MINING NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 48, 27 February 1905, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

[lIV TKLKORAPn — I'RfV.d ASSOCIATION.I DUNEDIN, 26th February. Dredging returns :— Sandy Point, 550z Bdwt ; Rising Sun, 490z; Ri.se and Shine No. 2, 440z 14dwtj New Roxburgh Jubilee, 390z lOdwt j Rise and Shine No. 1, 380/. 19dwt; Waikaka United No. 1, 370/. 7dwt; Waikaka United No. 2, 330z 6dwt; Waikaka Queen, 270z 3dwt j Royal Waimumu, 260« 18dwt; Waikaka, 220« odwt; Wuikuku Syiidicute. 20oz.9dwtj Sheddan's, 190/. j Cppci* Wuipori, 18oz; Punt, 170/, Bdwt; Waimuum Queen, 14oz 9dwt; MacCharlton, 13ozj Ngupura No. 2, lloz 4d\vt. This Day. Additional return*: — New Perseverance No. 2, 560z 2(1 wl 18gr for the week ; (lolden Treasure, 420z for 100 l hours; New Perseverance No. 2, 240z Sdwt 9gr for the week.; (io'deit Run, 20oz for 128 hours; Majestic, 160/. 6dwt for 102 hour *; Molyneux Kohinour, 15oz 2dwt 18gr for tho "week; Otugw No. 2, 13oz lOdut for 80 hours; Golden Gate, 13oz Bilwt for tho week.

The annual meeting of the Day's Bay Dißtrict Ratepayers' Association was held in Iho Muritai Schoolroom on Saturday evening last, when the following were elected as the Committee for the ensuing twelve months: — Messrs. .1. D. Avory, F. O. Uolton, J. M. Kleiiiinu, C. U. Harton, D. 11. Howdcn,- C. M'Knegan, Dr. F. Wallace i\lniken/.ie, W. F. Sliortl, C U. atuiirl, 11. Savage, R. J. Thompson, nnd R. E. Wood. Air. 11. A. Wright was re-elected Secretary. A meeting of tho incoming Committee was subsequently held, at which Mr. F. (!. 801 l on was r<>eloited as Chairman for tho ensuing year. Tho annual report of the Association refers with satisfaction to the fact (hat a new wharf for the distiict is now within measurable distance. Endeuvouis have been made, (he report continue*, to have large ainih comprising the hillsides fronting tho Muritai diMiut declined a forest reserve, but as the nccw-Niry formula must be treated by ."■pecia! legislation, tlu; matter caunut be dealt with before next session. The Sand-drift Act whk'ii w.i« urged mi the Legishtlutc by the Committee is now iv operation. It now (in'.y reinaius for the resident** in that p.ut of the distiiti affected by dufting Mind to apply ti> the Hull County Council to bung the provi'ioim of thu Art into operntion. Application has been made to the Mult County Council ti> piovide lamps uliiug the nuiin loml between Day's Bay Whnif mid the southern end of the dis(ri(t, nnd it is hoped that the Council will befoie die winter mouths carry out the work With ieg.ini to (he pioposal to rnu.ititute (lie diMiiel into a separate local body, the lepmt .states that Mr. W-.lfoul, M 11. H., ha* expired thu opinion that if the Ea«l bourne Itoad District Bill (uliuli v.is thtovrn out hist sbvhioii) is leinhodiued e.nly next arssion it ."lioulil have v good iiio.x|H<it of bediming '.u\. The balance Micel .shown ii biilnlice in iiinnl of £5 9» 3d. Captain Sco'l lluiiieii, K.R f! S , who ropiesentcd the Lundou Daily Chronicle and J).iily (Jiaplne for ten mouths with the Rii"Man and Japanes 1 iinuies, is to leohne in Wellington «.|iortly on hi.t oxpeiienet* as a war eonesiiondent. Captain llaiden is at piesent icctuiiug in Christchurch