MINING MATTERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2461, 3 November 1876, Page 3

MINING MATTERS.

AiBUBNU Tmjbute. — Barclay and party completed their crushing and cleaning up at the Moanataiari battery yesterday, and tho result.of the final retortiug, IGOozs gold, more than realised expectatations. This parcel, together with the deposit of 3530zs made on Saturday, was melted at the Bank.of New Zealand yesterday into an ingot weighing SlOozs 4dwts gold, and as the result of a crushing of 132 tons of general stuff and specimens the tributers and the company havo very good reason to be satisfied with the return. Other tributors of tho company, including Allen and party, have now considerable parcols on hand, and sovernl crushings aro in progress and ready for transit. There is every likelihood that a succession of.handsome returns will result, from theso crushings, and if the company was not more involved than is generally supposed, there is a likelihood that a dividend will bo payable to the shareholders before tho end of tho yoar. Citt op London.—A small lodgmont of gold, amounting to 2ozs ISdwts, was made at the Bank of New Zealand yesterday on behalf of tho Uity of London Company. It was, we believe, the result of a final cleaning up after the recent crushing foi tho company. , Caledonian Tuibute.—Nicholls. and party, tributors of a section of tho Caledonian Company's mine, finished up a crushing yesterday, as tho result of which they deposited Mozs 4dwts melted gold-at'tkoßaukof New Zealand, Tho

parcel, consisting of 15 tons, was crushed at tho Una battery,