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Star (Christchurch), Issue 23, 9 June 1868, Page 2

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Star Offlco, Thlfl Day. Tho woU'known imported draupflit fllro Wellington dumped liandfl yefltorday nt tho Immlflomo flgnro of XBOO. Ho linn been pur. cliftflod from Mr Jiunoi! Stark by Mr Jumos 8, Ciunpboll, who intondH tuldiiff him to tlio Wanßiinul dlntrlcfc, It In mthor a pity that guch a horflo should Icavo tlio province, A mooting of tlio promotorH of tho Qroy Illvor Coal Company wnn held at tlio ofllccs of WHnon nnd Alport, nt tltreo ywiardny afternoon, Thoro vrafl a full ftlttudaucc, Tho lion, <ioa, Mr John Olllrl«r, Aiiimilttwl ft draft' proHpcctHH, which vra.n< roforrcd to tho committee of illrcntora, who, Jm nodintoly on dotormlnlng tho Hiima, will plaoo it and tlio nlmrc-liflt bnforo tho publio. Tho capital will ho X'2o,»n<) In r,(h) iihiiroD of JMO each | £2 will ho paid on application, ami X,l 011 allotment, and not moro than XIO on any ono Bharo will lio culled for during tho ourronny of a your Ino ciill to oxecud X'/5, It wan decided dint tho rtro " promolor " BhurCß allotted to flroymouth, nhonld bo lukflii tip by Imllot, the number of applicant!) boing In cxcchh of Iho fllmrefl nt din/iOHnl. A roport wnti read from Mr Kilnour, of Groymouth, In wliloh that eontlcmnn rcj)ortfl wotlifflotorlly upon tho quality of thfl coal, and iho ox« porlmontiU worUln^H now buiiif^ curried on in tho tuition under Iho direction of Mr Uflhor, SlncoMr Olllrlor'n return to Chrlntchuroli, flomctlilng liko Sti tonn of coal Iwivo bcon taken from llio mlno, and convoyed to tho fih'pp'nflf pliwo '»» <■«" G^y vlvar. It nppcared by tlin tono of tho mooting to bo the intention of iho company to d I root tho Immcdlftto oonntriiflMon of nn cconotnld UilO of tramway for tho full development of tho codl-flcldo, witlt tho vloiv, iiltlmntoly, to tho OfltuWiflhmont, of' n loonmotivo lino from Groymouth to tlm Groy Valley, ' ■••(,