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(5) Notown Area.—Boring on this area was begun by New Zealand Mining Investments, Limited. Four holes were put down by that company before Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., took over the operations. For the latter company, J. Manson put down a further four holes using 6 in. casing and a 7J in. shoe. The area consisted of O.P.L's. Nos. 136/35 and 137/35 held by Thomas Costigan over part of Block XIV, Mawhera-nui Survey District. (6) Hukarere Area. —On this area a Mines Department No. 2 alluvial drill using 6 in. casing and a 7Jin. shoe was operated by P. Griffen. Drilling commenced in 1934 and completed early in 1935. Total number of holes—fifteen, only one of which was bored in 1935. Situation : O.P.L's. Nos. 7729-36 held by J. McLeod in Blocks XI and XVI, Mawhera-iti Survey District. Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand, Limited. (1) Waitahu Area. —Driller R. McMillan operating a Mines Department No. 2 alluvial drill with 6 in. casing and a 7J in. shoe on O.P.L's. Nos. 8251-53 held by the company in Blocks X and VI, Reefton Survey District, put down four holes. (2) Glenroy Biver Area. —On this area a Consolidated No. 1 drill and a Mines Department No. 2 alluvial drill were operated by drillers R. Whiley, F. Ball, and R. McMillan ; 5 in. casing with a 6J in. shoe, and 6 in. casing with a 7Jin. shoe were used by the two drills respectively. Mining privileges held were O.P.L's. Nos. 3003-11 in the name of R. S. Fleming, and Nos. 3019-20 in the name of F. Ball, situated in Blocks II and VI, Una Survey District, and Blocks IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Matakitaki Survey District. Seventy-six holes were drilled. (3) Maimai Area. —R. McMillan operating a Mines Department No. 2 alluvial drill with 6 in. casing and a 71 in. shoe put down four holes on an O.P.L. held by C. H. Gillett in Block XVI, Maimai Survey District. Bimu Gold Dredging Company, Limited. (1) Mawhera-iti Area. —Drillers H. Butland and A. T. Olsen supervized by D. S. Nicholson, field engineer for the company, commenced operations late in 1935 with 6 in. casing and a 7Jin. cutting-shoe. Extensive operations have been carried out on O.P.L's. Nos. 8071-73, Block XI, Mawhera-iti Survey District, held by Henry Jones, and are still in progress. (2) Blackwater Area. —This area adjoins the above (Mawhera-iti) area, the whole being tested as a consolidated area. D. S. Nicholson is the engineer, and there have been connected with him Messrs. W. Linklater, J. Foster, F. West, and R. Whiley; 6 in. casing and 7J- in. cutting-shoe are being used. The area is held under a Special Dredging Claim License No. 7961, by Henry Jones, over old Claim G. 120. Area, 305 acres. Marlborough County Council Mining Executive. (1) Laracy and Party's Area, Langley Dale. —Commencing in 1934, Drill Superintendent A. H. Aitken using a No. 5 percussion drill with 3Jin. easing and a -if in. shoe put down thirty-three holes on this area on behalf of the Unemployment Board. Situation : Blocks X and XIV, Onamalutu Survey District. Scout boring was also carried out. (2) Bray and Party's Area, Bockferry, Wairau Valley.—Drilling commenced on this area in 1934 under supervision of A. 11. Aitken using a No. 5 percussion drill with 3J in. casing and a 4|- in. shoe, and with 4 in. casing and a sJin. shoe. Twelve holes were put down in 1934 and eleven in 1935. (3) Woolon's Area, Nutmeg Creek. —Commencing in September, 1935, A. H. Aitken tested this area with a No. 5 percussion drill with 4 in. casing and aSJ in. shoe. The area which is situated in Block X, Onamalutu Survey District, was divided into two sections, sevens holes being bored on No. 1, and three holes on No. 2. (4) Wade's Area, Nutmeg Creek.—Using a No. 5 percussion drill with 4 in. casing and a 5J in. shoe, A. H. Aitken drilled three holes on this area which is situated in Block X, Onamalutu Survey District. (5) Anzull's Claim. —This area adjoins Wade's Area and with the same drill, A. H. Aitken put down three holes. (6) Timney's Claim, Flower Creek. —Using a No. 5 percussion drill with 4 in. casing and a 5J in. shoe? A. H. Aitken bored three holes on this claim. Anglo-New Zealand, Limited. (1) Kumara Area.—Boring done on Crown land held by A. W. Mackley under Special Dredging Claim Appn. No. 57/34, and O.P.L's. Nos. 69/34 and 18/35 held by Arthur Donnellan. H. B. Thompson, driller, using a Burt's Keystone drill with 5§ in. casing and a 6| in. shoe bored four holes. (2) Moonlight Area.—Using a Burt's Keystone drill with 6-§ in. casing and a 7$ in. shoe, R. Knewstubb put down five holes on this area. (3) Marsden Area. —Using a 4 in. Skid drill with 3J in. casing and a 4 : j in. shoe, drillers V. Robinson and P. Swan bored four holes on this area. The above company which was connected with Australian Selection Trust, Ltd., ceased operations suddenly as at 30th September, 1935. Notified in Gazette, 16/5/35. (4) Golden Gate, Blackball. —Burt's Keystone drills with 5-} in. casing and 7i in. shoe, and with 6£ in. casing and 7J in. shoe were used on this area by W. H. Gibson. Operations commenced in December, 1934, and continued until April, 1935. The land affected was Crown land held under lease by J. S. Hay, W. R. Kirk, Wm. Neilson, and Mrs. Kidd. Special Alluvial Claim No. 8248, O.P.L's. Nos. 8220-21, 8227-28, 8288, and 8309 were held by Moonlight Goldfields, Ltd. Fifteen holes were drilled. .Miscellaneous. (1) Using 4 in. casing and a 5 in. cutting-shoe, W. Wood put down fifty-two holes at Cockeye Creek on behalf of Nemona Gold Dredging Co., Ltd. (2) Driller R. Robertson using 3 in. casing and a in. shoe put down two holes at the Timm's Rivei, Marlborough, on O.P.L. No. 749, held, by Gold Investigations, Ltd. Situation : Pine Valley Survey District. The driller operating the same machine drilled two holes on O.P.L. No. 764, held by Dominion Mining Syndicate in Block 111, Mt. Olympus Survey District, known as Top Valley area. (3) Operations were carried on by Westland Developments, Ltd., at Landing Creek and at Nelson Creek. (4) At Tiroroa, via Westport, the Eureka Gold Development, Ltd., held O.P.L. No. 9865 in Blocks 111 and VII, Ohilca Survey District and drilling was begun in 1934. This company went into voluntary liquidation. An option to purchase was held by the Takaka Syndicate, and B. Winstone, driller, put down seven holts with a Goldfields Band type drill using 6 in. casing and a 7J in. shoe. (5) Using Government No. 1 alluvial drill, T. B. Gillooly put down sixty-three holes on Special Dredging Claim No. 1823 —Mataki Gold Dredging, Limited. (6) Using a semi-hand sledge drill with 4 in. casing and a 5 in. shoe, W. Robertson drilled eighteen holes in Block VIII, Mawhera-iti Survey District, on behalf of J. Hargreaves. (7) Four holes were drilled by W. J. Woodcock and J. L. G. Sadlier at Duffers Creek on O.P.L's. Nos. 3075-84, held by C. R. Dodd in Blocks XI and XV, Waitaha Survey District. o.j in. casing and a 7,] in. shoe were used. Drilling carried out on behalf of Alluvial Developments (N.Z.), Ltd. (8) At Hau Hau Creek, Westland Alluvial Developments, N. L., put down thirty holes. Mining privileges were held over the area which is situated in Block XIII, Waimea Survey District, and Block 1, Kanieri Survey District. Operations were also carried on at Stafford on freehold of D. B. Jellie in Block X, Waimea Survey District.

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