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ON NAMAQUALAND DIAMOND FIELDS. THREAT TO RUSH STATE DIGGINGS. (United Press Aseociatlon-Bx Cable Copyright.) (United Service.) (Received 28, 10.5 a.m.) Capetown, Dec. 26. There is a serious position on the Namaqualand diamond fields, in consequence of the Government’s prohibition of prospecting. Recently the Government yielded to political pressure, owing to the disastrous effects of the drought. The prohibition applied only to areas abutting on the coast. The discriminatory decisions of officials accentuated the complaints. While the permit was granted to prospect a farm only three miles inland, the diggees vigorously protested and talked of rushing the State diggings at Alexander Bay They demanded the release of men who disagreed with the prohibition, and notified the Magistrate at Port Nolloth that they would start prospecting to-day in Buchuberg, which has proved diamondiferous. The Government dispatched twentyfour selected police with machineguns on motor-lorries on Monday night. They are expected to reach their destination, over 400 miles, mainly of desert, to-day. A warning has been issued that they will not tolerate lawlessness.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 12, 28 December 1928, Page 5
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