IRONSAND.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2372, 31 May 1906, Page 5

IRONSAND.

THE I’ARAI’AKA LEASE. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. New Plymouth, Alay JO. A largely attended meeting of met hers ot laranaki local bodies was fif'd to-night regarding iron-and matti r-. It was unanimously resolved "Thai this meeting, representing the in?« rests ol Taranaki province, ami -upported by its members hi the Legislature, respectfully point cut to ti • Government that it i- apparent tha: clau-e 14 of tlie Parapara lease granted to Sir Alfred Cadman is so framed as to inevitably defeat the v.; . ject of tlie lease, and prevent tlie possibility of anyone bolding it succeeding m establishing ironworks i i New Zealand. That the ana prised ip the lease. I*2o acres, i- net, siitficie.it to raise any re-il danger • t monopoly, especially in view oi the much larger area ot iron reserve -t I unleash J; as well as ot an enormous quantity of Crown lands in the di trict which contains lulls rich in ore, and restedlully urge the Government, to take such immediate action as may result ill treeing the le-see from the disastrous effect of clause II having b< en inserted in the lei.se. thereby fostering instead ot preventing tlte development ol an industry that m. v pi i. i incalculable value to this colony . and that a copy ot this re- »- lutiou lie sent to the Government, the Nelson Chamber oi Commerc* and the Collingwood County Coum il ’ It was also resolved that it tin Nelson ami Collingwood petitioners tint! it neces-ary to send a deputation t.» Wellington ;> i interview I • 1 me lit on this vital question, the imetug will arrange to send delega.es strengthen the deputation.