Onekaka Iron Field Must Be Proved
[Per Press Association. Copyright .] WELLINGTON, This Day. ' An indication that the iron and steel industry would be one of the major industries under the Government’s scheme of industrial expansion, in the event of the survey at Onekaka revealing sufficient ore to justify its establishment, was given by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, M. J. Savage, in an interview. He said investigations were being made at Onekaka with a view to ascertaining the quantity of iron ore available. Without a thorough investigation it was impossible to lay the foundation of a big scheme. There would be no unnecessary loss of time in completing the investigation. Anyone with experience of mining, he said, realised that something more thorough than a surface survey was required. Authority had been given for the expenditure of £5,000,000 on the establishment of the iron and steel industry, but before any such move was made it was essential to know what quantity of ore was available and whether it was sufficient to justify establishment of an industry.
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Northern Advocate, 16 December 1938, Page 10
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176Onekaka Iron Field Must Be Proved Northern Advocate, 16 December 1938, Page 10
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