DREDGING RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2359, 11 May 1899, Page 20

DREDGING RETURNS.

The dredgemaster of the Golden Gate dredge wires a return of 161oz for six days' dredging. The secretary of the Magnetic Gold Dredging Company (Limited) leports a return of lOOoz for four days' dredging; river high part of week.

The secretary of the Vincent Dredging Company reports a return of 920z lOdwt for 127 hours last week.

Tho Clyde Dredging Company report a return of 270z for the w=ek,. The river is 4ft Oin above the normul mark.

The Matau Dredging Company report a return of 50oz for the veek.

The Manorburn Gold Dredging Company (Limited) report a return of 260z for 110 hours' dredging last week. The usual dividend of Is per share was declared on Saturday. The DunediD Stock Exchange reports the following returns for last week: — Golden Treasure Dredging Company, 31oz; Otago Dredging Company, 20oz 17dwt. The Dunedin dredge washed up 20oz Odwt 6gr for five days.

Mr C. S. Reeves reports a return of 20oz Bdwfc gold from the Sunlight dTedge last week.

Mr Jahez Burton reports that the Ettrick dredge washed up 20oz for last week. Mr A. C. P. Comrain, secretary of the Kyeburn Gold Dredging Company (Limited), reports a return of 14oz sdwt for 153 hours' ing•Mr F. Proctor, secretary of the Nevis Gold ■Dredging Company, reports a return of 19oz for the week. The dredge is working well. The Manorburn Gold Dredging Company's return last week was 330z ISdwt. By a mistake in telegraphing it was given to us as being 240z.

The Hartley and Rilev Beach Dredging Company (Limited) washed up on Friday for a, return of 13oz 16dwt of gold for a week's dredging. Mr R. T. Wheeler, jun., secretary of the Golden Terrace Dredging Company, reports » return for l?st week of 20oz 4dwt 3gr.

The Maori dredge obtained G£oz, for half a week's work laut week. The Victoria Bridge dredge obtained 7oz last week. She has not yet worked into the Nevis. — Cromwell Times.

The following are the dredging returns announced duiing the week ending 3rd inst. : —

Manorburn, Alexandra ~* «. 26 0 0 Otago, Miller's Flat «, „■ 20 17 0 Dunedin, Roxburgh «t «, 20 5 0 Sunlight, Tuapeka .. .„ 20 8 0 Golden. Terrace, Lower Shotover 20 4 3 Eftrick, Moa Flat .. 20 0 0 (Nevis, Nevis .. .. .. 19 0 0 JBlolyneux Hydraulic, Clyde .* 18 0 0 Kyeburn, Kyoburn .. ..■ 14 5 0 Hartley and Riley, Cromwell ... 13 16 0 Oaltee More, Clyde .. .. 6 10 0

Oz. JDt. Gr. Magnetic, Cromwell 199 0 0 Golden Gale, Island Block . . 115 3 0 ilatau, Alexandra 88 0 0 Alpine, Cromwell 60 0 0 Golden Beach, Alexandra .. .. 4& 5 17 Mttnorburn, Alexandra .. .. 33 15 0 Golden Point, Alexandra .. ..30 0 0 Golden Terrace, Lower Shotover.. 27 13 0 Dunodin, Roxburgh . . . . . . 25 9 9 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat . . 24 10 0 Sunlight, Tuapeka 23 7 0 Jutland Flat, Waipori .. .. 22 12 0 Wainmrnu (near Gore) .. ..22 0 0 Hartley and Riley, Cromwell .. 20 13 0 Empire, Waipori 19 12 3 ISnterprise. Alexandra .. .. 17 13 S Molyneux Hydraulic, Clyde ..17 3 0 Otego, Miller's Flat 16 0 0 Ettrick, Moa Flat 16 0 0 K"evis, Nevis .. .. .. ..16 0 0 Success, Waipori .. .. .. 15 11 "12 Tuapeka, Tuapeka 12 13 o Tictoxia Bridge, Nevis .. .. 7 0• 0 Maori, Cromwell .: ... .. 6 10 0 Clyde, Alexandra 6 0 0 Morning Star, Manuherikia (fortnight) 23 0 0 The following are the returns for last week set out in a more convenient form: — oz. dt. gr. Golden Gate, Island Block ..161 0 0 Magnetic, Cromwell .. .. 109 0 0 Vincent, Clyde 92 10 0 Matau, Alexandra . . . . 59 o 0 Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat . . 31-0-0 Clyde, Alexandra „. *.. At 27 0 0