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Boring Okekatiobb. Lake County. The Burma Malay Tin, Limited, using a J. M. Stewart No. 3 machine, bored sixteen holes, total depth 493 ft., in the Cardrona Valley, Cardrona Survey District; 6 in. casing and 7 in. shoe were used. Mr. J. A. Milne was the drill superintendent. The Goldfields Dredging Company, using a hand drill, with 4 in. casing, bored four holes totalling 167 ft. in depth, at Big Beach on Special Dredging Claim No. 3148. Mr. A. Maitland was drill superhitendent. Tuapeka County. British Developments, Limited, using a Sleigh Rig machine, with 5 in. casing, bored fourteen holes to a total depth of 1,071 ft., at Waipori. Mr. T. E. Velenski, drill superintendent. The same company, using a Sleigh Rig, with 5 in. casing, bored three holes, total depth 121 ft., on the north-west lead, Waipori, Section 3, Block I, Waipori Survey District. Mr. D. P. Wilson was drill superintendent. Bruce County. Austral Malay Tin, Limited, using a No. 2 machine, bored twenty-nine holes, total depth 1,581 ft. at Glenore, Block XXV, Toko Survey District; 6 in. casing was used. Dr. W. H. A. Penseler was the drill superintendent Southland County. The Stewart Gold Company, bored two holes, total depth 283 ft., in part Sections 6 and 7, Blocks IX and XIV, Chatton Survey District. Mr. R. T. Stewart was the drill superintendent. The Argyle Mining Company, using the Government No. 2 Keystone and Nos. 4 and 6 alluvial drills, continued drilling on the property of Mr. John Dennis in Block X, Waikaia Survey District; 4| in. and 6 in. casing in use. Drilling is still in progress. Bewick Moreing and Company, London, using three machines with 6 in. casing, bored forty-six holes to a total depth of 4,174 ft. on the property of the Nokomai Gold-mining Company at Nokomai. Messrs. L. E. Sinclair, B. V. Barton, G. Baker, and A. T. Smith were the drill superintendents. The Pinckney Syndicate, using Keystone and McDougall machines, with 6 in. casing, bored fifty-six holes, total depth 2,400 ft. in Block VI, Waikaia Survey District. Mr. P. Birse, drill superintendent. Vincent County. Investigations Limited, using a Southern Cross drill, with 5 in. casing, bored fifteen holes, totalling 880 ft. in depth, on the property of the Nevis Diesel Gold-dredging Company, in Blocks VI, VII, IX, and X, Lorn Survey District. A programme of twenty holes as check boring was planned, but owing to the severity of the winter fifteen holes only were bored." Mr. W. E. Tyree was the drill superintendent. Austral Malay Tin, Limited, using two machines (one Dodge and one steam), using 6 in. casing, bored twenty holes totalling 1,315 ft. in depth, in Blocks I and 11, Wakefield Survey District. Drill superintendent, Dr. W. H. A. Penseler. The above company, using a Dodge machine bored forty-six holes to a total depth of 2,200 ft. on the Athenasum Reserve, Cromwell ; 6 in. and 8 in. casings were used. Mr. D. Brigstocke was the drill superintendent. The same companv, using an A. and T. Burt No. 1 machine, with in. and 6 in. casings, bored eighty-four holes totalling 4,162 ft. in depth, at Lowburn, Sections 2 and 3, Block IV, Wakefield Survey District. Dr. W. H. A. Penseler was the drill superintendent. British Developments, Limited, using a Sleigh Rig machine, with 5 in. casing, bored seven holes to a total depth of 560 feet, on the Cromwell Plat. Mr. J. H. Williamson was the drill superintendent. The Unemployment Board, using the Government No. 2 Keystone drill and No. 4 alluvial drill, with 6 in. casing, bored eleven holes totalling '618 ft. in depth on Run 2380, Block XVIII, Leaning Rook Survey District. Mr. W. H. Gibson is drill superintendent. Drilling still in progress. Maniototo County. British Developments, Limited, bored twenty holes, total depth 600 ft., in Spec Gully, Naseby; 5 in. casing was used. Mr. T. E. Velenski was the drill superintendent. The above company, using a converted hand Rig, with 3 in. casing, bored fourteen holes totalling 95 ft. in depth, on the Kyeburn River, Section 1, Block I, Swinburn Survey District. Drill superintendent, Mr. F. J. Gallacher. This company also bored six holes totalling 172 ft. in depth on Dredge Flat, Naseby, Section 4, Block IV, Kyeburn Survey' Distric t; 5 in. casing was used. Mr. T. E. Velenski was the drill superintendent. The same company, using a hand Rig, with 3 in. casing, bored six holes totalling 99 ft. in depth at Lammermoor, St. Abbs Survey District. Drill superintendent, Mr. F. J. Gallacher. Wallace County. British Developments, Limited, using a hand Rig, with 3 in. casing, bored six holes to a total depth of 312 ft., at Wakapatu, Sections 3, 4, and 21, Block VIII, Longwood Survey District. Mr. F. J. Gallacher was the drill superintendent. The Round Hill Gold-mining Company, Limited, using 2 in. and 3 in. hand drills, with 3 in. casing, bored twenty-nine holes totalling 1,676 ft. in depth, on their property in Blocks VII and X, Longwood Survey District, Mr. F. Hart was the drill superintendent. British Developments, Limited, with a converted 3 in. hand Rig, using 3 in. casing, bored one hote to a depth of 85 ft. on the property of the Pallia Gold-mining Company, Ltd., in Block V, Longwood Survey District. Mr. W. E. Tyree was the drill superintendent.

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