St. G-. Hamersley, Esq, Timaru. The Promoters having had the very valuable property (as described below) offered to them by the Proprietor, and having made very satisfactory arrangements for the purchase or louse of the same, they have determined to placs the property, and the advantages connected with it, before the Public, and to develop what, in their opinion must prove to be a most successful undertaking, and one that will prove of immense advantage to the District of South Canterbury. A small amount of capital wil 1 be required to purchase the necessary machinery and to put the mine in good working order, so that the Company will be able to pay dividends shortly after starting. Large Lime Kilns are now in course of erection close to the property. The particulars of the property are as follows : It is freehold, of 20 acres in extent, the property of Mr George Meredith. In the land two shafts have been sunk. The main, or working shaft is 9ft by sft wide, and is 32ft deep, from which coal has been raised from a seam 2ft thick. The shaft is timbered from the surface. The other shaft referred to (half a chain from the main shaft) is 7ft by 4ft wide and 45ft and is well timbered, and has been sunk through two seams of coal of sffc and 4ft respectively on to a 2ft 6in seam. Fire cloy is found in large quantities, and is pronounced by competent authority to be eminently adapted for pottery and sanitary pipes, gas retorts, fire-bricks, &c. The coal is easily obtained, and is of the finest quality for household and manufacturing purposes, and its superiority for the production of gas and for steam purposes has been proved by roliable tests. As this coal is admitted to be a really good coal for steaming purposes, it is proposed to have qonstant supplies in depots, so that the public can always get what they may raquire. Bidhfta g stone is found on the property, i and inarbl within a few chains, of a very •Uipeiior I scription, also abounds. Cij <• Ming Stone is a fine white stone, GasiV iVO * ked, and does not disintegrate from 'c:t:gsvio to weather, some quantity of this ' pt/isc"') "i V ng been iised in the building of the CH'iafch l reh Cathedral. l.ujj quantity of good Timber is in close pr sinv'ly to the gound and easily obtainTlie Coal has been tried for steam purposes and found to answer admirably, as the following testimonials show.: Timaru, Nov. 29th, ISBO. To Mr George Meredith. Kakahu. Sir, —I have used the Coal supplied by you from the Kakahu Mine (about five tons) in my Mill at Timaru and found it most satisfactory, and consider the Coal well adapted to be used for steam purposes. (Signed) Jons G. Allen. Mr George Meredith, Kakahu. Sir. —I have used the Cual supplied by you from your Coal Mine, K \kahu, for my steam engine, mixing it with Newcastle Coal (half and half) I found it answer admirably, much better than Newcastle Coal alone. I consider the Kakahu Seal well adapted to bs used for steum purposes. 1 am, &c, Francis Franks. Probable profit on the Coal is 7s 9d per. ton. COST OF OBTAINING COAL. d. Cost to obtain coal at pit's mouth, per ton 5 0 Cost of haulage to nearest railway station, per ton ... ... ... 7 0 Freigl tage to Timaru, per ton... ... 2 3 11 3 Sale of Coal in Timaru, at 22s per ton. Prospectuses and forms of Application for Shares can be obtained at the offices of the Bank of New Zealand at Timaru, Temuka and Geraldine. Shares can be applied for and any information given as to the proposed working of the Company at the offices of Mr T. Hall, Mr Granger, and Mr Hamersley at Timaru ,- of Mr A. Sherratt at Geraldine, and Mr Wills at Te m -*• 26ma..