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Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1936, Page 4

The mining interests of Westland should claim the .attention of the visiting Ministers , particularly. Indeed, Hon. R. Semple has referred in advance to the prospects in sight tor this district with regard to mining. Also, the officers of the Mines Deparment have been predicting a lorward mining movement here, and we may expect the Hon. P. C. Webb has been well supplied with information on that point. It may be inferred that the mining prospects are very roseate. To realise the anticipations, important developments are necessary. The essential private enterprise is forthcoming to the tune of a very large sum. Certain privileges are required for development, and in view of the expressed opinions and the desire of the Ministers to foster progress, we do not expect the Government to stand i« the way. On the contrary, we are hopeful of special assistance being offered. Apart from the important dredging proposals referred to,' we believe individual mining will receive a great fillip from the Humphreys water race which serves such a long table land of auriferous country, The gold won at Knnieri Forks and Kaniori on the one side, and Humphreys and Blue Spur on the other, suggests that the intervening country will not be barren, any more than Rimu . Elat has been found to be barren, surrounded by Rimu, Woodstock and the Brighton Terrace fields. Water for the high table lands oon* stituting Belfast, Hau Han, Blue Spur and the hack country of the streams flowing into the Kaniori river, all gold bearing, give some positive assurance of the value of the new gold field the Humphreys race will bring to life,