KAPANGA.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9027, 26 March 1898, Page 2

KAPANGA.

It is rumored that no more tributes are to be let in this mine. GLOUCESTER. ? This company's shaft has now at- ' jtained the required depth, -and in another column the manager invited tenders for driving about 100 ft. Specifications may be seen at the mine, where tenders close at 2 pm. on ! Wednesday next. FORTUNA (Havraki) GOLD ■ MINES. ' ! Tenders are being called for driving 100 ft on No: i level, receivable at the office up to 3 p m. on Monday the 28th inst, where specifications taiy be seen. PURU CONSOLIDATED. Messrs J. R. Gray, J. M. Lennox, and G. T. Chapman, (directors of this ' mine) were passengers by the Wakatere Jto the Tuames last night. They left for Puru on a visit of inspection to the mine this morning. We understand that a trial ran of the new battery is to take place to-day, ■ ■ r • | BARRIER REEFS.

The contract for driving the 600 ft of tunnel has been completed. The track has been lined up and the tunnel cleaned out, and everything is now ready for the contractors to start work on the extension of the tunnel. Near the face of the tunnel, 600 ft; in, a sinch,leader of white quartz was cut, a sample of which is to assayed. MINERS' WAGES. In accordance with the resolution

agreed to at the recent conference between the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Mines, the Goldfields Committee of the latter body met on Thursday afternoon and further considered the question of the payment of miners' wages by cash instead of cheque. After some discussion, it was resolved; "That, as the proposed alteration in the system of paying wages would entail considerable additional cost a'nd'risV to the companies, and as no objection had been raised to ths present mode of payment by the miners, the committee recommends that the Council should adhere to its determination not to, support the proposal.