Notes from Auckland. AucKland, February 16.

Otago Witness, Issue 2295, 24 February 1898, Page 18

Notes from Auckland. AucKland, February 16.

i The gold rotuvn for the month is valued at .£371,503, with two more returns to come in. This is the secsnd highest leturn for over 18 months. February 17. On the shave market there v,-prc sales of ! Moinataiari shares at 7s Srt. There were sellers | ab Ss and Imytis at 7s (>d. Wolcoin'i Fiud shares J sold fo>- sid, and there were Fellers at, 6d. 1 Th-> T. ka'va, Consols crushed 30 tons for 90oz, .' valued .it £2?n i 'Ihe totil output of gold for the month now I reaches £3^,630". | THE MOUNT LYELL MINING AND RAIL- • WAY COMPANY (LIMITED). ! Mr A. 6. Feuwick had received the following 1 ci-'le:- " Fiom tLp 13th .Tuniiary to tbe 9th February j s lotrtl quantity of SS73 toas of ore were treated. , Of ILf-.i: tkc/fc Vv i<' 72,,9 ions from th« open cuts, ■ allaying : c rP^ l '. 3 32 per cent. ; silver, 4 21oz ; ! gold, "£.i7cz From No. -i tunnel thete were 1613 tons, assaying : copper, 741 per cent ; silver, 10"07oz ; gold, "0670z. The converters produced duriLg the same peiiod 3G6 tons of blister copper, containing: copper, 381 tons; silver, 37,2170z ; gold, 17400z." LIKE GE<)P,nie MINES (LIMITED). NEW ! SOUTH WALES. I Mr A. G Pea wick has handed us the following ciblegiam fio'u Mu&sts Gibbs, Bright, and Co. :—: — i "Woikiog costs for the tbxee months October, | November, and December were : Mining (ex- ', elusive of development), 6765; surface handling, •93.;; smelting;, 12'23d ; -total, 19 92s per tou of i ore. Owing to interruption to smelting costs j were higher tlx-n they are likely to be when work | proret<l\r.g -teadi'y. During January water : supp y for brneHer \va3 reiuceJ by Ihe continued j dr ug'ht. 'Uic ore Lunaccd amounted to 2653 » toDj. Oojiceutra'uion of tho resulting matte not" \ y«t complete. Manager advices fall of nearly 4ln rain since 12th iast."