NEW ZEALAND PETROLEUM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND PETROLEUM.

FURTHER TESTS.

[BY TELEGRAM.—OWN correspondent.]

New Plymouth, Friday There was a large influx of people to-night interested in petroleum matters. Demontrations were given on Thursday and to-day at the bore, the pressure being fully maintained. Hundreds of people have now witnessed the flowing oil and tests, and the flow extended over such a long period that no doubt as to the value of the find is entertained locally. Over 16.000 gallons of crude petroleum have been collected from.thisbore and stored or sold. There are 3000 gallons in the pipes now, estimating one gallon and a-quarter to the running foot, the well being 2300 ft deep. • .

• To-day 'the manager of the company and Mr. M. Eraser (director) visited Carrington Road and further inspected the . find on Fetch's farm. Better indications than ever were-found. There is a wet gray substance like .decayed crystals between two hard felspar rocks, and through this soft substance the gas oozing smelt strongly of petroleum and gave ■ colours in the water test. The next formation below this is exactly the same as on the beach; where outcrops of oil are known. Mr. Fair is very enthusiastic and predicts that oil will; be struck at 700 ft or 800ft■ less depth: than at Moturoa. Great interest is evinced in this latest development.;:;'

MR. JOHN BURNS' PROPOSAL.

A GRANT OF £200,000.

RELIEF WORKS NEAR

LONDON.

By Telesraph.—Press Association-Copyright,

• London, July 20. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. John Bums said that pending the report of the Royal Commission on the poor laws the Government proposed to grant £200,000 to assist in the working of the Unemployed Act, which, with rate-aided money and voluntary contributions, would be sufficient to tide over next winter. It was intended to legislate to provide rural housing in England, and Wales on the lines of the Labourers' Bill operating in Ireland. There was also a scheme of afforestation to be undertaken on 10,000 acres of Crown lands,with a view to preventing the dockers and casuals burdening the rates of West Ham, Poplar, and East London. ; , Mr. Burns strongly warned ■■■..the trades unions that they must ; not consider the relief works a desirable and permanent features of social organisation.

SEIZING THE LAND.

London, ' July 9.

The unemployed of Manchester have seized another plot of land on 'the outskirts of Manchester. : *' ;

Recently, under the leadership of Jack Williams, an old agitator colleagues of Mr. John Burns, 13 unemployed seized a plot of unused Church land in a suburb of Manchester. ..; '.■.•.;- : ' V'v ' ' i;:: ":, :