THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 303, 20 December 1913, Page 9

THE GOLDFIELDS.

MOUNT MORGAN RETURNS. (Received 1020 ajn.) BRISBANE, this day. The Mount Morgan returns for the twenty-three days ended December 14 show that 22,395" tons of ore yielded 483 tons of copper and 5956 ounces of gold, of a total value of £72,283. N.Z. CROWN METES. Advice has been caided from London that the meeting of shareholders in the N.Z. Crown mines, held on-the 18th inst., agreed to the reconstruction scheme, 200,000 of the shares of the new capital having been underwritten. The -liability of the existing company exceeds the assets hy £I.SOO. Mr. Huhert Akers has joined the board of directors.

THE SHAREMARKET,

AT THE 10 A.M. CALI/TO-J_>AY. Talisman Consolidated 43/-'! New \vaitaia 9d AT i'lili -SOON C A r.T, TO-DAY. Waihi (Jrand Junction (.25/), 23/ STANDARD STOCKS— Sellers. Buyers. Baals ol Xew Zealand 218/0 .. 215/0 .National bank 108/0 .. — .\n. /-.(.-alalia insurance... — -■ 112/ti ..uuuua. i aaiirance 52/0 .. — Soutu oritisti llisutauce... 81/0 - • SO/0 staiHtoiu lusutuuce — •• 21/6 l-i>j, — •• »/t. taupiri Coai — •• 20/3 Aacahiud ous ip.u.) 28/0 .. 2J/U _>LUCIUIUU Cus ti-uut.j iiyu .. IU/U devonport l- erry ;H/0 ■ ■ 38/8 .Nurtiieru blt-auiship (p.u.) lib .. 1-1/3 Liuou W-e-iai ijjTei.J iS/W •• 10/8 Union Steam lord.) -.. 24/0 •- 2-tyO Kauri iiuibcr icout.) — -• 10/u Mosglel »\ uotlen — .. 68/(5 vxMn-_..nlateU Ueaiial — ~ 21/0 Alietiaua itauivmjs ipref.) 21/3 .. 2u, U Auckland tramways tord.) —- .. 20/ li lull aud l'luuiuier 2u/0 .. 22/0 MlLue aud Cbo.vce, Ltd. (ord.) — .. 24/0 Xew Zealand Cement 13/3 .. 12/3 laliapiuia iiiiiu 6/0 .. — i\ iscuiau aii-J Sous .pref.) 20/ 0.. — ttcil Sous iord.i .. IS/0 .. — \\ il=vu *_emutit ioru.l — .. 25./ C UINING STOCiiS— Sellers, Bayerj Kuranut 0/10.. 0/3! Kurauui-Caledouiau 0/li .. 0/2 llonuvvni — . . 0. 2! JJoiitatalarl 0/3 .. 0/lj occidental Coasoliua-ted ... u/tf .. 0/0 Saiou 0/11 .. 0/Uj Victiwia pjo .. \>t'Z V.aiuu::i 1/6' .. 1/0 ' — .. 2/G LousollOated Golddelds 13/0 .. 12 6 Hoss Uoidfields 10/3 .. 10/1 UuUi:uio:i 0/3 .. 0/1 iiouiiita Heels 0/4 .. 0/3 Uaorirand 0/4 .. 0/1 Sun 0/3 .. 0/2 Talismau Cousolldated 43/3 .. 42/0 Waihi 52/6 .. 51/6 Waihi Kxteuded 0/7 .. 0/4 Waihi Grand Junction 25/3 .. 25/0 • \S aiiii-I'aerua 35/0 .. —

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. * DUNEDIN, this day. ! \ Sales on 'Change: Bank of New Zealand, I j £11, £11 1/G: Junction, 25/. ' | Ui TUAJIES DRAINAGE BOARD. j i The Thames Drainage Board met at 3 ' p.m. yeatodaj, when th-ere were present: ! . line i tadraaag) i.llr. C. lludsom, Messrs. It. i iin-jcfi-ou, 11. tone, -P. >'. liinssweU, E. : A. Brown, \V. Baker. Graves Aickin, aud! ' , li. (jililllau. j SCARCITY OF COAL. ' , 'Xlbe i.-liirLrit'a'n, reported that there was a suairiiti.v vi ujal o.vmg to 13U tons uot tmv- • itrt, r buea ilclivt'.-ea aa The annua! ' o-.erh.iul fadv£ng been Km, the men had - ■bvsu paid off wft-u tile exception of ChonSe wlio tviuld nut be dispensed with. Pro-j t*tbiy by tlie liew year plenty of coal would j • be available.. ■ ; WATER DECREASING. I Tihe engineer at tlie pumping erjatk>n re- i ' pouted itiiat the v. atur from the lov.' levels I was evidently draining off, as the of i uhe pump iuad been deu-ebsed from 13 to 111 autoies per minute. The work during | the past mouth luid l>cen more expensive; ir«dt_g lo ihe excessive cost of fuel. FINANCE. The clKitrn-.cn SitSd If all moneys due to ' the Braid wt.'c [.aid inhere would be a.! ur-edit 1 .-JuiK-e of- £7.1 1 «/4; The <wt of j , runuiir? tie pump was heavier tuau it' should be. Mr. Kiirgsw-.il waM he was given to ] ondc-Ktaul tisit tlie pumps were worked' most extravagantly. The i-l.'__iru2an said he w-as not aware ■, miuch money was wasted at -3he pumps. If tniy m-L-ai!-er of the Hoard could point to I wn'.--te. tic ong'metT be asked to ex- i pfciia tl>o i«:»-Stion. The expense for the pa-st. uiocth hud been cruel owing to the high rri< es charged for fuel. Mr. Falter paid Uie question was w-lw ther the 'Board was pre-pafed to take bi>>tv for ,-icciileut . 1-toaE.ts totallim; £?.2T were aniP.iorlse.l; io )if- paid. A-i-i-o-.mts £103 1/6 for) .1 .1 i'ra!g for •-■;' . r.-l cote were also riuMcd. .iSSBSSMENT COMMITTEE. ' The riMftanftn a=ted If tfcp Board propose to set up a. committee fc- assess the I ilraku-ze i-or.tri-bntiv.ns for 1"!!. The following committee was appointed: _jle.--v* R. F. Adams, VI: IT. Adams. i George WSUtne, W. Baker, and P. X. Kitxjs-1 well, to cone'Vler and rep-. I to the Board, i