THE MINES BILL.
I OBJECTION IN WAIHI. (By Telesrap-i.—O-.v, r.,~-«-Andent.) WAIHI, this day. Owing to short notice the Borough Council's representatives were unable to attend and give evidence at a sitting of the Mines Committee in Wellington on Wednesday, a strong protest being made against section 8 of the Mining Bill, which makes inroads on borough finances in regard to goldfields revenue, the same being already pledged as security fi>r antpwl- t I'flb I' , "' 1 loans. ' Section five is also Mr. E. Dye, president of the Miners Union, left last evening for Wellington ) to give evidence on behalf of the unionI A strong protest will he made against a | clause of the Mining Act permitting mining companies to hold other pro--1 perties, locking up and dismantling the j same to the detriment of the district [ and the industry.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19241021.2.32
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 250, 21 October 1924, Page 4
Word Count
138THE MINES BILL. Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 250, 21 October 1924, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.