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(4.) Government Prospecting-drills. Particulars of Boring during 1914 by Government Prospecting-drills.

Type of Drill. Name of Superintendent. To whom lent. Mineral sought for. of Mes Approximate drS?d. Depth drilled. Diameter of Hole. Character of Country penetrated. ■ Average Cost per Foot, including Transport. Result of Drilling. Schram - Barker (oil- i driven diamond drill ! Ditto W. H. Warburton Point Elizabeth Colliery, Cavern ] Coal Creek Ditto .. .. .. j „ Point Elizabeth No. 2 Section j Mine ,, ' Liverpool Colliery, No. 3 Sec- ,, tion 1 1 1 1 Ft. In. ] £ s. d. Hole cased 2J Mudstone, sandstone, shales, and 0 4 3 to 70 ft. grit 552 ft. 479 2J Sandstone, shales, grit, and 0 4 0 shaly mudstone 98 2J Sandstones, shale, and grits . . 0 7 10 532 2J in. to 165 ft., Sandstones, shales, grits, and 0 2 ii cased, then re- shaly mudstone duced to If in. No coal. Hand-boring plant .. Coal— 2 ft. 6 in. at 17 ft. ; 1 ft. 6 in. at 52 ft. Coal— 2 ft. 6 in. at 70 ft. ; 5 ft. at 126 ft.; 2 ft. at 199 ft. ; 1 ft. 6 in. at 272 ft.; 2 ft. 6 in. at 316 ft.; 4 ft, 3 in. at 479 ft. Coal— 21 ft. (Morgan seam) at 170 ft. ; 3 ft. at 220 ft. ; 2 ft. at 227 ft, Coal— 1 ft. 6 in. at 13 ft, ; 23 ft, (Morgan seam) at 180 ft. Schram - Harker (o i 1driven) diamond drill Ditto .. Schram - Harker d i amond drill Ditto ,, Liverpool Colliery, No. 1 Sec- „ tion ,, Liverpool Colliery, No. 1 Sec- j „ tion East „ Liverpool Colliery, No. 1 Sec- ,, tion West W. Carter .. W T aihi Gold-mining Company.. Gold „ .. West Haven Coal-prospecting Coal Company (near Collingwood) G. E. D. Seale .. , Round Hill Gold-mining Com- Alluvial gold pany (Waikaia) I 1 1 1 405 2J Sandstones, shales, grits, shaly 0 3 9 mudstones conglomerate 209 2J Sandstones, grits, and shaly 0 3 6 mudstones 105* Unfavourable. 1 373 3 | Dacite .. ... ..230 1 122 . 2if Alluvial and debris .. .. j 0 8 61 Drilling still in progress. Kevstone No. 1 placer drill 5 889f 5 to 6 Gravel and clay .. .. j 0 6 6 * In progress. t Aggregate.