NEW GOLD DISCOVERY

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 May 1921, Page 5

NEW GOLD DISCOVERY

EXTRAVAGANT STATEMENTS,

(BY TELEGRAM" TTtTIRO

WELLINGTON, May fl. In a report to the Minister of Mines on the discovery of gold on the W«st Coast, a-nd the istatements published that Mr Downey, Inspector of Mines, said the samples assayed one hundred ounces, per ton, Mr Downey denies giving any information to the Press, and states that other extravagant statements attributed to him were not made. The Minister says he ha? despatched Mr Morgan, Director of Geological Survey to report on the find