MINING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6647, 20 November 1899, Page 1

MINING.

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Nov. 19. The "Woodstock Company srushed 1324 tons bf ore for bullion valued at £1155. The London directors of the Waihi Company have informed the local representative that the next dividend declared will be at' an 'increased rate. A dividend has been declared at the _ rate . of 2s per share, payable on Dec. *L I'his ia the twenty-seventh dividend paid by the Waihi Company, making the total distributed £468,500. GREYMOUTH, Nov. 19. The coal exports for the week ending Nov. 18 were:— Blackball Company, 1287 tons lewt; Brunner Company, 2528 tons scwf . REEFTON, Nov. 18. The following are the gold returns fpr the Week:— Alpine Extended, 208oz of amalgam from 420 tons; Consolidated Dredge, 16oz of gold for 105 hours. WESTPORT, Nov. 18. The coal export last week was 9129 tons 15cwt, shipped by the Westport Coal Company. DUNEDIN, Nov. 18. The following are the week's dredging returns: — Magnetic 41oz, Success 350z 2dwt, Enterprise 350z ldwt 21grs, Woolshed 270z, Inch Valley 270z, Clyde 21oz, Sunlight 20oz| Golden Point 19oz, Mblyneux Hydraulic 18Joz| Maori 18oz, Waimumu 18oz, Alpine 17oz 14dwt! Nil Desperanduni 17oz lOdwt, Morning Star 17oz ldwt, Golden Treasure 16oz sdwt, Jilanorburu 16oz, Matau 14oz, Vincent 12oz 2dwt Ophir l-2oz, Ettrick 12oz, Chatto Creek lloz' Otago lOos 6dwt, Tuapeka Boz 3dwt. The Bakery Flat Sluicing Company's return is 60oz of gold for seven weeks.