Skey forwarded the following analysis:— *: "New Zealand Geological Survey Laboratory. q " Result of analysis No. 5322. p " Locality—Port Pegasus, Stewart Island. d " Heceivtd—Ju!y ISK9. " Reported on—lath July 1889. '•ALLUVIAL TIN SAND. S " The percentage of Cassiterite (oxide of tin) i 9 11.I 1. 064, 4i (Signed) "W. Skey, £ " Mineß Department, 17th July 1839." c' Tho following extract taken from a letter written y Mr J. M. Potter to the editor of the Southland tl Jaily News, uuder date: Tasmania.2oth June 1889, w nd appearing in the issue of the Southland Daily si



Prospectuses. Novvb of Bth July 1889, will show the mouetary vaiuo of tho abnve assays :— "It may interest many of your readers to know that tho value of Tin Ore Is climated at per'unit,' by which is meant the pr-rcentage of metallic tin contained In such ore. For Instance, if a person had one ton of Stream Tin and it aßßayed 70 %, it would moan it contains 70 units. The pre6ont unit prioo hero is 15s 6d, and ore containing 70 units is therefore worth £54 6s per ton, or about 63d per Ib. Henco you will see that the value of lib of ore dopeuds upon Its assay value and tho price per unit." PROSPECTING. The owners were fortunate in obtaining the ser vicoß of Mr A. K. Conllffe, a gentleman who has had extensive experience on the Tsßinanian Tin Fielda, and who was highly recommended to them. Mr Coiiiiffn Ims boon engaged with a staff of men for thn iii 6(, live months in thoroughly prospecting anil lett ing the Claim. Nine shafts, varying in depth from Bft to 20ft havo been sunk, and in every instance highly payable wash has baen obtained, in some cases 18ft deep. A face 114 ft In length has been opened out, from which, with a very primitive sluice and the small quantity of water immediately avail able, three men in a few hours obtained over 1001b weight of Tin Ore assaying 69J%. This in itself thoroughly proves the value of thu Claim. Mr Oonliffe Btateß that over 30 aores of the lower part of the Claim there ia at least an average depth of Bft of Tinbearlng Washdirt, showing a prospect of from loz to lib weight of Tin Ore per dish. 