THE GOLDFIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 75, 29 March 1905, Page 2

THE GOLDFIELD.

GOLD RETURNS. The gold returns for the past three' weeks total £57,036 10s Id. of which £52,000 came from the Waihi mine. Appended are the details:— £ a. d. Waihi G.M. Co., 23,076 tons.. 52,100 0 0 N.Z. Crown Mines, 2198 tons.. 3,957 0 0 New Moanataiari Co., 57 loads 281 13 4 New Saxon G.M. Co., 18 loads 113 10 9 Coronation G.M. Co., 103 tons.. 46 8 6 New Chelmsford G.M. Co., 75 tons 136 14 0 Golden Spark G.M. Co., 1 ton 14 10 0 Monte Chriato tiib 918 9 Tokatea Consolidated Co., 10 tons 181 14 9 Waltaia G.M. Co., 36 tons 95 0 0 Total for three weeks.... £57,038 10 1 CERTIFICATES GRANTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Boards of Examiners under" the Mining Act and the Coalmines Act met in Wellington this week for the purpose of going through the papers of the candidates for proficiency. The following certificates were granted:—First coalmine. manager, T. J. Tattley, Mercer; battery superintendent, G. S. Lonsbord, Waikino; D. B. Watters, Waihi; K. Mcintosh and K. Ballance, Karangahake; D. S. Shaw, Waikino; C. A Banks, Waihi; J. Gilpin, Waihi. Gold mine manager: W. Goldsworthy, Coromandel; J. G. Comes, Waihi; A McGruer, Karangahake. TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. The following cable was forwarded to the Talisman Consolidated, Limited, Loudon, on the 27th inst.:—"No. 8 south 1170 feet: No. 2 level, 500 feet. Average value of assays, 16/6. Shaft is down 240 feet," MAOBILAND SYNDICATE. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, this day. A meeting of shareholders In the Maoriland Gold Mining Syndicate was held in Pilling's Hotel last evening, when the mine manager, Mr Christie, explained that work had been done in the mine since the beginning of the year. For some time past he had been engaged rising from the low level to the winzo, which had been put down 43ft from No. 2 level, and last week, after rising some 90ft, he succeeded in holing through Into this winze. Since then he. had started, an intermediate level about midway between No. 2 and the low level, and was now driving on the reef there, which holds an average width of about 3ft. The manager brought samples ,of stone with him, showing a good quality of quartz, and giving a nice ring of gold in the dish. WARDEN'S COURT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PAEROA, this day. At the Warden's Court, Te Aroha, yesterday, before Mr R. S. Bush, S.M., the- following applications were granted: — Edwin Henry Hardy, Hardy's Reef East, special quartz claim, Waiorongomai; Peter Gilchrist, business site, section 11, block 18, Llpseytown; George Dever'H, residence site, section 9, block 15, Lipseytown; Charles Brown, residence site. section 122, Llpseytown; Robert Moore, residence site, 2 roods 14 perches, Morgar.to-.vn• Charles Brown, surrendered residence site license, 772, which was' accepted. Robert Harris v. A. J. Farmer, plaint for forfeiture of a business site, section 15A, block XL, Llpseytown, on the ground that it had been entirely unused for Its proper purpose for a continuous perJOd of upwards of six months. The Warden held that the allegation was not proved, and the plaint was therefore dismissed. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, this day. At the Warden's Court this morning the following applications were granted: —E. B. Walker, Bullion special quartz claim of 100 acres, recommended; S. E. Meyer, Waihi Wealth, of 100 'ieres; J. Thornes, Waihi Discovery, of 100 acres; J. H. Wltheford. Daisy, of 100 acres, and Daisy Extended, of 100 acres; A. Clarkin, timber cutting warrant. Walotahl; J. Hogan, section 78A, Waikino: T. McLeay, section 521 A, Waihi; C. Hutchinson, surrender of section 09SA, Waihi; T. Vivian, six months' protection for Waihi East; R. Wood, section 476. Waihl; J. Bidois, surrender of section 003, Waihl; P. Wood, surrender of section 604, East Waihl; G. Borell, surrender jof section 605, Waihl; C. Fraser, section 003; H. Fraser, 605; J. Fraser. 004; Waihl Intended, protection f<;r 11 months for special sites; E. ut ) F. T. Sharkey, six months' protection for section 142, Waihl South; G. Gray, section 787. Waihi; F. Everett, section 698, Waihl; R. Quick, section 6978, Waihl; M. Wllkle, section 698 A, Waihi; R. Balmer, section 100 A, Waikino; F. Stuart, section 17. Waikino; Waihl Consols, six months' protection for the Haines Morrln claim: H. Roers, section, Waikino; S. Irwin, section 123, Waihl (surrender); A. Jamieaon. section 133, Waihi; E. McLeay, part section 227, Waihi; W. Steer, surrender of same: M. Rogan, surrender and exchange of title or section 271, Waihl; E. Bryden, section 481, Waihl: F. Ryan, section 614, Waihi: J. Jackson, six months' protection Tor Waihi Martha; R. Soniers, six months' protection for Martha United; C. Sims, section 73, Waihl; South Waihi Gold Mining Co., surrender of sawmill area, Watawhetn; T. Grant, surrender of section 424, Waihl, and T. Kneebone, section 424 A.