RETURNS FROM MINES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XVI, 19 October 1895, Page 492

RETURNS FROM MINES.

During the past month the returns from the principal mines were as follows : — Crown (Karangahake) treated 442 tons for a return of £2,130. Hauraki (Coromandel), 190 tons for £8.460. Kapai-Vermont (Kuaotunu) 372 tons for £2 300. Moanataiare (Ihames), 471 tons (mostly low gradn ore) for £4BO. May Queen (Thames), 825 loads for £2,742 8s 3d. Try Fluke (Kuaotunu) obtained 3050zs worth about £B6O Waiotahi (Thames) 210 tons for £545. Waitekauri, 129 tons returned £749. Koinaia tilings (Waitekauri) yielded £1,085 10s. Woodstock (Karangahake) for the month obtained £789 worth of bullion. Waihi, 3,000 tons treated returned £10,733 The yields from the May Queen, Waihi, and Kaipai Venaonts were the largest obtained yet from each of those mines. The Woodstock, Waitekauri and Crown are merely working with small batteries, but tenders have already been called to increase the crushing power of the two latter companies, and as soon a* the Woodstock has been formally transferred it is intended to enlarge that quartz reduction p ant also. The following are thegold returns for the week from Reefton mines : —Dark, 180 oz amalgam from 124 tons; Progress, 208 oz amdgam from 220 tons; Globe, 121 oz

amalgam from 130 tons; Baller Dredge, 13oz gold for 84 hours. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS. CALLS. Occidental G.M. Co. ..001 Oct. 9 PuririG.M. Co 0 0 1 Oct. 9 Alpha G.M 0 0 1 Nov. 13 DIVIDENDS. Bank of Australasia .. 5 p.c. Oct. 9 Waiotahi ..0 2 6 Oct. 11 South British Insurance half-yearly dividend of Is 6d per share.