TRADE RELATIONS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21256, 30 August 1934, Page 11

TRADE RELATIONS

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMMISSIONER ARRIVES AT h WELLINGTON : ( (P885.3 ASSOCIATION TBLEOEAM.I . i WELLINGTON, August 29. The first resident Australian Trade , Commissioner (Mr R. H. Nesbitt) arrived by the Wanganella to-day.. In- ' terviewed, he said he was looking forward to making many friends. He said the appointment by the Com- : monwealth Government of a Trade 1 Commissioner to live in New Zealand was definite evidence of a desire for i closer relationship between the two i countries and, further, was a gesture i of goodwill and brotherhood. He referred to the fact of New Zealand having a resident representative in Australia and, by having resident representation in each country, the facility was provided for a readier exchange of views on questions of moment and importance. 1 Since the announcement of his ap- : pointment Mr Nesbitt has spent many i weeks visiting the states of the Com- i monwealth and thus has had the opportunity of personally seeing at work ' many of the industries both large and small which are interested in trade with the Dominion, as well as discovering at first hand some of the problems and difficulties that may have to be solved in the course of the duties of his office. Mr Nesbitt said the trade agreement entered into last year was one that should enable trade to flow with greater ease and freedom between New Zealand and" Australia. The attitude of mind toward Its operation should be mutually sympathetic. It would be his privilege to endeavour to place the viewpoint of the Commonwealth of Australia not only before the Government of the Dominion but also before the people of New Zealand, and in this way it was hoped to bring about a much better understanding as to the attitude and outlook of the Australian Government and of the commercial and primary-producing sections of the Commonwealth. Mr Nesbitt mentioned that tourist interests would also come under his care. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER APPOINTED (EXITED FlMtdS ASSOCIATION—BY SLBCTKrO I TISLEGUAPU —COPTER; UT.) (Received August 29, 8.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 29. Mr James Payne has been appointed assistant Trade Commissioner in New Zealand in association with Mr R. 1-1. Nesbitt. Mr Payne has had extensive exeperience in the Commonwealth Treasury and other Government Departments. MINING THE GOLD FIELDS DREDGE On receipt of advice from the Goldiields Dredging Company's dredgemaster on August 14 that the dredge had reached the company's claim at | P)ig Beach the directors visited the claim and found that four hours after the arrival of the dredge there was another flood which carried away portion of the power line. Cable was at once forwarded from Dunedin, and steps were taken to re-erect the powerline on its permanent route. The dredge, which was in a very safe position, then resumed work. The directors have decided that the Big Beach will be worked systematically on a face, which will entail working poor ground for the first two or three weeks, and will obviate the dredge going twice over the same ground. Now that the dredge is on the Big Beach it has also been decided to wash up weekly. Part of the return of 104oz reported after the arrival of the dredge on Big Beach was obtained while the dredge was being taken through the gorge. THE BELL-KILCOUII REPORT The Bell-Kilgour mine report for the period ending August 25 states:— No. 3 north branch was advanced 13 feet for the week. A stratum of quartz sandstone is coming from the back and at present angle will make a full face in about 10 feet. Water is making freely out of the sandstone. Blocking out at 5a showed improved values on last week. At 5h 2G feet of driving gave irregular values. Good fine gold has been secured from No. 6 for 21 feet G inches of driving. The floor of No. 7a has made a total drop of 3 feet 3 inches from the cross-cut. From the appearance of the "wash floor" it seems as if we have reached the lower level. In last 5 feet of progress the "floor" dropped one foot. A pump bearing giving out caused a stoppage of sluicing. NEW CORNISH POINT The mine manager reports as follows for the week ended August 25: For the last week the south level has been advanced 17 feet and timbered, making the total distance from the bottom of the incline 153 feel. The rock bottom is now up to the roof of the level. The latter was turned in a westerly direction, or towards the river, and driving continued with the high bottom on the south side of the drive. The country consists of loose schist boulders intermixed with sand and gravel, the values being of low grade. From indications at this point it appears that the south side of the channel is reached. Owing to the probability of meeting an increase in the quantity of water to be pumped, work in this section will be suspended in the meantime, until the eastern area jis explored. Driving has been comi menced from the level in the centre j of the channel, and continued in an I easterly direction in alluvial country. GOLCONDA MINES, LIMITED ; ThC following is the weekly report: —We only advanced three feet, total from shaft 188 feet. As the footwall portion of the reef got heavy we have to come back and timber. We have now got the drive timbered up to the face, and will resume driving on the reef next week. We have got what appears to be the hangingwall of the reef, and the last three feet driven was in heavily mineralised ore. Close to the H wall the quartz is very heavily mineralised, and is now showing zinc blende associated with the iron pyrites. The reef at this point looks very encouraging for making good values, and we are saving the ore for treatment. LAWSON'S FLAT RETURN The secretary of Lawson's Flat Gold Sluicing Company reports that the wash up for the two weeks ended August 28 resulted in 440z 3dwt of retorted gold.