• orv ea Ferry, 6d; Mosquito, 4s; North Beach, 2s; No Town, Creek, 6s; Orwell Creek, 15s; Pactolus No. 2, 2s 6d; Pactolus « .3' b i ; of Wales. 10s; Red Jacks, 2s 6d; Reeves's Proprietary, 4s; R033 Day Dawn, 2s; Royal Sovereign, par; Spec Gully, 2s; Stillwater, 2s; Tcviot, 7_; Tnapeka (paid) 3 ? s; iuckcr's Flat, 4s;.United Morvon, par' Upper Clutha, par; Watterson'.. Consols; Is 9d; Wekoxne 6d; Willoughby Cardrona, 9d: Woodstock, 33 6d. ' '

.PRESS ASSOCIATION. TELEOBAM.). -' ■•■'■■'' -,-;. 'DUNEDIN, May 4. A number of .-applications for mining licenses .™i?°rt. Dn * M f tlle Taieri river !_ ■' r 5 ! _ the rauway departiHent on the grwuwi that were within five chains of the river boundary of the railway reserves. The claims are-_n .the Mount Aldan district, where the boundary is ort .the edge of tile river, and the five chains limit takes in the 222? A* \ f th ° river - The applications were adjourned:-for a months to see if an at- ' rangement cannot:be -mad.. The depa-fc __^_*.£ Cfaon '? **"* result of a fear that 4h« dredgmg operations - v/ill undermine the rail way embankment. - -v- .-■;. j~oi. be W _ ek. The Inch Valley return waa: S~sl.' a ? d tto -M»tan retu_n Bos. ™ ' r-,s™ _ cha^<aa^ B at *b« following pre miurMr—Boiuidary Creek, Bst <3d; Braady. £? r' w ? ' Vffl C 7*2 3 ; Golden E-ng, t. e^B^ d. 3 ' Great Central, I7s; Gun ton ■; Beach. 2s 6d; Kawara.ii Bridge, l»- Kel ly and Casey, 12s and i2s 6d; Leaning Rock, 3d; .bevia.haiv-3 and 8s 6d; Marsd.u Ko. 1, 2s; Rise and Shine. 3d, Is and Is 6d: Box burgh Lead. 3d;".Waimumu Quean. ._• Bendt" go, 17s CdU .Diggers' Pride, 3s; Electric. Ex tended, 15a 9d; Er icfcsons Reward,. 7*- 6d; Grey -Is 6d ; NV.nn- Creak, -' '.s?j -'c.°* anHi - 6d; Reeves Proprietary, 7_d, lOJd; Sixteen Miio'Beach, Ss; Vincent E_> ; tended. 30s;: Wet Lead, Is 9d. Sales also took }_.._-. e • ufc f.h. following price-; ' I_,.ad.Mss-d; Electric, G3s and 646; ,; First Chance {paid), 42s 6d ; Garvey Bum, par; ■ Golden Beach, 555; Hartley and Riley, £13 ISs; .New Alexandra, _5s Gd; Morning -Star. 23s Gd, 245.;' Vincent, 60s. 