THE SEARCH FOR GOLD

Evening Star, Issue 22893, 26 February 1938, Page 12

THE SEARCH FOR GOLD

REPORTS AND RETURNS NEMONA The Nemona return was 340 z for 97 hours’ work and 9,600 yards treated. GOLDEN DAWN For the 20 working days ended on February 19, a total of 658 tons of ore was treated at the Golden Dawn Mine for an approximate realisation of £1,352 (gold being quoted on the basis of £7 2s per oz). COMPANY NEWS NEW REGISTRATIONS The Mercantile Gazette notifies the registration of the following companies :—- Brown (J. R.) Ltd. Registered as a private company, February 14. Office: Corner Cargill road and Surrey street, Dunedin. Capital; £17,500 into 5.500 preference shares of £1 each and 12,000 ordinary shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Dunedin—J. R. Brown, 5.500 preference, 11,999 ordinary; V. M. Dickinson, 1 ordinary. Objects: Bakers, pastrycooks, biscuit manufacturers, and incidental. M'Kenzies (Gore) Ltd. Registered as a private company, February 11. Office: 222-224 Willis street, Wellington. Capital: £260 into 200 preference shares of £1 each and 50 ordinary shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Gore —E. M. O'Connor 20, M. Staples 20, J. C. Raine 15, M. J. Wytock 15, B. O. White 15, C. E. Fitzpatrick 5, M. P. Bates 10, E. Ward 20, C. H. Tatty 20, E. W. Collett 15; Invercargill— C. A. M'Gregor 10, J. M. Pennington 5, M. E. Barnett 5, H. M. Proctor 5, H. R. Woollett 5, E. Sandeford 10, G. H. Cameron 5, all preference shares; Wellington—J. E. M'Kenzie Ltd. 50 ordinary. Objects: General importers and dealers and incidental.

SUPERPHOSPHATE PRICES

REGULATIONS ISSUED [Pbb United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 25. The sales prices of 44-46 superphosphate manufactured in New Zealand are lixed as follow in the Hoard of Trade (Fertiliser Price) Regulations, 1938, issued to-night. The prices are per ton of 44-46 superphosphate, net cash, or monthly account, bagged in 12 bags per ton. The North Island prices are ex works or f.o.r. at Aramoho, Otahuhu, Smart road (New Plymouth), Te Papapa, or Westfield. The South Island prices are ex works or f.o.r, at Bumside, Hornby, or llavensbourne, or f.o.r. at Ashburton, Balclutha, Gore, Invercargill, Oamaru, or Timaru. —Nature of Sale.—

The regulations do not apply to quantities of less thanjlOcwt,

SALE OF ONIONS

NEW REGULATIONS [Peb United Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, February 25. The Board of Trade Regulations, 1938, which will come into force tomorrow, will replace all previous regulations under the Board of Trade Act, For the purpose of the regulations New Zealand is divided into three districts as follows: 1. Roughly, the northern half of the North Island. 2. The other part of the North Island. 3. All the South Island. Onions for sale in New Zealand are to bo classified as graded or ungraded, the sacks containing the latter to be marked with the letter X. District complaints committees, set up by the New Zealand Grain, Seeds, and Produce Merchants’ Federation, will deal with complaints regarding graded onions. The minimum price for f.a.q. grade onions is £4 a ton, ex port or railway station, whichever is the nearer place to where they were grown. No minimum price is fixed in respect to the sale of pickier grade onions. When f.a.q. grade onions are sold by public auction the upset price must return to the grower £-1; less auction charges. The New Zealand Onion Marketing Advisory Committee, composed of representatives of the Government, onion growers, and onion wholesalers, is to advise the Minister regarding minimum price variations (if any) ami on matters relating to production and marketing. Onion growers and wholesalers must register annually and furnish monthly returns, except in December and January.

North South Island, Island. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consumer ... ... 3 16 0 4 2 0 Storekeeper 3 14 0 3 18 0 Merchant 3 11 6 3 15 6 Dairy company ... Farmers’ organi3 11 6 3 15 6 sation 3 11 6 3 15 6