THAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1896, Page 6

THAMES.

CLUNES,

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in bhe above company waa held on January 6bh in Mr H. Gilfillan's office, when Mr Alfred Kidd presided. He moved: "Thab the directors of bhe company be and ichey are hereby authorised co seil the property of the company on such terms and conditions as they may bbink fib." This was seconded by Mr Pond and agreed to. Mr McCullough nexb moved : " Thab the direcbors of bhe company be and bhey are hereby aubhorised and empowered bo execute all necessary deeds to effectuate any sale." This was also agreed to. GOLDEN POINT. Mr S. H. Matthews, legal manager of this company, and Mr Griffiths, mining engineer, wenb to Tapu recently and took over bha pumping machinery and winding gear erected by bne contractors Messrs Chamber and Sons. Everything worked satisfactorily, bhe impression being this was one of tho mosb compacb pieces of machinery on bhe field. The mino manager will now be able bo keep two shifts of four men each working day and night. KURUNUI. The maosger telegraphed : " Sbrong dab 3of gold showing in bho foobwall portion of Hunt's reef abNo, 1 level from the shaft." Our Thames corresponded tolegraphed that a discovery of some importance was made on Jan. 13 in bhis mine, dabs and colours of gold being seen in the foobwall porbjpn of Hunt's reef ab the No. 1 level. This drive is in a :disfcance of 75 feeb. Tho gold ia well distributed through tha quartz in coarse particles. BROKEN HILL G.M. COMPANY. The annual meebing of shareholders in this company took place on bhe afternoon of I January 14bb, when Mr J. J. Dixon proaided. The abakemenb of accounba showed tha bobal receipts to be £613 8s lOd of which £200 was from bho sale ot shares and £413 8s lOd from calls.' The expendibure left a cash balance in the bank of £73 8s 3d. During the year £247 18s 3d was paid in wages, £192 2s 4d for general charges and j raining requisites, and £100 bo promobers. i The mine managera reporb sbabed bhat aboub 40 tons of ore were obtained from a surface cutting earlier in bhe year, and from thia an average example of two tone, when treated at, bho Thames School of Mines, yielded £5 per bon. A drive was bhen pub in and bhe lode opened oub to 4 or 5 feeb in widbh. There aro now 150 bons of quartz from the level and rise, making a total of 190 tons stacked ready for treatment. During tbo pasb three weeks tho lode on the southern aide of the creek haa bean opened up. Ab this poinb the lode is sto 6 feeb in bhieknesg, with evory appearance of developing into a still larger ore body. Some good rock has come bo hand from this section. Messrs J. J. Dixon and A. Wright were elected directors in the place of Messrs James Macfarlane and E. Bell, i who had ceased to bo shareholders. NEW ALBURNIA. About five p.m. on Januaiy lv a cablegram was received from Mr Lesser R. Jacobs, of Baainghall-streeb, London, intimating that the «Ue of the New Alburnia mine had been completed by the underwriters. The underwriters are said to baa wealthy and powerful syndicate, and it is understood the terms of salo are favourable bo bho vendors. Mr G. A. Butble acted on bohalf of the Company in the purchase, and Mr Mess Davis on behalf of Mr Jacobs. CARDIGAN, The statutory meeting of bhe above Company was held on tho afternoon of Jan. 21a't, when Mr J. J. Dixon presided, and the following director.'! wero re-elected : Messrs J. J. Dixon, H. Thompson, J. Ruasell, T. J. Steele, W. Caron, and C. McLean. QUEEN OF BEAUTY. A message was received by cable on Jan. 21sb from London, to the effecb bhab bho above Company had been duly regiatsred.