GREYMOUTH ITEMS.
AN OIL BOOM. THE STATE MINERS. tUkited Pbess Association.} GREYMOUTH, Tues. There -was considerable activity in th oil industry this morning, owing to Mr. David Ziman, through Mir. nanner, applying foe 12,900 acres of Kotuku on tne. recommendation of Dr. Waorner, oil engineer, who cabled favourably to a *LK>ndon syndicate. ihe machinery Ziman expects to accompany it. Dr. for boring is no won its way, and Mr. 'Wanner, who is now in Wellington, having inspected all the .perspective oil fields between Masitertbon, and Hicks Bay. is returning :■ to Borneo. There are no discharges of miners at the Stat© colliery, room, having been found for all the remaining men, manj having left at Christmas. The State colliery sports, including the Dominion chop 1 of lOQsovs., were a great success, and the profit was J8105 % A young roan, was connmitted for trial to-day on charges of assault on a girl under the age of consent. Bail was granted, self in £3OO and two sureties of £150..
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6
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166GREYMOUTH ITEMS. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 6
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