Goldfields Progress.

The following reports are to hand: —

Bulolo.

Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., on August 10, reported:— For month of July, total gross production: 8,230 ounces fine gold, from 538,100 cubic yards. Esti mated working profit: 6,517 ounces of fine gold.

The above production is equivalent to £61,725, and working profit to £48,877/10/-, on the basis of £7/10/- (Aust.), per fine ounce of gold.

N.G. Goldfields.

New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., on August 14, reported for the month of July:—

Development.

Location 3.—The west drive on No. 3 level was advanced 35ft. in ore, averaging 8 dwts. gold and 4 ozs. silver, over a width of 50 inches. Work was delayed by repairs to pumps.

Location 8. —No. 3 level. The drift was ad vanced 65 ft. in ore, averaging 7.2 dwts. gold and 17 ozs. silver, over a width of 30 inches.

Production.

The estimated profit for June from alluvial work was £5,743. The production for July was 2,703 ozs. bullion.

Mill: The estimated profit for June was £6,235.

The output for July was 1,045 ozs. fine gold.

Mr. F. Baton, Presbyterian, missionary

in the New Hebrides, accompanied by

Mrs. Paton, arrived in Sydney from Vila by the “Morinda” on August 2. He is the Principal of the Presbyterian Mission Training College at Tangoa.

Rev. and Mrs. G. P. Lassam, Methodist missionaries in Papua, returned to their station at East Cape by the “Montoro” on August 9. They attended a farewell function given by their Sydney friends on July 24.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, Methodist mis sionaries, left Sydney for Papua on July 20 by the “Macdhui”. Mr. Andrew is the newly appointed chairman of the District in place of Mr. Gilmour, who retired recently.