GOLD DREDGING RETURNS
Kanieri gold return for June was 12720z from 269,000 yards dredged in 510 hours, equivalent to a recovery of 9.91 d a cubic yard. Barrytown gold return for June was 7620z from 183,000 yards dredged in 388 hours, equivalent to a recovery of 8.74 d per cubic yard. Murchison Mataki Junction return for the week ended June 29 was 38oz smelted gold for 102 hours and 15,000 yards dredged, equivalent to a recovery of 5.319 d a cubic yard. Returns of gold dredging companies as received this week are as follows:—
I Grey River: Mossy Creek Xemona New River ........ Worksop Bundi Blackball Creek .... Argo «.... Clutba River Okarito Gillespie's Beach .. IMataki <... White's Electric ..... Barrytown ........ Mataki Junction .... Kanieri Hours. 127 199 130 125 127 91 90 131 117 106 V135 107 138 388 102 510 Ozs. 158 50 42 81 42 40 130 18 34 21 24 702 38 1272 Dwts 10 17 0 0 0 19 I) 0 0 10 0 0 0 'i-- 0' s.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 4, 5 July 1939, Page 14
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168GOLD DREDGING RETURNS Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 4, 5 July 1939, Page 14
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