GOLD MINING INDUSTRY.
A WESTLAND PROJECT. HOKITIKA, May 1. Following the announcement of the Minister of Mines of his intention to put forward fresh proposals to revive the mining industry, the Westland County Council has convened a Westland county conference for May 14 and 15, to consider the suggestion to foster and develop the gold mining industry in Westland. The Hon. W. D. S. MacUona'.d has accepted an invitation to attend the conference, and he will bo accompanied in his visit to the Coast by Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P. There is considerable local interest in the coming conference, and delegates will be present from all parts of the district to discuss various proposals with the Minister. In addition to attending the conference, the Minister will be asked to visit a new goldfield near Lake Kanieri and the Cedar Creek reefs. The Ministerial visit is looived forward to with great interest, as auguring important mining developments in the immediate future.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3399, 7 May 1919, Page 22
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161GOLD MINING INDUSTRY. Otago Witness, Issue 3399, 7 May 1919, Page 22
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