MINING NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 52, 2 March 1908, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

! [BT TM.EGIUIW.— I'JRKSS -ASSOCIATION-] AUCKLAND, lft March. Since tho compilation of tho gold returns from tho Auckland district mikes for 1907, the .initjnl returns iroin tho principal bullion-producing properties for tho present year have como to hnnd. Thpse givo a total of £90,107 lie sd, and of t.his amount Ohinemuri contributed £85,975 198 3d, Thames £4119 15s lid, and Coromandol £11 16s 3d. During February (ho Waiotahi Gold Mining Co. crushed and treated 432 tone of gcnoral ore, • and 541b of picked stone, for a. return of 7lloz Bdwt of retorted gold, valued at ' £1945 33 3d. This is an incroaso upon tho return for January, -when 452 tons and 301b yielded £1600 13s 6d. During February of last year 1546 ton r * and 77811> wore treated for bullion worth £18,868 14s Id. Tho total amount won from tho mine to date ia £644,042 8a Bd. DUNEDIN, This Day. Tho following aro the dredging returns for the wock : — Waikuka United No. 1, 230z 16dwt; Waikaka United No. 2, 16oz lGdut; Rising Sun, 660z lOdwt. 11EEFTON, This Day. Eoturna : — Pactolus No. 1, 530z for 128 hours. Paatolus No. 2, started on Thursday.

Tho fortnightly meeting of tho Society for the Protection of Women and Children was lipld on Friday. Mrs. A. R. Atkinson presided. 'Mother Mary Josoph Aiiborfc, Dr. Elizabeth PlattsMills, Mesdames W. A. Evans, VV. F. Darvnll, W. Foil, Uolgnte, C. Iznrd, and A. Uoby wore nl3o present. Ono citso oE alleged ill-lrcatment of 11 child was den It with. Several other ouses arc being investigated. Subscriptions were acknowledged as follows : — The Hon. C. Johnston and Mr. John Duthie, £1 1b each; Mr. P. Heycs, 10s 6d ; "D" ami Mr. WnLers, 5s e-iuh; und a parcel of stationery from Messrs. Whitconibe 1 and Tomb*.