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(2.) Government Pkospectixg-drills. Tlie following is a table giving the result oi operations by Government dulls during 1919:—

Type of Drill. Name of Drill Superintendent. Number of Holes drilled. To whom lent. Mineral sought for. Total depth, in Feet. Character of Country pierced. Average Foot , drilld, H ( '„ including Hole - j Transport. Results. _ I s. d. Schramm - Harker die, j W. H. Warburton M [j Mines Department: Whangape Cm I Coal .. (12) 180 Calcareous sandstone, sandy papa 3 6-9 mond drill No. 3 (oil- Company's area rock, clays, sandstones, and greydriven i wacke Ditto .. Ditto .. .. .. .... .. (13) 168 Ditto .. .. .. ..347 .... .. .. .... .. (14) 141 .... .. ..3 9-9 .... .. .. .. „ -. (15) 135 .. .. .. .. .. 2 11-4 .... .. .. .... .. (18) 281 .... .. .. ..3 4-8 12. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. (19) 249 .. .. .. .. .. 3 7-9 „ .. .. .... .. (20) 189 .... .. .. ..4 1-9 ,, .. „ Mines Department: Awaroa L. ml .. .. (16) 194 .... .. .. ..4 24 Company's area Ditto .. .. .. .. ., .. (17) 175 .... .. .. .. 3 3-4 Percussion drill .. „ ., . . .. .. . . „ .. (4a) 294 .... . . .. ..50 ,. .. .. .. .... .. (5a) 265 I .. .. ..50 I „ .. .. .... .. (6a)306 „ .. .. .. ..5 0 Schramm - Harker dii- W. H. Warburton ] f Homebush Coal Company, Glentunnel „ .. (1) 392 Sanelstone, clays, and shales 4 4-11 mond drill No. 3 (oil- and A. Wick . . driven) 5> 3< I Ditto .. Ditto .... ., .. „ .. (2! 410 „ .. „ ..4 21, ...... ■ • J I ,, ■• „ (5) 534 „ ,. .. . . 5 10J Sullivan C.N. diamond W. H. Warburton ! ■. Waitahu Coal Company, Reefton .. ,, - .. 735 Gravel, sandstone, shale, grit, and 31 2J drill (sieam-dri ven) and R. Pengelly conglomerate Ditto .. . . W. H. Warburton 1 I Scott Bros.' Coal-prospecting Lease. „ .. 250 Gravel Reefton Schramm - Harker elia- W. Garter "j r Talisman Consolidated (Limited), Ka- Gold-bearin'r (1) 428 Unaltered andesite mond drill No. 2 rangabake reef (driven by compressed V 2<J air) Ditto .. .. „ ..J N Ditto .. .. .. .. Ditto (2) 200 Liehei.. 2 i 2" 2 2 ft. coal at 72ft., 3 ft. coal at 121 ft. 4 ft. coal at 109 ft., 16 ft. coal at 137 ft. 17 ft. 6 in. coal at 123 ft. 6 in. 17 ft. coal at 121 ft. 6 in. No coal ; probably faulted country. No coal. " 16 ft. coal at 177 ft. 17 ft. 6 in. coal at 160 ft. 17 ft. coal at 252 ft. 14 ft, coal at 255 ft. 1 ft. coal at 252 ft. No workable coal. 91—12 2i~l| 4 ft, 6 in'.'coal at 130 ft, 8 ft, of coal at 586 ft. 2! In progress. 2 1 Maria reef interseeteel about 350 ft. below low level in Woodstock section of the mine. Reef well defined ; values low. 2', -2 6 Borehole in progress to intersect Maria r?ef at a lower level in Bonanza section of the mine. Unpayable results. Keystone drill No. 3 .. H. Rutlanel .. 24 Dunedin City Corporation reserver.'r Alluvial goM i 2,496* Gravel .. •• .- 8 0 area, Waipori Flat deepest 167 Keystone drill No. I . . A. E. Gregory .. 9 Metals Exploration Company (New „ 476* River gravel ... York), operating at Rimu Flat Keystone drill No. 2 . . ., .. 18 Ditto .. .. .. ..- .. 905* Keystone drill No. 1 .. G. E. D. Seale .. 1 Dr. Scott's coal-prospecting licence, Coal .. (1) 131 Gravel Reefton 6 Results not yet disclosed. 6 6 In progress. I * Aggregate