NEW GOLDFIELDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 7

NEW GOLDFIELDS.

ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT.; ;,;; PROSPECTING TO:BE ACTIVELYfs'i, ."■■..: ■;■:.;■■■ T?.'; The Government 'lias' decidod v to'ni'ake pro-: vision for both Islands being thoroughly prospeqted'-for gold-by parties ■of mining- ex-. ports. : The. , results ,of the; investigations of the Government : 33ri?iI2'JI. jßellj will first be carefully considoried-'bythß 'expert : miners, and they; will Aliom carry :put;; ; sys r j tomatio .prospecting ■ tours.:,of.. all; mining districts. ■;. ■>■■ ' •'■'''•'.'. 'l-y'-' '■■■" J!( :- '■:■ The intention of .the •GoVernment:.JS : :-th'at a distinctly forward move, shall be taken .with, tbe view, of- discovering new goldfiblds, "and' more • thoroughly prospecting-some districts where gold has. already been found. ~Jt'is intended to give industry such assistance) as it to oooupy g more prominent .place the country's, sources of wealth..■;jV V; ' , • •■■."'■..■•."■'■. It is , intended : to.Tapppint ±, several v . small parties of, experienced, each Island., The'ijt'fortli.i will probably start their, operation m tie inorth of' :• Auckland_ district; the South"" jslgnjl party begiuning" in; the \ r^ ; i MINISTER? i t ' u "-.. GOLD I - ■ •■;:.. -.;■ of T©<i:oßo.visN,:.;;■;■;■ i&U '■ To , a Dominion reporter, the r ,'Hon/ R.. M'KoDzio, Minister"for. Mines, Baid': $'Yeß, it is the intention of;,the' , Government to! send, out prospecting: parties "in ,, connection; wjtfi' 1 the geological being carried'' outT>y Dr. Bell. 'lTie parties will bo under the supervision of ,party s will oonsist of minersj Wo 1 ' will beworUing entirely for tho . : G6vlernme»t, The first two parties twill prbviiicD and the-other north of "Auckland , .; -It'/'is-'our inii tention to have' the geological' surreye al-. ready, made in mining'districts barefully followed up, aud the ;ianfl- '..thoroughly' .; prospected, with the vieV,-'of'.discovering;quartz reefs, alluvial gold, .or -other-./Valuable niin- , orals. " At present the Government is;spending a good deal of nionoy iii geological ..surveys, and there is » ohanoo that by, the; Braking of shafts , in likoly places,':godd results will follow. .... -. : . . .' ■■-■■■-' "In all probability,".' added "-the Minister, "the plaoes' whero these? parties aro at' work will be temporarily reserved from mining aroas, and ■any'..'discoveries'. : made by tho parties will belong to the.Crown., The: leading man in "each party .wiJi.furhish'detailed reports weekly to tho'Mines Department.", ,