MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11922, 21 December 1900, Page 6

MINING.

The Chalto Creek dredge is still working towards the Moutere side of tho claim, and will shortly be clear of tailings and get on to virgin ground. The diverting of the river has given, a little trouble. There was no washup last week.

The Secretary of the Ford's Creek Gold Dredging Company (Limited) reports having received the following -.vires from the dredgcmasfer:—"Working three shifts since Monday night; dredge working exceptionally we!!," and I'Depth, 10ft to 18ft; wash fair."

The Cromwell Argus states that Mr Charles Allan has been appointed master of the Metallic dredge. - Mr C. Curtis, of Stillwatcr, luia been appointed dredgemastcr of. the Grey River dredge, and has taken charge in that capacity.—Grey Rivor Argus.

According to the Nortli Otago Times, tho preliminary trial of the Maerewhcnua dredge has revealed the fact that there is rough pold as well as fine in the river bed of the Macrcwhenua River. This disposes of the belief that the gold would all bo fine, and much of it loat.

A general meeting of shareholders in the Roxburgh Jubilee Dredging Company will be held at the Dunedin Stock Exchange this evening.

Tenders are invited for the construction of machinery for a dredge for the Pile Up Gold Dredging Company.

Tenders are invited-for the purchase of the Klondyke dredge, now lying at Matakanui, and for a water race about two miles in length. At a meeting of shareholders in tho Miner's Lead Gold Dredging Company, held on tbo 17th inst., the resolution authorising the winding up of the company, passed at a previous meeting, was confirmed. Messrs T. S. Graham and St. J. Branigan were apnointed liquidators. The results of the boring "on this company's claim (situated on the North Beach, five miles from Westport) showed that out of 15 samples six contained sufficient gold for tho ground to become payable, but the other nine fell short, so that the general average was not sufficient to warrant the working of the claim. The secretary of the Leviathan Gold Dredging Company has received a wire from the dredgeumster.as follows:—" Smelted .-old, 490z lGdwt."

Tho Secretary of Hie Wakamarina Golden Point Gold Dredging Company reports that tho pontoons have been successfully launched.

The Secretary of the Ford's Creek DzeO.-;r.--Company reports having received the follow wire from the drcdge.master :—" Working thi.t shifts since Monday night. Dredge working exceptionally well. Depth 10ft to 18ft. Wash fair."

The secretary has received the following report from Messrs Cnlten Bros., the engineers for the Moa- Flat Gold Dredging Company: — " We have to report that th? work of erecting the machinery on your company's dredge is progressing well. Tho winches, engine, screen, and most of the main gear'are on board, and. the main and elevator ladders will soon be placed in position. The boiler, we regret, although almost completed, cannot be forwarded before the holidays, but will leave here a few days after work is resumed at the" New Year. The buckets nnd elevator trays should bo finished and sent awny in 10 days' from time of resuming work. These latter are lequired Jnst, and as every effort is being made to push the work on, wo think the dredge will be completed in the first or second week in February." The secretary of the Orwell Creek Gold Dredging Comnany has received the following report from Mr E. Roberts, the company's engineer:—"l bog to report that the following progress has been made by the "Dunedin Fovmdry and Engineering Company (Limited) with the machinery contract:—Ladder plates and angles punched and being put together, also all bulkheads; ladder rollers all cast, and spindles cut oft; Judder chairs, bearings, and lower tumbler bearings all cast; steel castings for lower tumbler in yard; channel steels for pivot shaft in yard; top tumble, cast and machined, and koyways cut; top tumbler spur wheel finished; fop tumbler shaft bearings' all fitted and bolted together, and sole plates Planed; friction wheel cast and machined; forgmps for friction nnd driver, also tlrivin" pins, finished; shaft for friction wheel cut off and bearings fitted; all other bearings fitted together; all shafting cut off, ready to turn y.p; union screws forged; ladder bunging gear iorgcd and machined; main ladder buckets nearly finished; main bucket cornier-tin.' links forged; bucket pins finished; pivot frame brackets cast; screen friction rollers finishedscreen plain rollers cast; screen bearings all fitted Together: fair leads nearly finished; boiler being made m Sydney, and well forward; .'nvoslls finished: friction race cast: grab-hooks forged; intake for centrifugal pump away to claim; forging?, nnd castings for air pump nearly finished; cross-bar and hanging-b»r tor ladder forged. Progress made with ■ elevator and screen: Frame set up and riveted; tub" stays and derricks c.nt nnd punched; deliver-,-shoot cut and rolled and punched; all bucket ends finished, and bottoms cut and punched; nil ..bucket links, pins, and angles finished: Hanging-rods and pins and plates, etc. nearly finished; lower and top tumbler shafts, roller shafts, pivot and hanging shafts, derrick distance shaft nnd worm shafts finished; top nnd bottom tumblers and spur wheel for sump finished; all rollers, bearings, tube stay, and derrick cuds and brackets, pivot and hangin" brackets, and worm winches, etc., cast and part machined; handrail forgings and delivery shoot etc forgings finished; screen suds finished ready for treads; centre plates being cut and punched;.top tread cast and machined; bottom tread cast."

SUMMARY OF OTAGO DREDGING RETURNS. The following table shows the total gold vielcl tor each week of the present year of dredges in Otago whose returns are made public: — Dredges. Oz dwt gr January 8 ...... 9 030 j^ 3 January 15 .... .. 25 013 18 9 January 22 32 1021 3 13 January 20 37 1197 x 0 Februarys 33 902 3 12 February 12 29 093' 0 23 February 19 .. .. .. 31 774 0 18 February 2G afi m 17 „ March 5 .. 37 1026 3 7 March 12 32 944 8 14 MarcJ1 13 3.1 3251 13 7 March 26 32 0074 15 5 A Pri.! 2 34 1572 10 7 APr) 9 34 849 8 12 April 16 ....... 32 790 1 3 AP"I 2^ 38 853 11 fi April 30 .. .. .. 35 . 1235 7 19 % 7 38 1302 10 5 May v 38 920 0 9 May 21 .. .. ~, .. 30 3103 13 4 Mfty 28 29 657 0 7 J"n° ' 4 32 3115 5 0 •'«"« 11 34 1408 17 13 iune 1? 30 1350 12 2 June 2» .. 3G j 136 1 17 ■™~<' 2 32 954 IS 5 J"y 9 , 33 2284 IS 11 J"s' 1G •• :. .. .. 31 17G5 15 12 i" >■ 23 39 1503 18 18 •JU'y 30 ..35 .1041 15 11 August 6 38 13(19 16 7 Al>S"st 13 « IGG9 3 2 August 20 .. .. .. 3S 1373 s 0 August 27 38 Mil 13 G September 3 .. ... 30 1703 10 14 September 10 .. .. 3G 1970 5 9 Septemboc- 17 .. .. 42 2407 0 3 September 24 .. .. 40 1958 17 0 9. ci°]?" 1 « 1619 14 .1 °c °. ber 8 33 1158 1 1H Goober la 36 1008 17 14 October 22 38 11,15 1 x October 29 .... .. . )0 lm 1 lfi November 5 29 85G IB 19 November 12 37 977 3 10 November 19 31 S9G 3 8 November 2G 37 lln9 5 3 December 3 37 993 10 4 1 December 10 a WBi 36 0 December 17 42 1072 IS 14 Total 61,159 11 20 DUNEDIN .STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales were made yesterday at the. following premiums:—AMinsra, 5s 3d, 5s lid, and ss'Caledonia, 3a; Central Matatu-a, lcf; Erickson's Reward, Gs Gd and Gs 9d; Greenstone, 3s; Grey River Extended, Sa and 2s 6:1; flokitika Extended, Is; Hokitika .River, 13s 9d; Kohinoor 8s Gd; No Town Creek, 5s Gd; Orwell Creekj 4s 3d and ss; Paetolus. 31s; Pactolus No ° Is 9d; Trafalgar, 10s Gd; Victory, Ss and Ss Gd; Warcatra, 3s Cd. Sales were also effected af Die following prices:—Alpine Consols, £2 ss; Cainimuir, 335; Central Cbarlton, IGs• Dobson No. 2. 26;; Electric, £2 7s 9d and .€2 8s; Electric Extended. £2 3s; Ford's' Creek, 24s 3d. 255, and 25s Gd; Fourteen-mile Beach, 33s Cd; Gentle Annie, £2 6s Gd; Gold. King (paid), 10s; Oold Queen, 345, .'Ms Ocl, 33a 3d and 33sGolden Bed, 275: Gold™ Kirn, £2 10s and £2 0s; Greenstone Creek, 31s; Grey River 64 Is and £4 Is 6d; Halfway House. £2 4s and £2 4s Gd ; Kelly and Gisey. 32s Gel and 335; Leviathan £1 Gs and £■?. -Is; Magnetic,-355. 34s and 34s fid; Jrc-R and Annie, £3 7s Gd; Moa Flat, Ifls 6d and 19k 9d ; Horning Star, 5s • Nelson Creok £2 14s; Nugget, In 3d : Kcoves Proprietary 28s and 28s Grl; Richards'* Bench, 22s- Second Magnetic, 335; Upper' Magnetic. 35s Gd ; Waipuna 31s 3?.5, 32* fid, 325. 31s Gd, and 31s. In addition to the above, an Inn weremade at the following rates of di.lro.lnt:— Arthur Point. 3s iid; Ciibbalon, 3d; Cold King, 3s; Perry's P.eTho following (ire yesterday's latest quotations, subject to the usual brokerage- — Ahnura River— Buyers fid, sellers fld p. Aldmgn—Buyers 4s Gd, sellers 5n Gd p. Alpine Consols—Buyers £2 6s, sellers £2 os

Alpine No. 2—Buyers £2. Arrow Junction—Buyers £1 7s Gd, sellers £1

Big Flat-Bnycrii 2b dis. IJisneiro No Town-Sellers 1 B dig. Boundary Creek—Sellers JEI Gs Gd. Cnirnmuir—RiiyorH £1 12s Gd, sellers £1 15s. Caledonia—Sellers 3s p. Callughnn's Crock—TJiiycrH H;i ,'Jd, selJora -Is 3d 1).

Central Charllon-Buyers IGs, sellers 17s. Onlriil Bloctric—Buyors .CIS I.ls, sellers £4. Oniiiral Mii.timra-Hnilern Jld p. , Oharilon Crcek-5011,.™ .Cl. I 3« Gd. ClmiglicHy Frri'liold-Sollon, Is p. Cromwell- Buycrfi .X! 12s Gd. Ornwn Diamond— Sellers Jld p. Dob.wn No. 2—Unyeni ,f;l. 7h, Hollers J>l. 7s nd. fllrclrie—liiiycm f.'l 7s Oil, mi\\».n .62 fls Gd. Kliiclric. Kj:londc(J—lJuycru £2 2b, sellers £2 3s Cd.

KiirlcavMir-Sr'llnrn £1 U-i (ill. Kricknon'ii Reward--liuyc.™ Gs ad, sellers 7s Cd p.

'Hvium l-'lHt-.liiivcrH I7b. rollcrK ,CI.. l-'iml C'liiuicc-Kellcni .61 ft;, ;i,l. VtmVn Vrei-U - Hliycni ,l'l r,» M, Hellers .£! 6s. Kn,irl.(...,Mi.ile Urerh-.-IStiycru ,C 1 14a, sellers £1 I7n <Jd. OuLviinif liuyeni XI Kin, »i?llrrn .El. 13s Gd. Gcntlp Annie- -Huy,-™ Xl! fist Gd, sellers £2 7s Gold Kiii;;--ltiiyi-r;i !t.i .'ld, sellers 2s 9d dix.

r.olcl Queen- -ISiiyi-m ,(!l 12r. (id, nolle™ .Cl 13s fiolcli-n Knnnr.r—V.tiyo.i-K In !W dis. scllcrß rar Ocliicn -HtßCili-Si'llnni Cl 7a. dvlclen Jicil Kcll-rn ,C! 7n. O(»!(1(.n li'nl| l |-s..K-..|lor;i £1 A». fiiilOcii iiinlt—llnyirn Mii, acllnrs 17s Grl. fioldi'ii Knn-liiiycin ,C 2 (Ja, sellers JE2 Os Gel firoal Ccnlriil -Dii.vith ill lla Gel (itcnt flrccimlnnc—Huverß Is dis, Orca.l ■Wo(kl»il,oblc—Sollcru Or! ».• Orcrastonc—lJnyova 3s 9tl, sellers Gs 6(1 p Orocnstono Crock—Buyers JEI 13s, sellers J!l ISs.

sellers par.

0 reenstone Junction—Buyers £1 5s 3d. Grey River—Buyers £1 Is Gd, sellers £i 2s 6d.

Grey Thver Consolidated—Buyers Is 3d, se! lers 5s p.

' Grey River Extended—Buyers 9d, sellers 3s p. Halfway House—Buyers £2 4s Gd, sellers £2 ■ Ds.

Hartley and Riley—Buyers £6 19s 6d, sellers £7. I Hokitika Extended—Buyers 6d, sellers Is p. 1 Hokitika River—Buyers 13s 3d, sellers'l4s 3d p. Junction Electric—Buyers £1 9s, sellers £1 iio ea. Kawarau Bridge—Buyers 2s Cd p. Kelly and Casey—Buyers £1 13s, sellers £1 23s Cd.

Kobinoor—Buyers 7s, sellers 3s p. Lady Chailton—Buyers 3s, sellers Is dis. ■ Leviathan—Buyers £2 3s Gd, sellers £2 Gs. Long Valley—Buyers 103 3d p. Magnetic—Buyers £1 10s, sellers £1 lGs. Manuherikia— Sellers £3 15s. Meg and Annie—Buyers £3 Gs. sellers £3 8s 6d. Merrimne—Buyers £1 Ms 6d; sellers £1 16s. • Miller's Flat Electric—Sellers £1 10s Gd. Moa Flat—Buyers 18s 3d, sellers £1. I Mokoic—Buyers £1 4s Gd. Jlolyneux Hydraulic Company's DredgeBuyers £1 Is, sellers £1 5s Gil. Jtonte Christo—Buyers £1 14s. Morning Star—Buyers 4s 9(1, sellers ss. Jforven Ferry—Sellers Is 3d dis. • Nelson Creek—Buyers £2 16s. sellers £2 19s. No Town Creek—Buyers Ss Gd p. No Town No. 2-Buyers 2s 9cl, sellers Gd dis. North Bench—Buyers 3s, sellers 3s 9d p. Nusaet—Buyers 9d, sellers 2s. Old Diggimrs—Buyers 3d p. Orwell Creole—Buyers 4s !)d, sellers 5s 9d n Pactolus—Buyers £1 lls, sellers £] 12s Gd. .Pnctolus No. 2—Buyers Is Od, sellers 2s Gd p. PnctoliiK No. H—Sellers Gd n. Perry's Reward—Buyers 9d dis, sellers par. X: onsonby—Sellers 3d p. Premier Waikrtlca—Buyers 15s. sellers £1. Reeves Proprietary—Buyers £1 7s Gd, sellers £1 9s. Richards's Beach—Sellers £1 3s. River Molyneux—Buyers 4s 3d, sellers 4s 6d p. Ross Day Dawn-Sellers Is 9d dis. Roxburgh^ Jubilee—Buyers 3s, sellers 5s p. Royal Maori—Buyers par. Sailor's Bend—Buyers £1 17s Cd. Saltwater Creek—Buyers pnr, fellers Is p. Second Magnetic—Buyers £1 12s Gd, sellers £1 13a. 'Sixteen-mile Beach—Buyers 35= sellers 17s Tpremakau—Buyers Is dis. sellers par. Three-mile Greenstone— Buyers £1 4s 6d, sellers £1 4s Pd. Trafalgar—Buyers 10s 3d, sellers lls Gd p. Upper Magnetic—Buyers ,-El 15k Gd. Victory—Buyers 3s Od, sellers 9s Gd p. Vincent—Buyers .-S2 Is, sellers £2 ss. Vincent Extended—Buyers £2, sellers £2 ss. Waipnnn—Seller.-. £1. 31s Warenier.—Buyers 2s Ocl, sellers 4s p. Wntterson's Console—Buyers par. Westland—tellers Is n. Woolshed-Sellers £1 ss. Yellowstone—Sellers Gd p. OTAGO STOCK EXCHANGE. Aldinga sharer, wore sold at us Sd premium yesterday. Sales also took place at tho following prices:—Ford's Creek, 25s 9d; Four-teen-mile Beach. 325; Gold Ou'-en 34s 3d • Halfway House. £2 5s ; Kelly and Casr-y. 33 9 Gd : Nelson Creek, .£2 Us Cd; Richards's Beach, Ws C-Z. The following are yesterday's latest quotaAhaura River—Buyers 9d, sellers Is 3d p. Aldinga—Buyers 4s 9d, sellers Gs 3cl. p. Alpine Consols—Buyers £2 is ad, seller's £2 5s 9d. Alpine No. 2—Buyers £1 18s Gd. Arrow Junction—Sellers £1 Hi. Bounockburn Creek-Sellers 15=. Bendi»o—Buvcrs Is. sellers Gs n'. Boundary Creek-Sellers £t Gs. • Oairnmnir—Buyers £1 12s, sellers £1 14s.

Caledonia—Buyers 2s 3d, sellers 4s p. Cardrona No. I—Sellers 2s dis. Cen'ra! Electric—Buyers £3 10s, sellers £3 IGs.

Charlton Cr#k—Sellers £1 19s. Cromwell—Buyers £3 15s, sellers £-1 7s Gd. Crown Diamonds—Buyers 2s dis. sellers par. Davis Bend-Sellers is Gd p. Digger's Pride-Sellers par. Dobson No. 2—Buyers £1 Gs 3d. Electric—Buyers .€2 7s, sellers £2 7s 9d. Electric Extended—Buyers £'2 Is Gd, sellers .£2 3s fid. Endeavour—Buyers XI Is 6d. Erickson's Reward—Sellers 7s Cd p. Evans Flat—Sellers £1 0s Gel. Extended Fourteen-mile Beach—Sellers 2s Gd p.

First Chance—Sellers £1 8s Gd. Ford's Creek—Buyers £1 3s Gd, sellers .{1 Gi. Fourtoon-niile Beach—Buyers £1 lls Gd, sellers fl 13s 9d.

Galvanic—Buyers jei n s . sellers £1 13s 6d. Gentle Annie—Buyers £2 5s 6d, sellers £2 7s Gd.

Gibb's Bosch—Sellers 15s. Gold Queen—Buyers £1 13s, sellers £1 14s Gd.

Golden Beach—Buyers £1 2s Gd, sellers £1 5:

Golden Bed—Buyers £1. Gs Gd, sellers £1 9 a fiolden Chain—Sellers Is p. Golden .Palls-Sellers £1 4s. Golden Gate—Buyers £G Ss. Golden Link—Sellers 19s Gd Golden River—Sellers Is 9tl p. Golden Run—Buyers £2 Bs, sellers £2 12s 6d Golden Treasure—Sellers £5. Grand Junction—Buyers Gs 3d, sellers 7« Gd p.

Great Central—Buyers £1 Ms, sellers £1 10' G-.

Great Woodstock—Sellers 9d p. Grey River Consolidated-Buyers -is 3d sellers 5s 9d p. Halfway House—Buyers £2 ss, sellers £2 5s 3d.

Hartley and Riley—Buyers £6 18s, sellers £7 Hokitika Extended—Sellers Is p Hokitika. River—Buyers 14s p. Junction Electric—Sellers £1 lls. Kawarau Bridge—Sellers 3s 3d p. Kelly and Casey—Buyers £1 13s 3d, sellers "1 13s 9d. Lafranchi—Sellers 3s dis. Leaning Rock—Sellers 3s 6d dis. Leviathan—Buyers £2 ss. Magnetic—Sellers £1 16s. Majestic—Sellers £1 5s Gd. Marmlicrikia-Buyers .£3 7s Gd, sellers £3 14s. Matau—Sellers £3 12s Gd. Meg and Annie—Sellers £3 9s Merrimae—Buyers £1 13s Od, sellers £115s Gd Millers Flat Electric—Buyers £1 Gs, sellers Moa Fltt—Buyers ISs Gd, sellers £1 Is Molcoia—Buyers £1 7s, sellers £1 Ss 3d. Monte Christo—Buyers £1 13s 9d. Naumai—Sellers £1. Nelson Creek—Buyers £2 lls, sellers £2 17s

No Town Creek—Sellers Gs 6d p. No Town No. 2—Sellers Is p. No. 2 Matan—Sellers par. Orwell Creek—Buyers 3s 9d, sellers Gs p. Otama—Sellers par., ■ " ' .Pactolus No. 2—Sellers 2s p Perseverance—Sellers £i 18s. .Premier Waikaka—Sellers £1. £ryOsCS Propriotary-B ">'el:s £1 Gs 6cl sellers Riehards's Beach—Buyers £1 0s Gd, sellers £1 Royal Maori—Sellers Is 9d p. 0. 3 d ' lors Bclltl—Buyers £1 18s Gd, sellers £2 Saltwater Creek—Sellers 2.? p. Second Magnetic—Buyers £1 12s.' Ihree-mile Greenstone—Sellers £1 4s Gd. Upper Magnetic—Buyers £1 13s Gd. Victory—Buyers 7s, sellers 8s p. Vincent Extended—Buyers £2 3s. Waimumu—Sellers £1 "in. Waimumu Extended—Sellers 17s. Waipunu-Buycrs £1! lls Gd, sellers £1 13s. Watterson's Consols—Sellers Gd p. Warcatca—Buyers 2s, sellers 4s p.

THE EQUITABLE STOCK EXCHANGE. The above exchange reports as follows: — Sales: Ahaura Siveiy Gd p; Bannookburn, "'V^n^o, 5s 9d p;. Caledonia, Is p; Electric o? £' 425; Ford's Creek & Gold Queen, 33s bolden Chain, par; Greenstone, 33 p; Leviathan, 41s; Orwell, Creels, 3s 9d p Buyers: Al, Is 6d p; Aha-ura, M p; Alpine Consols, .-Ms. Gel; .Bendigo, 5s 9d p- Broad Creek, 2 3 p; Cairnmuir, 20a: Caledonia, 3s fld p; Cromwell, 72s Gd; Davis Bend, 3s pDobson No. 2, 275; Electric Extended, 41s Fords Creek, 2-Js Gd; Galvanic, 31s; Groat Central, 31s; Hartley and Riley, 132s Island Creek par; Ivawarau Bridge, 2s p; Leviathan, 44s kl; Magnetic, 325; Meg and Annie 60s • Memmao, 33s Gd; Nelson Creek, 5Gs- Reeves Proprietary, 255; Rise and Shine, 2s dis; Huby Creek, par; Saltwater Creek, Is p; Second Magnetic, 31s; Sixteen-mile Beach 15s • Tra--18 el 85 6Ci P' Victory' 5s Gel I'J White Star,

Sellers: Ahaura River, Is p; Alexandra Bonanza, Is Gd p; Alpino Consols, JSs; Bannochbnrn, 16s; Bendigo, Gs 6d p; Bignall's, par; Blue Bell, Is dis; Boundary Creek, 255; Broad Creek, Is dis; Cairnmuir, 345; Caledonia 4s Gd p; Central Charltou. lGs Gd; Central Macnetic 3d p; Charlton Creek, 39s Gel; Cornish 1 oinl, 2s dis; Cromwell, 50s; Crown Diamonds Is p; Dart River, Is p; Davis Bend, Gs nDuke of Wellington, Is p; Eclipse, Us; El Dorado, par; Electric, 48s; Electric Extended, 435; Ford's Creek, 2Gs; Galvanic, 355; Garibaldi, par; Garvcy Burn, par; Gentle"Annie •13s; Oibb's Beach, JSs; Globe, 21s Gd; Goldon Banner, par; Golden Beach, 2Ga; Golden Bed, i!0s; Golden Chain, Is p; Golden Gravel Is p; Golden Horseshoe, 2s dis; Golden Mile, par; Golden Ripple, Gd dis; Golden River, 2a p;. Golden Standard, Is p; Golden Vein, Gd p; Grand Junction, 8s 3d p; Greenstone, 3a 9d p; Grey River Consolidated, 5s p; Gunton's Beach, par; Harris Beach, Is dis; Hokitika Extended, 2s p; Horowai, par; luchholme, 5s die; Junction Electric, 325; Kawarau Consolidated, Is p; Kelly and Casey. 31s; Kia-Ora, par; Leviathan, "48s; Lioncss,"ls dis; Maercwhenua, Is p; Magnetic, 3Gs; Marsden No. 3, 5s p; Mikonui, par; Metallic, 30s; Moa Flat, 21s; Monte Christo, 355; Morning Star, 10s; Mosquito, 3s p; Moonlight, 2s p; Naumai, par; Ngapara- No. 3, 23s Gd; No Town No. 2, Gd p; Oceanic Steam, par; Orwell, Creek, 5s p; Perrett's Junction, 6d p; Reeves Proprietary, 30s: Romarlcables, par; Roxburgh Jubilee, 20s 6d; Ruby, par; Sailor's Bend, 425; Saltwater Creek,'2s p; Second Magnetic, 355; Sixteen-mile- Beach, ISs; Teremakau, .3d p; Teviot, Is p; Trafalgar, 10s p; Triumph, par;

Cornsacics,' twine, machine oil, and other farm necessaries are procurable. from NIMHO & Blaik at Icwest current rates,

Victory, 6s Gap; 'Waiora, 3d p; Watteroon's Consols, 2s p;.-Westland, 2s p; Willoughby's Cardrona, Is p; Yellowstone, Gel p.

LADY ROXBURGH GOLD DREDGING COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir.,—l quito agree with tho suggestion of "Shareholder" in to-day's Times in regard to purchasing the New Alexandra dredge. It is about time something was done with our claim—either call lenders for a dredge or liquidate.' If tho claim is as good as it is reputed to be, then go ahead. This dillydallying month after month disgusts investors, and keeps them for investing in other ventures. Tho excuse has been that prices were too high, but this cannot apply now, as the foundries are slacking off.

Hoping that one of the directors will find, timo to explain the 23osition of the company through your columns, —I am, etc., ' Disgusted Shareholder.