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Besides the above parcels which passed through the complete battery process, various others, on account of their small size and richness, were subjected to berdan treatment alone. They were as follows:— Name of Owner. Weight. Bullion extracted. Lb. Oz. dwt. gr. R. Kelly, Tapu ... ... ... ... ... 22£ 0 0 2 R.Kelly, Tapu ... ... ... ... ... 20| 0 0 If Argosy, Thames ... ... ... ... ... 45 14 13 0 H. P. Stark, Thames ... ... ... ... 120 3 10 0 Preece's Freehold, Coromandel ... ... ... 20 18 10 0 L. Wilson, Auckland ... ... ... ... 29 0 610 W. Marris, Thames ... ... ... ... 50 12 0 0* * Amalgam. The following passed through the battery, but were not subjected to any treatment for the recovery of bullion beyond being assayed : — J. R. Robinson, New South Wales : 2501b. of sand, screened down to four grades, and each grade valued. H. Lowe, Thames: 500 lb. of quartz in ten separate parcels. Separately crushed and sampled. Hauraki Development Syndicate, Coromandel: (1) 6001b., crushed, sampled, and assayed; (2) 5501b., crushed, sampled, and assayed. Union Beach : 1,5001b. tailings, ground fine, concentrated, and assayed. During 1897 ten Thames School of Mines students gained first-class mine-managers' certificates, and two gained battery superintendents' certificates. In January, 1898,1 supervised another mine-managers' examination, for which there were twenty-three candidates. Fourteen of these were students at the Thames School, seven sitting for the mine-manager's and seven for the battery superintendent's certificate. The results of this examination are not yet published. Positions held by Foemee Students. The following table, showing the positions and salaries now held by former students of this school, will illustrate the practical benefit to be derived by following a course of mining instruction :—

Appointments held by Students at the Thames School of Mines from its Inception to the 31st March, 1898.

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Name. Position. Present Address (31st March, 1808). nco a Phi 2 B. Adams Mine-manager, Imperial Gold-mining Company (London), Karangahake Mine-manager, Scotty's Extended, Coromandel Mine-manager, Kirikiri Gold-mining Company, Thames Mine-manager, Mahakirau Gold-mining Company Mine-manager, Occidental Gold-mining Company, Thames .. Mine-manager Mine-manager, Matarangi Gold-mining Company Mine-manager, Blagrove's Freehold (London) Coal-mine manager, Ralph's Taupiri Metallurgist Cyanide manager, New South Wales Mine-manager Karangahake £ 200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 J. D. Colebrook .. M. Fleming W. Harris M. Bruce G. Violeau A. McNiel A. E. Argall T. Snow W. Climo B. Hogg H. Paltridge (Deceased) Auckland Mercury Bay Thames Coromandel Coromandel Coromandel Taupiri Wyalong New South Wales.. Port Darwin, Australia Waihi Komata, Thames .. Victoria .. Great Barrier Thames 250 250 200 200 200 250 250 300 350 250 13 14 15 15 17 E. 3. Banks A.T.Day G. Heard J. McPeake W. Eddowes Cyanide manager, Waihi Gold-mining Company (London) .. Cyanide manager, Komata Reefs (London) Cyanide manager, Victoria Mine-manager, Barrier Reefs Gold-mining Company Mining engineer, New Zealand Exploring Syndicate (Limited) (London) Metallurgist (chlorination-works) Mine-manager, New Zealand Exploration Company (Limited) (London) Metallurgist, Royal Standard Gold-mining Company (London) Mine-manager, Charleston Mine-manager, Adelaide Gold-mining Company Mine Supervisor, Western Australia Mine-manager, Kuranui-Caledonia (London) Mine-manager, Victoria Gold-mining Company, Thames Analyst, alcoholic liquors, Auckland Bank assayer, Paeroa Assayer, Waihi Gold-mining Company (London) Battery-manager, Big River Company, Reefton Cyanide manager, Victoria Cyanide manager, New South Wales Instructor, Coromandel School of Mines Mine-manager, Hauraki Associated Reefs Company (London) Mine-manager, Thames Exploration Syndicate (London) Mine-manager, Britannia Gold-mining Company (London) .. Mine-manager, Sheridan Gold-mining Company 500 150 300 200 500 18 19 G. Peel F. W. Linck Victoria Auckland 300 250 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 J. R. Robinson .. G. Truscott G. Warne J. McDermott .. M. Paul J. A. Agnew A. Carnie W. Carpenter M. von Bernewitz C. Ansley R. Mellett T. K. Wilson .. J. M. Maclaren .. H. F. Shepherd.. W. Baker G. Steadman R. Tierney Wharekiraupunga.. Charleston Thames .. Western Australia.. Thames Thames .. Auckland.. Paeroa Waihi Reefton Victoria New South Wales .. Coromandel Coromandel Thames .. Coromandel Tapu 250 250 250 500 350 300 150 120 150 250 350 300 200 350 350 400 250