THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 101, 29 April 1910, Page 2

THE GOLDFIELDS.

11 (Continued from page 6.) — ti ______ WARDEN'S COURT. f , (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) ~ —___KS, this day. At the Warden's Court to-day, in connection with the application for protection by the Saxon Company, which was adjourned to pTift—e *t—e mining- inspector to report on _ the condition of the s_ift, Inspector Bennie & submitted a Teport, in which he stated \ that some timber in the shaft was rotten. s The shaft was a menace to public safety, r and sho—d be repaired without further de- *- lay. In view of arrangements being carried o out between the —_on and Victor— com- 1 panics, regarding the joint sinking of a shaft the Warden granted a month's protection, and intimated that no further pro- J tec——t would be granted at the expiration v of the time specified. . v Other applications were dealt with as , under:—Granted: Talrua Extended Com- . pany, protection for _zailla Bonanza Com- • pany, reduction Bonanza, granted four months: Imperial Company, reduction Caledonian Extended, granted four men for four I j months; Victoria Company, reduction Victoria, granted six men for six months. Re commended: New Sylvia Company, license •for Sylvia; New Sylvia Company, license for Brilliant; J. M. Agnew, license for Sulphides; J. M. Agnew, license for Sulphides Extended, accepted; C. —. Hanse.-*. ■ surrender Gem of Talrua; C. Swaneon, Edwards, and Kelly, surrender Mt Swanson. Other applications were adjourned. GOLDEN PAH. ! i The half yearly meeting of shareholders . in the Golden Pah o.—. Company was held to-day hi Mr W. Nichol's office, Victoria - i Arcade. Mr W. S. Whitley presided. The 1 directors In their report expressed the hope j that something of a payable nature would j soon be met with. The retiring director was Mr A Wright The manager reported * he was carrying out development work on ; i the east branch near the Haurakl boundary, j all in virgin ground He had seen colours of gold in the drive since going through the i i slide for the last six feet. Also saw strong i | blotches Id the present face of No. 4 stope. / j Since passing through the slide in the drive | there has been a great change in the' country for the better. Seeing that he got colours of gold In the main drive at the 80ft i level, on the east branch, which Is about - 2in in width, also strong blotches of gold in the present face of No. 4 stcpe, which is 25ft above the drive, and about -25ft back 1 from the face of drive, he considered the outlook very encouraging, as it is all virgin ground, with about 200 ft.of. backs overhead, i The statement of accounts to March 31st showed receipts. £589 16/3J: and expenditure, £353 4/, leaving cash in bank and In hand at that date totalling £206 12/31. : The report and balance-sheet were adopted and the retiring director was re-elected.