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Plant at Westport Caedipf Mine. A schedule of this is attached, showing estimated value as for a going concern. We have, &c, Henry A. Gordon. Alex. McKay. John Hayes. The Under-Secretary, Mines Department, Wellington. Adam Jamieson.

Estimated Value of Plant, Cardiff Mine. £ s. d. Small multitubular boiler, 3 ft. 6 in. diameter, 7 ft. 8 in. long ... ... ... 100 0 0 Small vertical steam-engine, 9 in. cylinder, 8 in. stroke ... ... ... 60 0 0 Double inlet-fan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 140 0 0 Small office, at mouth of old mine ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Two-roomed cottage .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Multitubular boiler, 6 ft. 6 in. diameter, 13 ft. long, built in, &c.; working-pressure, 100 lb. per square inch ... ... ... ... ... ... 450 (I 0 Winding-engine, with foundations and gearing ... ... ... ... 500 0 0 Iron tanks, 400 gallons (seven at £3) ... ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 Winding-pulleys, 9ft. diameter, axles and framing (two at £30)... ... ... 60 0 0 Worthington feed-pump and connections ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Punching- and shearing-machine ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 0 0 Anvils (44 cwt. at £1 Bs.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 6 0 Swedge-block ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Eiveting-forge ... . v ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Smiths'forges (two at £1) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Smiths'bellows, 39 in., 32 in., 18 in. (three at £2 10s.) ... ... ... 7 10 0 Bending-rollers, 4ft. gap ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 0 0 Vices (two at £1 55.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 Truck-wheels and axles (nine sets at £2 55.) ... ... ... ... ... 20 5 0 Barbed wire (6 cwt. at 125.) ... ... .'.. ... ... ... 3 12 0 Terminal wheel, with axle and brake-wheel 9ft. diameter ... ... ... 45 0 0 Pulleys, 4 ft. diameter (thirteen at £4) ... ... ... ... ... 52 0 0 3ft. „ (four at £2 10s.) ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Brake-wheel, 6ft. diameter ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 Small pulleys, lft. 9 in. diameter (five at 155.) ... ... ... ... 3 15 0 500 ft. boring-rods, with chisel tools (lump-sum) ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Angle-iron, 3|-in. (0-37 ton at £15) ... ... ... ... ... ... 511 0 Bar-iron ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0 Galvanized-iron pipes, 3in. diameter, 18ft. long (198 ft. at 2s. 6d.) ... ... 24 15 0 Cast-iron pipes, 47 5 in. diameter, 9ft. long (4-J- tons at £12) ... ... ... 54 0 0 Tubs, in fair and medium order (205 at £4) ... ... ... ... ... 820 0 0 „ damaged and greatly worn (twelve at £2) ... ... ... ... 24 0 0 Tongued-and-grooved timber, previously used (20 C.B.M. at 65.) ... ... 6 0 0 Dogs for rails (5 cwt. at £1 55.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 5 0 Horse-nails (141b. at 6d.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 7 0 Bolts and coach-screws (10 cwt. at £1 Bs.) ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 0 Nails (5 cwt. at £1 55.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 5 0 Clip and jig-chains (7 tons at £25) ... ... ... ... ... ... 175 0 0 Stockholm tar (three barrels at £1 10s.) ... ... ... ... ... 4 10 0 Flat-sheets —Twenty-five 7 ft. by 3ft. by -Jin., seventeen 7 ft. by 3 ft. by Jin., sixteen 7 ft. by 3 ft. by fin. (5 tons at £12) ... ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 Boilers, 10 in. diameter, 7in. face (126 at 125.) ... ... ... ... 75 12 0 Large shears (two at £1 155.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 10 0 Eeel of new 4|in. steel rope (2 tons at £54) ... ... ... ... ... 108 0 0 Steel rope, 41 in., 9,240 ft. long (12 tons at £45) ... ... ... ... 540 0 0 Flexible steel rope, liin., 200 ft. (50lbs. at 6d.) ... ... ... ... 15 0 Seagar's rope-driven pump, 8 in. cylinder ... . ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 6in. ' „ ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Small Tangye pumps, damaged (three at £20) ... ... ... ... 60 0 0 Single-action crab-winch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Double-cylinder steam-winch, 5 in. cylinders ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Steam friction-winch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 0 0 Union screw ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Pulley-blocks—iron (six sets at £3) ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 0 Lightening saws (four at 10s.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 Small stove ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Gaspipe, fin. (700 ft. at 4d.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 1113 4 Gaspipe, 2 in., old (1,320 ft. at Is.) ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 0 0 Lubricating oil, 6 cases (48 gallons at Is. 4d.) ... ... ... ... 340 Window and frame, sft. 6 in. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Stocks and dies (three sets at £2 10s.) ... ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 Antifriction grease ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 17 6