THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12210, 4 March 1903, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. The market was quiet yesterday. In investment lines New Zealand Insurances , sold at 86s, 86s 6d, and 87s, sellers closing at 87s, with buyers at 86s. Kauri Embers,' contributing, were done at Is lOd. Bank of New Zealands were easier at 79s 6d, no buyers quoting. .. In mining lines Big Beetles, contributing, changed hands at 3J,d and 4d. Tairua Broken Hills had sale at 7s 9d, Bunker's Hills at 4s 6d, and White Star at 4d. In other lines late prices ruled. • KAURI FREEHOLD GOLD ESTATES. In connection with the question of the repurchase by the Government from the Kauri Freehold Gold Estates Company of 36,000 acres of that company's freehold, at Opitonui, the Government have requested Mr. Rhodes (attorney to the company) to supply the ' following particulars! : — The exact area which the company proposes to sell to the Government, and .whether it includes mining claims and Opitonui township. 2. A plan of area showing relative positions of township and mining claims. 3. The lowest price which the company is prepared to take for its property. ■ * "

GOLD EXPORT. TBX TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] Wellington Tuesday. The gold entered for export from New Zealand last month totalled 16,2380z, valued at £58,051, as compared with 41,6320z, valued at £161,197, in February of last year. ■ A quantity of gold was held back from export last month for trade purposes. FAME AND FORTUNE TRIBUTERS. [l!Y TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Tuesday. Since resuming operations after the New Year Holidays the tributers in the Fame and Fortune mine have crushed a total of. 78 loads of ore for a yield of 690z ldwt of melted gold, valued at £199 Os 7d. THAMES HAURAKI PROPERTY. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] . Thames, Tuesday. The sale of the Thames Hauraki mining property, which was announced to take place to-morrow, under warrant of distress issued on behalf of the Thames Drainage Board, has been postponed until the 13th inst. THAMES WARDEN'S COURT. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] : ■ : •« ' Thames, Tuesday. The following business was transacted by Mr. Warden Bush to-day: — Consented To : The following applications, having received the consent of the Minister for Mines, were finally dealt with and granted:—John McDonald, Hector special quartz claim, Karaka, Thames; J. T. Baker, six months' protection for the Hidden Treasure, special quartz claim, Thames; London and New Zealand Exploration Company, six months' protection lor the Wharekawa, Luck at Last, Luck at Last Extended, Triangle, and Lucky Find special quartz claims, Whangamata, and also for three water-races, two machine sites, and a residence site; Applications Recommended The following applications were recommended to the Minister for Mines: Theodore Brown, four months' protection for the Victory claim, Hape Greek," Thames; the Barrier Reefs Gold Mining Company, six months' protection for the Great Barrier Extended and Whangapoua special quartz claims, three water-races, a machine site, and two special sites, Great Barrier Island. Applications Granted: William Burton,, permission to work the Wellington Blucher special quartz claim,' Tairua, with two men for six months; Alfred Price and others, three months' protection for the Sheridan special claim, Tapu; New Gloucester Gold Mining Company, six months' protection for the .New; Gloucester special quartz claim, Karaka, Thames ; William Hancock, We Two No. 1 special claim, Waiotahi, Thames ; William t Graham, five months' protection for the Ophir special quartz claim, Tararu, Thames; Hugh McLiver. permission to work the Sunbeam special quartz claims, Great Barrier Island,"with two men, for four months; Banner Reefs Gold Mining Company, permission to work the Barrier Reefs special quartz claim, Great, Barrier Island, with two men for six months; James Thomson, permission to work the Charlcotte special quartz claim, Kirikiri, with two men for six months. DREDGING RETURNS. [BY TELEGRAPH;—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■* Dttnedin, Tuesday. During the week ended yesterday returns were reported from 60 dredges, the total yield being 1381oz 18dwt 9gr, or an average of 230z per dredge. : Additional returns : Lawrence, 60oz 2dwt; Upper Waipori, 40oz ;; Island Block, 350"z 16dwt; Taniwha, 260z 9dwt 6gr; Reliance, 30oz ldwt; Enfield, 19oz 3dwt; Ngapara No. 111., 16oz; Success, lloz Bdwt; New Paul's Beach, lloz 3dwt; Tuapeka, 9oz; Champion, 7oz lldwt; New Britannia, 6oz 9dwt.

- DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. , [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin,-Tuesday. Stock Exchange sales: • First Chance, 21s 6d and 21s;. Gibbston, Is: Happy Valley, 5s 3d: Kelly and Casey, Is 6d.