The Acting-Minister of Mines (Mr Pirow) stated in the South African Parliament that the Alexander Bay district in the Namaqualand diamond field had already yielded £7,000,000, and another £1,000,000 was expected. Wide extensions discovered indicated the possibility that the field's most payable basis might be over a period of thirtv vears Recent articles iu the "Daily Mail" rovealed the astonishing richness of the new diamond field in jS Tamaqualand ,owned by the South African Government. It is situated in a sandy waste. The field is encircled by a formidable fence, and is strongly guarded night and day by military and police.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 115, 11 November 1929, Page 8
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