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Greymouth Evening Star, 31 July 1933, Page 9

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STOCKS AND SHARES. [PEG PBESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, July 31. Sales reported: Bank of New Zealand 49/3, Union Bank cum. £9/8/-, Bell-Kilgour 1/3J (late Saturday), Nokomai 4/8, Big River 1/7. CHRISTCHURCH, July 31. Sales on ’Change: Com. Bank Sydney £l7 (2); Bank of N.S. Wales (cum. div.) £32; United Building Society 17/9; Westport Coal 13/- (6); Bell-Kilgour 1/3; Big River 1/SJ; Lawson’s Flat (1/- paid) 1/3, 1/2J. Reported: Bank of New South Wales (cum div.) £32/2/6; N.Z. Refrig. (10/- paid). Late: Sale July 29, 7/-, N.Z. Refrig. (10/- paid) 6/11. AUCKLAND, July 31. Sales: Nokomai 4/8, Waihi 23/4, Bank of New Zealand 49/3, South British 70/-, Stock 3J par; fours £lOO 15/-; New Zealand Breweries 33/4. NELSON FIRM. NELSON, July 30. A change in the ownership of Nelson’s oldest mercantile firm, J. H. Cock and Co., established in 1842, is announced, the business passing into the hands of F. S. Johns (manager of the New Plymouth branch of the firm), Mr H. C. Bebarfald (manager of the Wanganui branch), and Mr E. H. Thomson (of the Nelson branch), who have acquired Mr H. Cock’s interest in the business. Mr Thomson is Chairman of Directors. Fie is also a director of the Anchor Shipping Foundry Company. All three new partners are old servants of the firm. At a valedictory gathering a presentation was made to Mr S. C. Cock, tributes being paid' to the cordial relations that had always existed between Mi’ Cock and the staff. Good wishes were extended for his happiness in retirement. Associated with the presentation was Mr Fred J. Johns, of Wellington, who joined the firm in 1879 in Mr H. C. Cock’s grandfather’s time. Mr Cock will retain his position as managing-director of the Anchor Shipping Foundry Company.

BELL HILL SLUICING. The Bell Hill Sluicing Claim finished their wash-up on Saturday, and report a return of 420 z. lOdwt for 100 hours’ sluicing. Advantage was taken of the rainfall during the month to break down the upper gravels, the gold from which is fine, but of good quality. Therefore, very little bottom was taken this working. BRIAN BORU GOLD DREDGING CO. Mr. E. Parfitt has resigned the secretaryship of the Brian Boru Gold Dredging Cov., and Mr. J. Martin Bunt. F.P.A.N.Z., F.1.A.N.Z., Greymonth has been appointed in his stead. Owing to a break in the top tumbler stacker of the dredge, there was no wash up this week-end. The dredge is working again, and it is expected that the usual wash up will take place at the end of this week. GOLDEN SANDS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 31. I The Mine Manager, Golden Sands, Ltd., Barrytown, states that the return for the fortnight is 36 shifts, for 34 ounces 7 dwts. TO-DAY’S MINING MARKET Lawson’s Flats 1/2, 1/3. Alexanders, 19/5, 20/6. Nokomai, 4/7, 5/1. Charleston, 1/10, 1/11J. Mining House, 3£d, sd. Golden Sands 2/9, —. Bif? River, 1/5, 1/6. Blackwater, 27/2, —. Gillespies, 1/11, 1/11&. Waitahu, 7/31, 7/5. Okarito, 10/9, 10/11. Skippers, —, 31d. Brian Boru, 16/-, 18/9.