LEGITIMATE MINING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 11, 14 January 1925, Page 9

LEGITIMATE MINING.

m . ; ASSISTANCE FOR FROSFECTORS FWIDKNTE OF REVIVAL. | 'fI.T Telegraph. —Special to "tftar.") i THAMES, this day. .speculative mining was the subject of | comment by the Hon. G. .1. Anderson | (Minister of Mines! at the Thames, when addressing representatives of all the local bodies in the Thames harbour district. Tho. Minister said that since he had taken charge of the Mines Department he never had had more inquiries than at present, but what were wanted were more prospectors of the old school, men who went mining for the love of j;. The younger generation apparently had not that feeling. The Department was prepared to assist 'prospecting, and welcomed the prospectiug associations, which could select the most suitable men for prospecting. "The liest prospecting is prospecting 'for legitimate mining." he dc.hiieri. "I have every respect for Queen Street, Auckland." he added, "but if we have I speculative gold mining wo will not, have efficient mining. To be successful mm!- --! iug must he on business lines. There j have boon inquiries for coal prospecting areas, and to-day oil is being exploited in Taranaki with expert assistance. And if oil is there it will be found. There - have been inquiries for the development |of shale deposits, and to assist iron exploitation in Nelson. To overcome 'competition by black labour in the production of iron from India, the I Government had agreed to increase the 'subsidy from 12 (i to 3d per ton prodm oil. That was subject to ratification by Parliament by amendment of the Iron Industry Act.