GOLD MINING INDUSTRY.
DEPUTATIONS TO MINISTER. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi, Saturday. Fob the purpose of interviewing the Minister for Mines, on behalf of mine owners and prospectors generally, deputations are about to visit Wellington from both the North and the South Island in regard to the following matters : (1) Reduction of rent; (2) increased aid to prospectors; and (3) protection for all mining properties during the war, but subiect to claims being open to tributers.
Milling men are unanimously of opinion that prospecting needs more practical encouragement. There are indications of a revival in dredging, both in Northern and Southern fields. A number of claims have recently been taken up at Coromandel, and some in the Upper Thames district. Inquiries have been-- received from Australia regarding good properties.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16259, 19 June 1916, Page 7
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