THE TROUBLE AT WAIHI.
UNFINISHED CONTRACTS, STATEMENT BY THE COMPANY. (Per Press Association.) Waihi, October 4. Respecting certain recently-cancel-led contracts in the Waihi Company’s mine, the executive has made the following statement: “Where contractors have left quantities of ore ready to he broken in slopes, passes, or shrinkage blocks, the company will have same carefully, tallied as it is required, ami is. got out, and credit will be given to the different parties for all such ore. There is no idea of forfeiting any ore than the deposits and percentages under provisions of the contracts. It will take time to ascertain exactly what quantities have been left, ,and payments can only be made at future periods after the ore has actually been delivered at the surface and the stopes probably filled where necessary. The whole cost of carrying out such work will he debited against tbo contractors before a settlement is finally made. (Signed) Chas. Rhodes, local director.” i
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 35, 4 October 1912, Page 6
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