AUCKLAND GOLD RETURNS. A RECORD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 10

AUCKLAND GOLD RETURNS. A RECORD.

(by TELEDiurn—rr.Esa association.) Aucki>a:*d, January 25. The gold returns from the mines of the Auckland district for 1907 again constitute 6 record for the extended period since the early davs of the Thames field. The bullionwon during the past year amounted in value to £1,421,331 lis. Gd., as against £1,338,395 13s. 7d for 190G, an increase of ,£82,821 ob. . Gd. The large output for i 907 gives promise not only of being maintained but of boing somewhat increased, as far aa can bo Audged, 'An

aflnual increase l r pf* returns; for instance, is again anticipated in the case of the Waihi, Goldmiriipg Co., which has never, failed in ■this - respect :-for: the ■ seventeen years it -has been in existence'" as a bul-.lion-producingr property. There • aro excellent in'"connection 1 with the two leading mines at Ivarangahakc, tho Talisman and Crown, both of which had increased yields in J907,. there' may' once more q? a fallilifr" off 'nt. tlic ,vs lliero has jjoeil' owing 'to tho "decreased !output, from' thoTWaiotahi Mine, but there is Vqa'sdh'.foi;.',anticipating that the increase from, the Upper Thames district will' moro than com-penSate'-for ,-afly 'decrease elsewhere;. -There is also the probability of this year's returns being augmented by the output from. other mines, althpugh. it does ndit' -.do -'to :calculato upon- the 'unknown quantity. ■■ Oiie. of the-most; gratifying " features about ,the figures now qiioted'- is-;that-'<thqy' show conclusively while 'tlie gold "exports for : 1907. showed a de-crease,'-that-decrease; comcs from elselvliere than .tie,''northern' fields, which .gave\ an tinercasedyield of, <£82,821.. The total value of. the gold entered for export- from the; different.:porfs of New ,Zealand during - 1907 -was -, -if2,027,4?0,-' as against ■ £2,278,1)04 for • 1906, v.a.. -;deoreaso ■of iE243,41». , .;.1h:. fho. face, of Auckland'syincrease, the deficit on the year mu6t,;,-therefore, be looked for'in- the direction' of tho' soutliern goldfields."'The total for the Auckland district for 1907 is made up as followsOhinemuri 1,211,331 11 G Thames 174,5G5 17 8 Coromandel ... 5,319 4 11 /Compared with the figures for 1906 these re.turns .show an increase of ,£102,317 18s. 2d., 'in and decreases -0f■t577,330ij | 7!>'. : ' l lod! tr and"'S2l6t( ! '!)s. lOd. for Thames' 'and Cor'oinaudel respectively. The whole 'of the Ohinemuri bullion-producing mines have 'had increased, .yields, amounting to * J237,073. The following;-are-the details;—, ...Waihi/rGoldmining.'Co., ■&875 i 0<)0, against : 'J8837.!127; increase, .£37,073. - Tilisinan Consolidated, 13s. Id., -hgainst•■'"jßls2,on , ' 3s. '/7d.; increase, .£32,-I,id Gs. od.: : " : , Waihi Grand .Junction, ,£75,832, against J513.794; increase., iG2,O3S. "".New ;Zealarid"'Crown Mines, ,£57,236, against ■jC-tO,821; increase, -P.tG.tls. Komatu Reefs, against inciease, £1349. 7The" Th~ames 'decrease of £77.336, is almost wholly accounted for by the falling off in the Waiotahi;.returns, .which amounted to .£73,857 less','thail.'ih tho "previous year. The yearly returns from the Auckland, districrfor tKe'jiast eight years are as follow:— . : : '1907—ii;42i',21C"."". . 1903-JD9SD.S6S. ■" 1906^-i£1;338,3f)5; y. 1902-^803,034. 1905—£1,030,382. 1901-£758,600. IDOO-J;635,033. '• ; -J;' , 'DREDGING. - „...' ,TBLEGfIArn—rBESS ASSOOIATIOK.) Dukedin, . January 25. Dredging returns:—Alexandra Eureka, 83oz. 12dwt.';'Rise'and'SKiiie-11, 640z. 19dwt.: Rise and Shine-I-,' 320z:-12dwt.; Waikaka Queen, 320z. :7dwt;:'Riley's : -Revival, :260r..; Clutha River, lloz Bdwt.; Olrig, 9oz. 13dwt. 12gr.; Molyiieux ICohinoor, Soz. lOdwt. .

FEILDING MARKET REPORT. Messrs. A.. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report: —On Friday we had our weekly sale of pips, poiiltry, .horses,"etcVlL-.Aii average, entry of pigs camo to hand, but prices suffered a considerable'drop,'owing' to the dry weather and cows going on. Good forward stores'- and porkers met with fair competition, but rough sorts and small pigs wore neglected and hard to quit. The sale resulted in a clearance Of the yarding. Quotations:—Horses, saddlo- mare, '■£5; pigs,- weaners-.and slips,, 45., 55., os. 9d., 7s.', 9s', : , 10s 3d.'i'iOs. :9d., lis. 6d., 135.; stores,. 225. Gd., 245. 6d., 275., 285.; porkers, 225. 6d. to 265.; sows, 205., 295., 315,; poultry, hens, Is. 2d., Is. 4d.,15. Od., Is. Bd., Is. lOd.; roosters, young, 9d., Is., Is. 4d., Is. Gd.; ducks. Is. 10d., 25.; geese, 2s. 4d., all at each. Produce.—Potatoes, }d. to Id. per lb.;-'t'oiflatoes, Is. Gd. per case; plums, 35., 3s. 3d.,' '4s?, '55.; apples, 5s per case.

'BQIJitTRT MARKET, (bt telegraph—srroiAL cobrespondent.l ''Pahiatua, /January 23.- .. In "the.: local, pig: and poultry, market (hero li-as a poor'vardiiig; but of excellent qnality. Operations, 'however, were email, and few lines changed hands. Weaners, Bs. to lis.; small stores, 10s. Gd.j stores, 20s. Gd. to 245. 6d. i prize pedigree Yorkshire boar was bought in at' 81 guineas.'' Gd. per pair; "ducks; 3s."l>er', pair;'.; ■ London'wool'sales. -- -- London, January 24. Merinos.—Best crossbreds are keenly com--peted.for., Faulty .sorts are slightly in buyers' ;faroU£ 'f | " I'