MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4257, 17 January 1901, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

The statutory meeting of the shareholders .of the Kapai Gold Dredging Company was held a,t the registered offices of the company. No. 5, Paijama street, on Tuesday, when there was a large number of shareholders represented. A balance-sheet was submitted to the meeting, which showed that the financial position of the company was in a satisfactory condition. The following directors were elected 0y ballot:— Mackenzie, Messrs Fear, CederhoJin, Harris, Crichton. Messrs Hood ana Stace, of Greymoutty, were appointed an advisory board to the company’. -Ur Kember was appointed auditor, and Air Payne engineer for the company. u was decided to hold* the annual meeton the second Friday in Februuarv, 1902. and to list the company on the Dunedin Exchange. The statement of the affairs of the Hartley and Riley Beach Dredging Company as at the 31st December last, prepared in accordance with the Alining Companies Act, 1894, forms an interesting document. The company was registered on tint 14th July, 1897. The nominal capital is £7OOO, the amount ef capital subscribed being £6500, while the amount of capital actually paid up in casli is 416300. The capital is divided into 7000 shares, of which 6500 have been allotted, being held by 362 shareholders. At the time of registration there were 73 shareholders. The quantity of -gold produced last year was 7692cz 3dwt 7gr, valued at £29,766 Vs 7d, a.nd the quantity produced .since regis.tration was 17,3880 z, valued at £67,348. The total expenditure in connection with carrying on operations since registration ha.s been £14,680 10s od, and the total amount of dividends paid is £56,062 10s lOcl. YESTERDAY'S - QUOTATION S. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. Alonowai, buyers 2s Gd; N.Z. Crown, sellers 14s; N.Z. Talisman, buyers £1 2s 6d, sellers £1 3s Cd ; Progress-Globe, sellers £l r 7s 6d ; Whangamata Gold Company, sellers 4s 9dq Dobsoii No. 2. buyers £1 6s Gd, sellers £1 7s 6d; Ford’s Creek, sellers £1 3s 6d; Great Load, scl- ■ lers 2s p; Greenstone Gold, sellers 4s ip, sales 3s 9d, 4s; Greenstone Junction,, buyers £1 5s : Grey River, sellers £3 S.s ; • Grey River Extended, sellers Is Cd p ; Hokitika River, buyers 13s p, sellers Ms ;p; Hokitika Junction, buyers Is 3d p, | sellers fls p ; Jones’s Flat, buyers 2s p, | sellers 2s 9d p; Kohikohi, buyers 4s Gd 'p, sellers 7s p; Kubinoor, sellers 10s 9d p ; Kohinoor (paid .up), buyers £1 5s 6d : Maori Queen, sellers 16s Gd p ; Mosquito, buyers 2.s py sellers 3s p; Notown j Creek, buyers 5s p; Pactoius, sellers £ 1 12s p; Perry’s Reward, buyers 3d p, sellers Is p; Prince of Wales, buyers 5s 6d p, sellers 6s Cd p; Reeves Proprietary, sellers £1 5s 6d: Ruby Creek, j sellers 7s 3d p; Totara Flat, buyers 2s ;p, sellers 2s 9d ; Alpine No. 2, sellers I£2 2s ; Charlton Creek,- sellers £1 17s; I Junction Electric, buyers £1 ss; Croe- ! sus, sellers Is; Kcep-it-Dark, sellers £1 8s; Abaura River, sellers Is p; Bignell’s Notown, sellers 6d dis; Aylmer Lead, sellers 6d dis; Fairdown, sellers 6d p; Four River Plain, sellers par; Great Greenstone,! sellers par; Major Robin, sellers Is p; Afarsden No. 1, sellers Is 6d p; Alaori King, sellers 2s 4d ip; Obat-to Creek, sellers - £1; Golden Bed, sellers par ; Golden Glen, sellers par; Golden Vein, sellers par; Lady Charlton, sellers 6d dis; Roxburgh Lead sellers 6d dis ; White Star. N.S.W., sol. lers par; Clarence River, sellers 11s 6d. | O. S. Watkins. Chairman, j C. D Morpeth, Secretary. NEW ZEALAND STOCK EXCHANGE. I Bigneil's Notown, sellers 6d p ; Bulier United (intact), sellers £2 and £3 (exclusive of Ohika-iti and Stoney Creek, sellers £2), -sales 555; Daylight, sellers par; Grey River., buyers £3 3s; Grey River No. 2, buyers 6s. 6d ; Grey Arnolds, sellers 3s 6d, buyers 2s 9d, sales 2s Od; Kawarau Bridge, buyers 3s; Junction" Electric, buyers £1 5s 6d; Alapourika River, sellers Is p, sales 9d p; Alona, sellers ,4s; Old 1 Diggings, l u '. rs 6d p; Prince Albert, sellers p&r; Rocklands Beach, sellers Is p ; Ruby Creek, buyers 6s p ; Stony Creek, .sellers par; AVaimangaroa River, sellers Is p, sales Is p; Notown No. 5, buyers par;’ Kapai, sellers 2s p; Reefton United, buyers Is 6d -p; Totara Flat, sellers 3s 6d p; Whangamata Proprietary', sellers 6s; Reeves Proprietary', buyers £1 4s 6d; R-d Jacks, .sellers 2s p; 'Progressive Globe, sellers 30s. Francis Shaw, Secretary.

DUNEDIN SHAREMARKET. PRESS ASSOCIATION. ■’ DUNEDIN, January 10. To-day’s Dunedin Stock Exchange sales are: Premiums—Aldinga, 4s; Maori King, Is 9d and Is 10ld; Roxburgh Jubilee, jss 6d ; Wareatea, 4s 3d. 1 Raid-up—Alpine Consols, 425; Cenitra! Charlton, 15s; 'Charlton Creek, 35s j Gel; Electric, 49s 6d; Endeavour. 23s : ! First Chance. 29s Gd ; Gentle Annie 45s . 6d; Grey River, 60s, 69s 6d, 595,' 60s land 555; Half-way- House. 1-s; Meg land Annie. 66s 6d; Metallic 24s 6cl ; i New. Alexandra, 17s 9d. 19s 18s 3d, 19s, 18s 9d, 19s, 18s Gd. 18s 9d and 18s 10’d; Reeves Proprietary, 255; Waipuna 29s 6d and 295. Discount—Ross Day Dawn, Is 3d. Otago Exchange.—Premiums—Caledonia. 4s; Mokoia (preferential), Bs. Paid-up—-Fora s Creek 20s Gd: Golden Bed, 28s 6d and 2Ss 3d; Gold Queen, 31s; Great Central, 33s 6d; Hartley and Riley, Co 14s; Morrimac, 365; Upper Magnetic,- 345. Equitable Exchange. Premiums— Mosquito, 3s; Waterson’s Consols. 2s. Paid-up—Alexandra Lead. 13s 6d ; Bonn-’ dary Creek, 245; Cairnmuir, 32s 6d; Dobson No. 2. 265; Electric Extended. 40s 4 and 40s 3d ; Leviathan, 37s and 37s Gd.