WATCHMAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15663, 17 July 1914, Page 5

WATCHMAN.

£1484 FROM IOIS TONS. The Watchman Gold Mining Company, during the past month, / crushed and treated 1018 tons of ore for a return of £1484 103. The return is made up as follows : —From the plates, £548 5s 2d j from cyanide plant, £733 14s 2d; 13 tons of concentrates, £202 10s 6d. The return for the previous month was £1321 2s 2d, from 1000 tons. Hill-—III I. I i i RISING SUN. Tho manager of the Rising Sun mine, Owharoa, reports for the week ending July 11:—The drivo north on No. 1 reef was advanced a further 6ft during tho week, making a total distance of 140 ft from the starting point. The reef was still in three parts, the footwall branch having left the drive. The hangingwall branch appeared to be the main portion, and it had been Kept in sight. It was. about 12in in width. Apart from this there was a leader some 4in in size showing in the face. The ore broken from these branches carried good values. The drivo south was extended to a distanco of 21ft. The country rock was moro difficult to break than that previously passed through. The reef had not been broken down. This week two shifts aro driving in the south drive. THAMES DRAINAGE BOARD. [BY TJtLEOBAPH.—OWK correspondent.] THAMES, Thursday. A meeting of the Thames Drainage Board was held at Thames yesterday, Mr. C. Hudson presiding. The financial statement showed a balance of £369 and an excess of £378 of assets over liabilities. Tho resignation of Mr. J. Kneobono as a member of the board was accepted, and Mr. James Lee, chairman of the Saxon Gold Mining Company, was elected to the vacancy. The chairman stated the new winding rope had now been installed at the main shaft at a cost of £117 ? and the Government had been asked tor a grant up to half the amount. The • question of outstanding contributions was discussed, and it was pointed

out that the Deep Lead claim owed the sum ot £575 17s Bd.

At a subsequent meeting of the Deep Level Board Mr. Hudson, the chairman, slated that the present financial position of the board rendered it necessary to make another levy on tlio contributing companies,, or to apply to the Government for assistance, as I hero was still a considerable amount of work to be carried out. It was decided to make a levy of £100 each, in two payments of £50, and to apply to the Government for a £ for £ snbsidv.

A conference was then held with the Advisory Committee with regard to Iho ventilation of the 1000 ft levels. Mr. Warns, supervisor, stated that, in his opinion the work of cleaning out tho crosscut at the 1000 ft level could now be carried out with the help of the fan .which hid been installed by the Waiotahi Company at their shaft. Mr. Hudson stated that as the connection between that shaft and the 1000 ft level had now been made the Waiotahi Company, to expedite the worn of completing I lie crosscut at the 1000 ft level, would be willing to give the board the use of its fan if required, and it was decided to instruct the .supervisor to proceed with tho work of clearing up and repairing tho main crosscut at" tho 1000 ft level as scon as practicable. It was further decided to notify the contractor to comuleto his contract of extending the crosscut into the Kuranui-Calodonian ground, Hie completion of which would end the obligations of the board to the several companies interested. The-board decided to ray the Waiotahi Company the cost of running tho fan. With regard to 'he payment for the ventilation of the deep levels it was decided to defer the question until the main crosscut was cleaned out so as to gauge what effect the connection with the Waiotahi shaft would liavo in ImproT. ing the circulation of air.