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Temuka Leader, Issue 905, 17 January 1882, Page 4

Proposed prospectdsof th KAKAHU COLLIERY COMPANY, LIMITED. In 5000 Shares of £1 each, Rayah 1 eas follows -Two shillings and sixpence per Share and on application ; two shillings apd sixpence per Share on allotment ; and'bne shilling per month a wards per Share. Promoters. John Haylmrsfc, Esq, Temuka , Thomas Hardcastle, Esq, Kafcalm A : W. Ensor, Esq, Orari E. A. Barker, Esq, Orari P, 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 -fiery valuable property (as described below) "offered to them by the Proprietor, and having made Very satisfactory arrangements for the ■ purchase or lease of the same, they' have 'determined to place the property, and the' advantages connected with it, before the Public, ajqd to develop what, in their opinion' must prove to be a most successful undertaking, pnd one that will prove of immense advantage to the District of South Canterbury. " ‘ A small amount of capital will be required to puriihkse 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 'Oft by sft wide, and is 32ft deep, from which coal lias been raised from a seam 2ft thick. The shaft is timbered from the Surface. • 4 • The other shaft referred to (half a chain from the main shaft) is 7|t by 4ft wide and 45ft deep, and is Well timbered, and has' been sunk through two seams of coal" of sft and 4ft respectively on to a 2£t 6in seam/’ Eire e* lay is found in large quantities, and is proniiinped by competent’authority to 'be eminently adapted for pottery " and sanitary p ipes, gas retorts, fire-bidcks, &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 reliable tests. As this coal is admitted to be a really good coal for steaming purposes, it is-proposed to have constant supplies in depots, so that the public can always get what they may require. Building stone is found on the property, and marble within a few chains, of a very superior description, also abounds. The Building Stone is a fine white stone, easily worked, and does not disintegrate from exposure to weather, some quantity •of this stone having been used in the-building of the Christchurch Cathedral.’ '■ ' : A large quantity of-good Timber is in close proximity to the ground and easily obtainable.; V The Coal has been tried for steam purposes and found to answer admirably, as the following testimonials show.:— ‘ Timaru, Nov. 29th, 1880. To Mr George Meredith. ' ■ - ■ • Kakahu. Sie, —I have used the Co supplied by you from the Kakahu Mine (about five- tons) injhy Mill at Timaru and found it most satisfactory, and cpnsider the Coal -well adapted, to be used for steam purposes.- - -- i (Signed) John G. Alien. Mr George Meredith, Kakahu.- : '• Slß.—l have used the Coal supplied by you from your Coal Mine, Kakahu, 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 Goal well adapted to he Used for steam purposes. ; .. .. I wn, &c., J ■’■ Francis Franks. Probable profit on the Coal is 7s-9d -per ton. .. .. COST OT OBTAINING COAL, . d. Cost to obtain coal a,t pit’s ir-mth, per • ton.;. ■' ; --ffi.T 5 0 Cost of haulage to nearest railway r*a- - tion, per ton' ■ ... v 7 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 cab be obtained at the offices of the Bank of New Zealand at Timaru, Temuka and Geraldine. Shaees can be applied for and any information given as to the proposed working of the Company at the offices of Mr T. Hall,- Mr- 1 Granger, and Mr Hamersley- at Timaru ; Mr A. Sherratt atGeraldine and AD’ Wills Temuka. ... 26ma THE, ALEXANDRA /CHERRY T GOTH PASTE Mghly esteemed, for Cleansing and Preserving the Teeth and Gums, giving an agreeable fragrance to the breath, and for removing the discolouration of the Teeth occasioned by smokAgkhtt : KEMPTHORNE PROSSOR AND CO. EURE’S INSECTICIDE Persian Inseet Destroying Powder. Sold by all chemists, in packets at Is and in tins at Is 6d, ss, 10s, and 20s each, : ’ This Powder is unrivalled in destroying fleas, hugs, ants, flies, cdala-'-iaches beetles, gnats, mosquitoes, moths in furs, and every other species of. insects in all stages of metamorphosis ; whilst thas no qualities deleterious to human beings, and is quite bamless in its application to dogs, cats poultry, «fec We ask but one trial foi this powder to secure confidence ; no other brand will be wanted hereafter. Sold by all druggists and store keepers, and wholesale by l ' Agents : KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, a CO