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Temuka Leader, Issue 810, 5 January 1882, Page 4

PROPOSAL) iRIOSPECTCP OF TH h KAKAHU COLLIERY - COMPANY, LIMITED. \ v In 5000 Shares of 01 each, J?ayajbV as follow? : —-Two shillings and six--1 pence p-r'Share and on application ; two shillings and'sixfjenee Share on allotment ; and one shilling per month a wards piiP Sharin' • ! Promoters. John Hayhurst, Esq, Teiruka Tliomds 1 jl EsqpKabalm A. W. Ehsor, iisq; (Tri’i i '* •= ~ J-. A. Parker, Esq. Gf'.H i). McKay, Ksq, if:ij;4g;:r Zealand, ■TeinutS*"' James Bruce, KSq,‘Timaru Amos SlicTVatt; Esq, Geraldine. ° i Bankers. nk of New Zealand. ‘ ' .Solicitor -. ■ A. St. G. Ilatncrsiey, ICsq, Timaru. • 1 . f... umi •V •. .. ii. ■ • WThe Promoters having had the very valuable property (as described-bohiw) offered to them by the Proprietor,' and having ' made very sa! hfac'ory arrangements for' I lie 'purchase or lease of the satni?, they have determined to place the propel ty, and tlio ad vimtages connec ed s with it, before rhe' Public, and to develop what-, in their opinions'must proveto boa most successfulir'dertaking, and one that will prove of immense advantage to tbo District of .'South Canterbury.' ' '.v ‘"A ' small amount, of capital will be required to purchase the necessary machinery and to pnt'the mine in good working order, so that the Company will be able to pay dividends shortly after starting. J urge Lime Kilns are now in course of erection close to the- proy,.- ~ • The particulars of the properly are as follows : It is freehold, of 20 acres in extent, tbe property of Mr George Meredith. In t:e latirt t-wosl.afls have been sunk. T!;e main, or: working shaft'is pfl by sft v.ide, and is 32ft .deep, from whrclCcdal has been raised from a seam- 2ft thick. The-shift is limbered from the siirf«xc.,J r J lie other shaft referred to (half a chain from *be main shaft) is 7ft by 4ft wide a - d -toft de p; arid is well timbered, and has been sunk through two seams of coal of sft end 4ft Vefpecti-velyon to a 2ft 6in seam. Fire c- ijy is foiiiid in large quantities, and is pvon runoed by " competentauthority to be .■.r-iuenf ly adap'ed for pottery and sanitary ii| es, gas retails, fiie-biicks, &c. The coal is‘easily' Obtained, and is of the finest quality for'househokl and ■. manufacturing purposes, and its superiority for the pro- ■ action of gasuand for steam purpose? has een provedAiy?i'olmble tests,. r , - <•? ■ As : this eoal.-isiadmitted tq/be aieally good coal for steaming purposes, itMs-proposed to have eonstanffhupplies in depots, sp that-. It.he public can always get what they may. requite. BuhdingAJone is found bn the piopgrty? and marble within a .few chains, of a very superior-des&%jtibnpalßo v abcuuds. - - r The Building Stone is a fine white stone, easily -worked, and does not disintegrate from exposure to weathpi’p-some quantity of this stone liaring been vsed in the building of the Christchurch Cathedra’..• ‘ V* • A lai go quantity of good Timber is in close proximity foThe'g ; i>ppd.' add easily obtainable. 'b ! 4 - \ The Coal has been tried for steam purposes and found to answer admirably, as the follow? ing testimonials show.:— .. >s • Timaru, Nov. 29th, 1880. To Mr George c, , . ‘ Kakalm. - ■ ' . Sip,—l have used the Co supplied by you from the Kakahu Jiin'e (about fivel tons) inmy Mill at Timaru and found it most satis? factory, and consider tlio - Goal iwell adapted to be used for steam purposes. . .>■ s . * (Signed) John G. Allen. Mr George Meredith, Kakalm Sjp.—l have used the Coal supplied by yon from your Coal Mine, K‘kahu, for' my. steam engine, mixing it with Newcastle Coal (half and half)- 1 found it answer admirably, much-better than Newcastle Coal alone.' T consider the Kafcahu Coal well adapted- to hi used for steaih purposes. ■’ ! L am, &c , ' Francis Franks. Probable profit on the ; Coal is 7s 9d per ton. ' « COST OF OBTAINING COAL, ‘ ; . a. Cost to obtain coal at pit’s m-'uth, per ton ... ... ... ■. ... 5 0 Cost of haulage to nearest railway i *u? ton, per ton ... 7 0 Freightage toTimaru, per ton... .. 2 3 14,3 Pale of Coal in Timaru, at 22s per ton.Pros’ ecluses and forms of Application for Shares can be obtained at the o|Bces of the Rank of New Zealand at Timaru,'! emuka and Geiaklinc. Shaees can be applied for and any information given as to the proposed working of the Company at the offices of Mr T. fla!'. ; Mr G;arger, and Mr Il.mievsley at Tima'U ; Mr A. Sheri jilt at Gcti-ldine and Mr Wills Temuka. 2Gma

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