SEARCH FOR OIL.
PROSPERITY IN SOUTHLAND. The possibilities of finding oil.in SoulliInwl in su(l"ic-ioill quantities to warrant o.xploilatinn l.y a, company arc considered to be very bright, and tlio proposal to (est thoroughly the prospecls said (.0 exist, :il Kanana is being actively prosecuted. Lust week n. party of Invercargill business men visited the Ivauana district and were shown what is claimed to be definite indications of oil-bearing strata, while the activities of an oil locator were followed with close attention by those present. Southland, il is claimed, gives every indication of being a potential supplier of oil, and it is for that, reason thai, (lie 'preliminary slops are being taken to fully the possibilities.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20744, 11 December 1930, Page 11
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115SEARCH FOR OIL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20744, 11 December 1930, Page 11
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