MINING EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8321, 30 July 1890, Page 5

MINING EXHIBITION.

i. — y SPEECHES AT THE OPENING. Press'. Association'— Telegraph.—

London, July 28. The Mining Exhibition at the Crystal Palace was opened to-day by Lord Thurlow. His Lordship said the Exhition would be useful, since mining was now regarded as a legitimate form of investment rather than mere specula tion. Nothing had ever been seen in the country like the exhibits sent bj New South Wales. Mr. Pritchard Morgan regretted the paucity of the Victorian and Queensland exhibits. Sir Saul Samuel claimed that the colony he represented (New South Wales) showed every mineral known to the world. Australia might yet supply England with coal and iron. Sir A. Blyth (South Australia) hoped this would prove the first of a series of similar Exhibitions. He claimed that the Broken Hill district was only geographically part of New South Wales. Commercially and financially it belonged to South Australia, which already was the greatest copperproducing colony, and one day would furnish the greatest yields of gold. Eeperiments in. England showed that the refractory ore problem had been solved. This colony's policy was first to exhibit her mineral resources, and then invite capital to develop them.

Mr. Beswick, responding on behalf of the British exhibitors, suggested that the exhibits should remain as a permanent Exhibition in London.

The Mining Exhibition will be open until the end of October.

A mining association is being formed in London. Colonists will be eligible as members.