COALMINES AMENDMENT.
LEASES AND LICENSES. MORE SAFETY REGULATIONS. I.BX XELEGB APH. —SPECIAL BSPORTZB.] WELLINGTON, •Wednesday. The Coalmines Amendment Bill, which has been introduced in the House, and is now set down for ite second reading, provides that coal leases and licenses may be granted in respect of scenic reserves, and that prospecting licenses mjiv be granted over education reserves The area over which coal prospecting licenses may operate is to be reduced from 3000 acres to 2000 acies., - •» There are clauses dealing with the qualification of inspectors and mine managers, and other regulations, for greater safetv in mines, together with increased fines *for breaches of these regulations. There is also a clause which debars any holder of a position under the Crown in connection with the administration of the Coalmines Act from holding any pecuniary interest in any coalmine, lease, or license.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18171, 17 August 1922, Page 8
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