COROMANDEL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 18, 22 January 1896, Page 2

COROMANDEL NEWS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Cokobiandel, Tuesday. Mr W. H; Potts, presidenb of the Tbatnei Miners' Union, has been in the district lot some days pasb with a view to the establish* menb of a Miners' Union in Coromandel on a strong basis. There has for some wins been a union in Coromandel, bub a ehora time back ib was decided to join the Thames Union. On Saturday night, Mr Pott» adj dressed a meeting of miners in the Council Chambers, and was well received. Bee* plained the objects and advantages otbß' longing to the Thames Union veryfm'y and clearly. A good number of men nay» given bheir names in as members, acd_i D expected bhab very shortly mosb of tna miner 3in the district will have joined. Mr Gordon, Inspector of Mines,, *«»» bhrough Mercury Bay and Tairua districts after leaving Kuaotunu, and will join w* Cadman at the Thames. ... Professor Black left for Auckland on Tuesday, after visiting several ot *DB mining localities of Coromandel. ; , fl Colonel Praser, who haa b«n ™"! district tor a day or two past, le» Auckland this morning. . The Hon. Mr Cadman, witih Mr WUWJ Private Secretary, returned from &nso „„ on Sunday, and left for the Thames mj this morning. After hearing wpuw tionsin Kaaobunu. which laid before n»the wants of that part cf the district), .J° Minister decided that the allocation*^ £1,000 he promised ab the meeting wi« *? County Council on Friday nighb snpuwmade by the Council itself afr «8 "• ~QQe?tins.