THE HON. A. W. HOGG.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 10

THE HON. A. W. HOGG.

v l;:-'.-:; ■' —o- . " GOLDMINING AND LAND SETTLEMENT.. c.- (dv TEMjaitirii—spkciat, correspondent*) . Auckland, April 26. ■ Tim Hon, A. X\'„ Hogg, Minister tor ■ Roads, wns waited upon at Pncroa in connccr tion with tho vexed question of the silting 3 up of the Ohinemuri River. In reply to tho ! .deputation, tho Minister, said he would hp ■ sorry; to hear a word uttered' that' would in > any way tend to diminish tho enterprise of ■ thoso who invested their money in tho mines. i At tho same-tiinc, ho'.could sympathise with - tho farmer's in their trouble, and lie was not 3 surprised that they wero . looking for a - romody. It was a groat pity to seo such a :1 Aug stream rapidly undergoing eompleto a destruction. There was no denying that tho - destruction was. going on rapidly, and ho 1 3 could seo that tho river was being filled up. ; Hp would like, to havo tho troublo remedied 3 without injuring tho mining. industry, and , thought that tho best engineering talent - availablo should ho employed to seo if tho r tailings could bo, disposed of otherwise than 3 in tho river. Ho would_ not like to see tho c Waihi Company's mine injured, but wealthy . mining companies should bo ablo to do somej thing to assist in preventing tho trouble. j Tho representations of the deputation would - ( bo laid beforo tho Cabinet, and ho would, ask 5 tho Government to seo what could bo dono . to assist them. : | At Waihi, Mr. Hogg, in reply to a deputa- . j turn as to tho settlement of tho Waihi ( plains, said ho favoured tho opening up for _ settlement of air lands likely to provo of c value for agricultural or dairying purposos, ; and if it was found that the area on the ' plains could bo so utilised _ lie would impress ' upon his colleague, tho Minister for Lands, ihe necessity for making tho land available for settlement as speedily as possible, )