HEW STATE GOAL MINE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16970, 2 October 1918, Page 6

HEW STATE GOAL MINE.

GOVERNMENT'S OPTION.'!

AREA IN PUKEMIRO OISTRI

prospects investigated.

An option over 1000 acres of coa]-b ea Jil ing land, near the Pukemiro Collerie3, h« been secured by the Government, withtljlP object of opening a State mine. The landl^! which is owned by a small syndicate, cojjSi posed principally of farmers in'the locality-fe is about 12 miles from Huntly, an J withsfp a mile or two of the Pukemiro railway K line. ':§• Government experts, with a large staff!! have been on the property during the 1^?| ; six weeks, carrying out boring operational and it is understood the? are satisfied ® from the teste thai the field is one of th* T finest in New Zealand. .•?/ The coal is situated at a similar to that being mined by the PukemijMf Company, and. it is claimed, could W® worked _ from the jurfai e at a very low ! § cost. No shafts would be necessary 3§i. Where a face was opened by the syp.dicatj'w previously, great masses of coal are to ba i seen, and the boring. which has j 3eetl ® carried out in all directions, indicates that 'll a most extensive field exists. It is understood that 'he Government if! is at present negotiating for an option ft over an adjoining property of 400 acres. :If owned by an Auckland syndicate.