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(8) Kumara Area.—This locality was tested on behalf of the Kapitea Development Syndicate. The area was divided into two sections —the terraces east and those west of the Kapitea River in Block XI, Waimea Survey District. O.P.L's. Xos. 2889, 2890, 2897, and 2292—95 in the name of A. Perry were held over the area. R. Pengelly, operating a " McDougall's " drill with 6 in. casing and a in. shoe put down two holes in the East Section and three holes in the West Section. (9) Maori Greek Area. —Tested on behalf of Stannifer Tin, Ltd. The mining privileges held were O.P.L's. Xos. 2243 and 2338 in the name of A. Perry and situated in Block XI, Waimea Survey District. Messrs. R. Pengelly and X. S. Bartlett operating two " McDougall" machines with 6 in. casing and 7| in. and 74 in. cutting-shoes respectively, drilled sixty-seven holes. (10) Kapitea and Kapitea Creek Areas.—Tested on behalf of Stannifer Tin, Ltd. This is a consolidated area being bored with two drills—" McDougall's Xo. 1," and "McDougall's Xo. 3" each using 6 in. casing and a 7£in. shoe. The area is held under O.P.L. Xo. 2317 by V. J. Robinson, and is situated in Block XI, Waimea Survey District. Xo. 1 Machine started in Xovember, and by the end of the year twenty-two holes had been bored. Xo. 3 commenced in December and was used to drill fourteen holes during 1935. R. Pengelly and X. S. Bartlett, drill superintendents. Both machines were operating at the end of the year and operations continued into 1936. (11) Sawyers Greek Area,.— I Tested on behalf of Stannifer Tin, Ltd. Operating a "McDougall's Xo. 3" drill with 6 in. casing and a 7Jin. shoe, Messrs. R. Pengelly and X. S. Bartlett bored twenty holes on O.P.L. Xo. 2371 held by E. A. Wickes over an area in Sawyer's or Sebastian's Gully, Block X, Waimea Survey District. Operations were still in progress at the end of 1935. (12) Landing, Inangahua River. —On O.P.L's. Xos. 8096—98 held by J. O'Regan over an area near Landing in Block XII, Inangahua Survey District, Messrs. A. Holden and D. Chant, drill superintendents, put down four holes with a Westland Alluvial Developments Xo. 2" drill. 6 in. casing and a 7{- in. cutting-shoe were used. Operations were still in progress at the end of 1935. (13) Karamea Area.—On river flats in the Karamea District held by E. Skilton under O.P.L. Xo. 9913 and by G. Hawick under O.P.L. Xo. 9871, D. Chant using a "McDougall's Xo. 2" machine with 6 in. casing and a 7fin. shoe bored fifteen holes. (14) Waimangaroa. River Area.—Operations commenced on this area in Xovember 1934. It is situated in Block I, Kawatiri Survey District, being freehold Sections 9 and 11, owned by James Lang, and O.P.L. Xo. 9834 held by George Watson. R. Pengelly using 6 in. casing and a 7Jin. shoe drilled twenty holes during the last two months of 1934 and fifty-four holes in 1935. British Developments, Limited. (1) Blue Spur and Lark's Terrace Area, Arahura. —Operations were carried out on this area by British Developments, Ltd., and by Alluvial Tin (Aust.), Ltd., working in conjunction. Driller R. Bryce put down eight holes on freehold land using a machine with 6 in. casing and a 7J in. cutting-shoe. (2) Arnold Flat Area. —Worked in conjunction with Alluvial Tin (Aust.), Ltd. Driller D. P. Wilson using a machine with 6 in. casing and a 74 in. cutting-shoe put down Ave holes on areas held under renewable lease and occupation license by James O'Xeill in Blocks X and XIII, Mawhera-nui Survey District. Also freehold Section 1276, Grey District. (3) Kapitea Greek. — Drill Superintendents L. Hunter and E. O'Reilly using a Keystone drill with 6 in. casing and a 74 in. shoe bored five holes on O.P.L.'s 93/34 to 98/34 held by Tom Learmont in Block XVI, Waimea Survey District. (4) Jellie's Area, Kapitea.—Drill Superintendent L. Hunter using a Keystone Drill with Sin. casing and a 64 in. shoe put down twenty holes on O.P.L. Xo. 5159, held by V. J. Robinson in Block IX, Waimea Survey District. (5) Maruia Area.—A. Sheldon, driller, bored three holes on an area at Maruia, using 5 in. casing and a 6f in. shoe. (6) Alfred River Area, Maruia.—X. Cowan, drill superintendent, put down three holes on O.P.L's. Xos. 8032—34 in the names of C. D. Buist and D. Wight; sin casing and a 64 in. shoe were used. (7) Bond's Area, Arahura.—Tested by British Dev., Ltd., in conjunction with Alluvial Tin (Aust.), Ltd. Driller R. Bryce using 6 in. casing and a 7* in. shoe drilled six holes on freehold Sections 1301 and 130-5, Block XIII, Waimea Survey District. W. T. Xation Bond, freeholder. (8) Healey's Gully Area.—Driller H. T. Adams using Sin. casing and a 64in. shoe bored one hole in Healey's Gully. (9) Boatman's Area.—Operations were carried out on freehold sections 229 —J. M. E. McCormack; 231— J. Lawson and B. Z. Waghorn; 177 and 178— J. B„ J. W. B„ and John Cooper; and on O.P.L. Xo. 8216— J. J. Mcintosh, all in Block VI, Reefton Survey District. Driller V. J. Robinson bored fourteen holes, using 6 in. casing and a in. shoe. (10) Greenstone Area. —Tested in conjunction with Alluvial Tin (Aust.), Ltd. Mining privileges held over this area were O.P.L's. Xos. 2222, 2228, and 2229 by Edward Foley, and 2246 by Thomas Moyniban. Operations commenced in Xovember, 1934, with a Keystone and a Southern Cross drill each using 6 in. casing and 74 in. cutting - shoes. Thirty-eight holes were drilled. Situation: Block IX, Hohonu Survey District, and Block XII, Waimea Survey District. Drillers: A. E. Bamgarten, L. Hunter, and E. O'Reilly.' (11) Kumara Flats Area.—Tested in conjunction with Alluvial Tin (Aust.) Ltd. Driller L. Hunter put down eight holes. The areas affected were leasehold land of J. T. Perrang, M. Eahey, and C. Hunt in Blocks VII and VIII, Waimea Survey District. O.P.L's. Xos. 2255-59 by D. B. Jellie were held over the land. Casing 6 in. and cutting-shoe 7f in. were used. (12) Nolan's (Wataroa) Area—Driller A. E. Bamgarten using 6 in. casing and a 7|in. shoe bored four holes on O.P.L's. Xos. 3036 and 3037, held by T. Xolan and E. Walsh in Block XV, Wataroa Survey District. A Keystone drill was used. (13) Seddon Terrace, Rimu.—Driller A. E. Bamgarten using 6 in. casing and a 7|in. shoe put down two holes on O.P.L's. Xos. 5368 and 5388, held by the driller in Blocks V and IX, Kanieri Survey District. (14) Kohinoor (Mikonui), Ross. —Using a Keystone drill with 6 in. casing and a 7f in. shoe, drillers W. Coleman, A. E. Bamgarten, and R. Bryce put down fourteen holes on O.P.L's. Xos. 3200-3202, V. J. Robinson; and 3251, 3257-60 held by British Developments, Limited, in Block I, Totara Survey District. (15) Moonlight Area. —Drillers D. P. Wilson and G. Macpherson using a Southern Cross drill with 5 in. casing and a 6 in. shoe, put down eighteen holes on this area. The land affected was a freehold section owned by David Kidd; freehold Section 4, Block 111, Mawhera-nui Survey District, T. F. Turner ; freehold Sections 62 and 74, Block IV, Mawhera-nui Survey District, G. 11. King; and O.P.L. Xo. 2846 held by A. O'Donnell in Block 111, Mawhera-nui Survey District. (16) Laffey's Area, Arnold Flat.—Driller W. Coleman using a Keystone drill with 6 in. casing and a 74 in. shoe put down two holes on O.P.L. Xos. 123/35 to 126/35 held by W. P. McCarthy. (17) Thompson's Area, Arnold. —Drillers H. T. Adams and I). P. Wilson using 6 in. casing and a 74 in. shoe put down three holes on O.P.L's. Xos. 137/34 to 140/34 and 153/34, and 162/34 held by j. D. Davidson. (18) Golden Gate Area, Ngahere.—Driller S. Vickers using a Burt's Keystone drill with 6 in. casing and a 7j ui. shoe commenced drilling on this area in June, 1935. Licenses held in the name of the Moonlight Goldfields Co., Ltd., were Amalgamated Claim Xo. 8248, Special Alluvial Claim Xo. 8231, and O.P.L's. Xos. 8494-97, 8538, and 8562. Eleven holes were put down during 1935 and the work was continued into 1936. Situation ; Block 111, Mawhera-nui Survey District,

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