DEEP LEVEL MINING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 4

DEEP LEVEL MINING.

~ --; r .:' v."- -\ -•" ry-.—■,-—"-■ „;-.:■. to; : : • ; ' (BI TELEGRAPH—Pfiissa ■ASSOCIATION,) :-.,'; .' ' ;; ■; : '' : '■:-', ;i Auckland, January '22; ::; ; '-' : A deputation- from the Thames Drainage Board, waited this morning on-the:Hon, R. ; : Mllenzie, Minister for Mines, with .regard to the developments "deepilevel'Wning at the i" Thames7'\togetk'er r witb/ several other matters. .-MrvnMitehelsoa^ predecessor'had agreed to assist the company • m. the' work; of; : suiMng'in; the: May Queen ■' mine,'in'.order to get down 7 to the-jrequired ■ levels.-. In. these operations -they- had had-.' :. td'.-go' to: considerable -expense;.-.'' The; Govern- ■ ~-■ ment';had' ;arranged : .with..-.the Mayv Queen - Company to '-in;..the' ; cost of unwateringdown to.the iosoft;levelfbut the .vote;was.now.exhausted:and they.desired to. ask if the .Government could see-its way to -.-..- further; contribute in-'unwatering" the shaft . down to that level. There was a movement' : on foot to .come to an arrangement by; which they .'would be able to prospect the lower': lovelsiby cross-cutting from the 1000 ft. level. ;: This would prove very costly to.the company,:. and tliey thought the Minister might-realise -: that the Government would be ; aidrag': : a very• worthy,-object, in.; acceding to.,a request for assistance. ■.■-;■-■ ■'-..■'"'". •'■...„■,■•.■••■-'■• ■'.'.-.;,■ :. TiierMjnißter replied that.the. request was . : a pretty big. order.; The country had spent,' '■;,. a good deal of money, but they must consider all the pointß of the matter..- Ho was - sui - e Mr. -Mifehelson was:too old"a',Parlia- - mentarian-to make him commit, himself with -: ,.', an election so near.'at hand at the Thames.. :■:'." Mr. Mitchelson; It might help: you there. --\ .Mr. M'Kenzie said: that they .certainly : : r : had-his sympathy, and he was certainly'.in- . clinii'd. to" give the-cross-cutting a trial,-:,but. : : with the election bo close at hand ;he must - be very guarded as to his statements. r: H< would visit Thames at the earliest oppor- : ',{ tunity: and- look into: the matter.- himself. There-was.'-a difference of 'opinion'_: on;', thi '■;'.< question. ~'/,' .-...;.. ''■:,: :: ..'■'■.'-■'■ ',;. -..: