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Temuka Leader, Issue 903, 12 January 1882, Page 4

Proposed pkospectdpof th ' KAKAHU COLLIERY. COMPANY, LIMITED. ; ■ ; ./ In 5000 Shares of £1 each, ,’• Payab e as follows : —Two shillings and sixpence per Share and on application ; two shillings and sixpence per Share on allotment ; and one shilling per mouth a •wards per Share, Promoters. John Haylmrst, Esq, Tetruka Thomas Hard castle, Esq, Kakahu A. W. Ensor, Esq, Orari ; B. A. Barker, EsqV, Orari D. McKay, Bank of New Zealand, Temulia 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, apd having made very satisfactory arrangements for the purchase or lease of the same, they have determined to pluc? the property, and the advantages connected with it, before the Public, and to develop what, in their opinion must proveto be a most successful undertaking, and one that will prove of immense advantage to the District of South CanterburyA small amount of capital will be required to purchase the necessary machinery and to pul the mine in good working order, so that the Company will be able to pay dividends shortly after starting, i arge Lime Kilns are now in course of erection close to the. property. The particulars of the properly are as follows : It is freehold, of 20 acres in extent, the property of Mr George Meredith. In t:e 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 a;:d 45ft de p, and is well timbered, and has been sunk through two seams of coat pf- sft and 4ft respectively op to a 2ft 6iu seam. Eire, c-! ay is found in large quantities, and is pronounced by competent authority to be eminently adapled for pottery and sanitary t i | es, gas retorts, fire-bricks, Ac. The coal is easily obtained, and is of the. finest quality for household and manufacturing purposes, and its superiority for the pror. motion of gas and for steam purposes, hag, even proved by reliable tests. As this coal is admitted to be. a. really goodcoal for steaming purposes, it is proposed to have constant supplies in depots, sp, that the public can always get what they may Building one is fpund on the. pi ope: ty, and nigi blp within, a few chains, of- a, very supsiior description, also abounds, 'J’he Building Stone is a, fine whit e, stone, easily worked, and dpqs not disintegrate from exposure to weather, some quantity of this stone having been vsed uj flje building of. the Christchurch Cathedral.., A lui ge quantity of good Timber is in close, proximity to the g cuud and easily obtain;, able. The Coal has been tried for steam,purposes, and found to answer admirably, as the follow-, ipg testimonials show.: 'J imaru, Nov. 29th, 1880. To Mr George Meredith, . Kakahu. Sir, — 1 have used the Co. supplied by yarn from the Kakahu Mine (about five tons) in my Mill at Timaru and. fpund it most satisfactory, and consider tbs. Coal well adapted, to be used for steam purposes. (Signed) John G, Alien. Mr George Meredith, Kakahu. Sir.: —I have used the Coal supplied by y.on from your Coal Mine, K’kahu, for my steam engine, mixing it with Newcastle Coal, (half and half) I fpund it answer admirably, rpuch better than Newcastle Coal alone. I, consider the Kakahu Coal well adapted tp.lje. used for steam purposes. I am, &e., Francis Franks. Probable profit, ou the Coal is 7s 9d per,, ton. COST OF OBTAINING COAL, * Cost to obtain coal at pit’s ii'-utb, per,. ton .„ ... ... . ... 5 0 Cost of haulage to nearest railway r Nation, per ton ... ... 0 Freightage to Timaru, per ton... .. 2 3 14 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. Shaees run he applied for. and any, information given as to the proposed working of the Company at the ofiu-’es of; Mr T. Hah, MiGranger, and Mr Hamersley at Timaru ; Mr A. Sherratt atGeraldine and Mr, Wills T;muka, 26ma

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