582 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN September 11, 1914. explosion at the neighbouring colliery at Senghenydd, and again in January in consequence of a strike. These stoppages materially affected the profits of the company. Considerable expenditure has been incurred during the year in extending and improving the haulage and in installing economisers, superheaters, and other improvements, and the present condition of the colliery, both on the surface and underground, is entirely satisfactory. NEW COMPANIES. Ayres (C. and G.) Limited. — Private company. Regis- tered office, 47, Friar-street, Reading. Registered Sept. 1. To acquire and carry on business of removers, railway and cartage contractors, coal and salt merchants, carried on at Friar-street, Merchant’s-place, and Garrard-street, and High-street, Reading, and at Pangbourne and Midgham. Nominal capital, £30,000 in 11,900 £1 cumulative preference and 18,100 ordinary £1 shares. Directors : —. Ayres, 21 and 22, Market-place, Reading, auctioneer and estate agent; F. W. Ayres and G. F. Ayres, 47, Friar-street, Reading, coal merchants and contractors. Boonzaiers Limited.—Private company. Registered office, Tuff’s Wharf, Glass-yard, High-street, Woolwich. Regis- tered Sept. 2. To manufacture, make, work, buy, sell, and deal in pumps, pump valves structures, valves and acces- sories, galvanometers, ammeters, voltmeters, etc. Nominal capital, £10,000 in 40,000 ordinary 5s. shares. Directors : W. G. Boonzaier, 11, Bramfield-road, New Wandsworth, S.W., engineer: N. W. Buis, 2, Artillery-mansions, Night- ingale-place, Woolwich Common, S.E., commercial traveller; S. Hartley, 35, Arran-road, Catford, S.E., engineer. Metal and Machinery Syndicate Limited.—Private com- pany. Registered office, 56 and 57, Aldermanbury, E.C. Registered Sept. 4. Metal and machinery merchants, elec- trical engineers, and dealers in electrical apparatus, mechanical engineers, etc. Nominal capital, £500 in £1 shares. Swansea Fuel Company Limited. — Private company. Registered office, King’s Dock, Swansea. Registered August 31. Patent fuel manufacturers, iron masters, steel makers, colliery proprietors, engineers, and sellers and dealers in iron, coal, coke, bricks, earth bricks, etc. Nominal capital, £2,000 in £1 shares. Permanent directors :—J. Birkinshaw, senr., Fellside, Borrowash, near Derby; J. Birkinshaw, junr., The Birches, Borrowash, near Derby; P. Birkinshaw, 4, Bryn-road, Swansea. This list of new companies is taken from the Daily Register specially compiled by Messrs. Jordan and Sons Limited, company registration agents, Chancery-lane, E.C. CONTRACTS OPEN FOR COAL AND COKE. For Contracts Advertised in this issue received too late for inclusion in this column, see Leader and Last White pages. Abstracts of Contracts Open. Abergavenny, September 18.—For supply of coal, inter alia, to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. W. H. P. Scanlon, clerk, Poor Law Offices, Monk-street, Abergavenny. Aldershot, September 15. — For the supply, for the Aidershot Education Committee, of good hard coal, to be delivered in such quantities and at such schools as required, from September to April inclusive. Also for supply of coke per ton. Tenders of Mr. N. Clinton, clerk, 4, Station-road, Aidershot. Axbridge, September 14-16-18.—For supply of coal, inter alia, to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. W. Reece, clerk, Poor Law Offices, Axbridge. Barrow-in-Furness, September 16.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of tender at the Workhouse. Belper, October 14.—For supply of coal, etc., to the isolation hospital, for the Authority. Forms of Mr. J. Pym, clerk, Bridge-street, Belper. Berkhampstead, September 19-23.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse, Berkhampstead. Blackburn, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse and Homes, etc., for the Guardians. Forms at the Union Offices, Cardwell-place, Blackburn. Bristol, September 14.—Coal for six months from September 29, for the Sanitary and Improvement and Health Committees. Specifications of the City Engineer, 63, Queen-square, Bristol. Bristol, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. J. J. Simpson, clerk, St. Peter’s Hospital. Burton-on-Trent, September 21.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. C. F. Chamberlin, clerk, Union Offices, Burton-on-Trent. Carmarthen, September 18.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse and Cottage Home, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. J. Saer, clerk, 7, Hall-street, Carmarthen. Cheddleton (Staffs), September 15-21.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the County Mental Hospital, Cheddleton, near Leek. Forms of Mr. F. G. Eve, clerk and storekeeper. Christchurch, September 21.—For the supply of coal and coke, etc., to the-Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. A. Druitt, clerk, Christchurch. Coatbridge (Scotland), September 14. — Coals, nuts, peas, and coke for the Old Monkland School Board. Tenders to B. Gray, Municipal Buildings, Coatbridge. Croydon, September 24.—Coal and coke for the Rural District Council. Forms from E. J. Gower, clerk, Council Offices, Katherine-street, Croydon. Downham Market, September 17.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians of Downham Union. Forms of Mr. H. B. B. Wayman, clerk, Union Offices, Downham Market; or of the Workhouse Master. Driffield, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. H. Botterill, clerk, Driffield. Dudley, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. E. Allen, clerk, St. Jamcs’s- road, Dudley. Edgware, September 17.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Workhouse and Schools, for the Guardians of Hendon Union. Forms of Mr. F. J. Seabrook, clerk, Union Offices, Edgware. Evesham, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse and Homes, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. E. H. Wadams, clerk, Union Offices, Evesham. Gateshead, September 21.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse and Whinney House establishments, Shotley Bridge, for the Guardians of Gateshead Union. Forms of Mr. G. Craighill, clerk, Union Offices, Prince Consort-road, Gateshead. Halifax, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, Gibbett-street, and Hospital, Salterhebble, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. A. T. Longbotham, clerk, Union Offices, 4, Carlton-street, Halifax. Hardingstone (Northampton), September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. J. B. Phillips, clerk, 2, St. Giles-square, Northampton. Heswall (near Birkenhead), September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., to the West Derby, Liverpool, and Toxteth Park Joint Hospital, Heswall, near Birkenhead, for the Hospital Committee. Forms of Mr. H. P. Cleaver, clerk, Offices, Brougham-terrace, Liverpool. Hinckley, September 26.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. J. W. Preston, clerk, Church-street; or at the Workhouse. Holbeck, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. G. Diment, clerk, Holbeck. Keighley, September 16.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. S. Green, clerk. Lancaster, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse and Children’s Home, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. W. D. Ball, clerk, Union Offices, 5, Dalton- square, Lancaster. Leith, September 14.—Alternative tenders are invited for the supply at Bonnington Bailway Station (a) during the period of 12 months from October 1 next of 8,000 tons washed singles; or (5) during three months from October 1 of 3,500 tons washed singles, for the Electricity Department, Speci- fication of the Burgh Electrical Engineer, Great Junction- street, Leith. Lichfield, September 17.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. T. Moseley, clerk, Offices, 6, Breadmarket-street, Lichfield. London, E.C., September 23.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., to their various establishments, for the Guardians of Holborn Union. Forms of Mr. H. G. Holder, clerk, 53, Clerkenwell-road, E.C. London, S.W., September 17.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Belmont Workhouse, for the Fulham Board of Guardians. Forms of Mr. E. J. Mott, clerk, 129, Fulham Palace-road, S.W. London, W., September 15.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., to their various establishments, for the Guardians of St. Marylebone Union. Forms of the Clerk, Northumber- land-street, Marylebone-road, W. Macclesfield, September 21.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. F. Harrison, assistant clerk, Union Offices, Macclesfield. Maldon, September 16.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master, Maldon; or Matron of the Cottage Homes. Manchester, September 18. — For the Manchester and South Manchester Joint Institution Committee :—750 tons nutty slack coal, 30 tons house coal.—Forms of the Poor Law Offices, New Bridge-street, Manchester. Melton.—For .supply of coal, etc., to the Suffolk District Asylum, Melton, for the Visiting Committee. Forms of Mr. H. Gaffney, clerk and steward at the asylum. Merthyr, September 14.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master or Superintendent of the Schools. Northleach, September 16.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Isolation Hospital, for the Bural District Council. Forms of Mr. J. H. Stephens, clerk. North Shields, September 14.—For the supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians of Tynemouth Union. Forms of Mr. T. Percival, clerk, Guardians’ Hall, North Shields. Oldham, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master. Oxford, September 15.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. A. Ballard, clerk, 5 and 6, Mag- dalen-street, Oxford. Peterborough, September 16.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Sanatorium, for the Corporation. Forms of Mr. W. Mellows, town clerk. Pontardawe, September 15.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. W. Lewis, clerk, Union Offices, Pontardawe, Glamorgan. Pontypool, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Pontypool and District Hospital, for the Executive Board. Forms of Mr. T. Morgan, secretary, Pont- newynydd. Portsmouth, September 24.—For supply of steam coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms at the Offices, St. Michael's- road, Portsmouth. Bomford, September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Isolation Hospital, Bush Green, Bomford, for the Bomford Joint Hospital Board. Forms of Mr. W. Smith, clerk, 16a, South-street, Bomford. Boyston (Herts), September 16.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. A. Sharpe, clerk, Boyston. Scarborough, September 16.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master. Sedgefield, September 17.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master. Stafford, September 26.—For supply for the Corpora- tion of coal for public baths and slack for waterworks pump- ing station, Milford. Forms of Mr. W. Plant, borough engineer and surveyor, Borough Hall, Stafford. Staines, September 17.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. F. Hutchinson, clerk, Ashford, Middlesex. St. Ives (Hunts), September 17.—For the Guardians : 90 tons best house coal (Tibshelf best brights); 60 tons best hard coal (Annesley best hand picked steam); also coke. Forms from G. D. Day, clerk, Union Offices, St. Ives. Stockport, September 14.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., for the Guardians. Forms at the Union Offices, Shaw Heath, Stockport. Stroud, September 17.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms at the Union Offices, John-street, Stroud. Sundridge (Kent), September 22.—For supply of coal, etc., to the Workhouse, Sundridge, for the Guardians of Sevenoaks Union. Forms of Mr. F. H. Vibert, clerk, Bank- chambers, High-street, Sevenoaks. Thrapston, September 14.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Workhouse and Children’s Home, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. G. Hunnybun, clerk, Union Offices, Thrapston. Tredegar, September 14.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians of Bedwellty Union. Forms of Mr. H. J. C. Shepard, Workhouse, Tredegar. Wadhurst (Sussex), September 16.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., for the Guardians of Ticehurst Union. Forms of Mr. G. B. Chambers, master of the workhouse, Flimwell. Walsall, September 17.—For supply of coal and slack, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. A. H. Lewis, clerk, 29, Leicester-street, Walsall. Wellingborough, September 15.—For supply of coal and coke, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. T. J. Morgan, clerk. Witney, September 17.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms of Mr. N. J. G. Bavenor, clerk, Witney. Woking, September 19.—Coal and coke for the Educa- tion Committee. Forms from B. B. Boberts, secretary, Education Office, Secondary School and Technical Institute, Woking. Wokingham, September 14.—For supply of coal, coke, etc., to the Workhouse, for the Guardians. Forms of the Workhouse Master. Wolverhampton, September 15.—For supply of coal, etc., for the Guardians. Forms at the office of Mr. F. Harrison, clerk. The date given is the latest upon which tenders can be received. CONTRACTS OPEN FOR ENGINEERING, IRON AND STEEL WORK, &c. Brisbane, December 15.—Switchboards.—The Imperial Trade Correspondent at Brisbane reports that tenders will be received at the office of the Deputy Postmaster-General, Brisbane, for supply of (1) an automatic or semi-automatic switchboard, together with associated apparatus (schedule 291), and (2) a common battery multiple switchboard (schedule 290). Specifications, etc., are expected to be received shortly at the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade, 73, Basinghall-street, E.C. Colwyn Bay, October 8.—Refuse Destructor.—For erec- tion of a refuse destructor, with steam boiler, auxiliary machinery, etc., complete, for the Colwyn Bay and Colwyn Urban District Council. Specifications of Mr. E. M. Lacey, M.I.C.E., 12, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W. (deposit £5 5s.). Halifax, September 14.—Coal for the Corporation. Further particulars at Education Offices, West House. Leeds.—Excavating.—For excavating coal and fireclay underlying about 12 ft. of soil, clay, and shale. Full par- ticulars of the Leeds Fireclay Company Limited, Mines Department, Wortley, Leeds. Limerick, September 18.—Plant.—One three-cylinder Diesel oil engine coupled to a 160 kw. direct current gener- ator, and one motor-driven air compressor, for the Limerick Corporation. Specifications of Mr. E. B. Thornhill, A.M.I.E.E., borough electrical engineer, Power House, Frederick-street, Limerick (deposit £2 2s.). London, E.C., September 23.—Rolling Stock.—For supply, after March 31, 1915, of rolling stock (steel covered goods bogie wagons, high-sided bogie wagons, bogie timber trucks, bogie rail trucks, and brake vans, metre gauge), for the South Indian Bailway Company Limited.—Specifications at the Company’s Offices, 91, York-street, Westminster, S.W. A charge, which will not be returned, will be made of 40s. each for the specification. London, S.E., September 22.—Draught Fans, etc.— Induced draught fans, motors, spare parts, and dampers, and for the execution of alterations to existing brickwork flues and the moving of existing dampers at the Council’s generating station at Greenwich, for the London County Council. Specification of the Clerk of the Council, County Hall, Spring Gardens, S.W. London, S.E., September 30.—Plant, etc.—The Wool- wich Borough Council invite separate tenders for the follow- ing at their baths in High-street, Plumstead : (1) repairs to air lift pipes of borehole to well; (2) supply and fixing of air compressor; (3) supply and fixing of new parts to water- softening plant. Further particulars of Mr. G. H. Four- acre, baths superintendent, Public Baths, High-street, Plumstead, S.E. London, W.C., October 12.—Motors.—The Agent- General for Victoria, Australia, is prepared to receive tenders for suppl}’ and delivery in Melbourne of three-phase motors for driving workshop and other machinery for use in con- nection with the electrification of Melbourne suburban rail- ways. Specification from Messrs. Merz and McLellan, con- sulting engineers. 32, Victoria-street, Westminster, S.W. The charge for the specification in duplicate is £5 5s., and £2 2s. each for any further copies. Manchester, September 15.—Pipes.—For supply of about 130 tons of cast iron water pipes (6, 9, 12, and 15 in. diameter), with about 14 tons of special castings, for the Waterworks Company. Specifications, etc., from the Secretary, Waterworks Offices, Town Hall, Manchester, on payment of 10s. Melbourne, October 14.—Billets.- The Agent-General for Australia notifies that tenders are invited by the Vic- torian Bailways Commissioners for the supply and delivery of best quality Yorkshire iron forged billets. Specification from Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade, 73, Basinghall-street, E.C. Nottingham. September 18.—Boiler, etc.—Steel Lanca- shire boiler and fittings at the new baths, Muskham-street, for the Public Baths Committee. Specifications of Mr. A. Dale, city architect, Guildhall (deposit of £2 2s.).