State Enterprise

Southland Times, Issue 19774, 26 March 1906, Page 4

State Enterprise

THE ALEXANDRA I’.ONAN/A WATERRAGE. WHAT ITS ACQUISITION MEANS, A telegram Hial appeared last week gave news of tile purchase by the Hovernment of the water rigV.ts, mining privileges. ami entire I’l.ml >’f tliv AU-x----andra Bonanza Divilging amt Sluicing I o for tho sum of If HO'.Ml. Tho average ivadvi- uili naturally wonder what the Slate inti nils lo do with it. Tho details of the negotiations and reason,-, leading up t,, i|i t . purchase "dl therefore prove ol interest. Tovva'.ds Uue end ~i tbe year I'. r M a largely-signed pot it ion was presented lo the Government from 1 fie miners and residents ..1 11 1 ■ 1 ri, Si. Italhami, Glint I o Creek, liner Hill. Uiuiik.iu. Alexandra, ami Cl zde. urging tin- Gov, nimenl to ]iurehase Ihe rights held by Ihe Alexdra lloi.anz.i Gold-dredging and Sluiemg l\, t lu- er.amd that Ihe water Would I'liiuiii.uiii Ihe "hole oi I h.e mu ' li-vv >. stein side ~f Die Raggedy Range, wldrli lands, file pel ii loners staled, are highly auriferou- It was furlh'-r agreed lluit if the I i oVerniiieii I aequirod the rare, and extended it alone the Raggedy Range ton Point :i 1 1.1 v e the town of Hplnr. it would lie flu- mean- of giving profit nI do employment to a v -ry bug" number of miner-. for genera I finis : I hat t lie rare would at onee lieeoiue revenue i*'oducing : and that the water Ooiild h> 111 ili 1 on both sides of the noe;e for irneat nm as well as for mimng purposes. The pel il ioimrstated that the rare had been most substantially const met ad, and mu' it had a eapm'itv of upwards of lofty heads, while the water supply was unlimited, its source being Di,‘ Greenland Swamp Reservoir and M a norliiil'n Giv.-k, Early in t-.Mil negotiations were ei-tef-etl into t.y the Mines Department with Mr John IHi v ie. secretary to the 1 Uexandra Uonan'/a Company. and a reply Was then received Unit I in- company was unwilling to sell, hj i r.'holders having determined to carry on mining operations with increased vigour. In .lime, howev.-r. an offer wa- tv,■,•!'. e l by the fro,,. Me..-;,.. Cad, ad Ita.-hy. Dunedin, the price stated p.-in 11-boe.i, I-xhaits-live r, i" r - li.c in- obtained from the Inspecting Engineer to the Mines Depart nil'll 1 and fr.-m th.- Consulting Ung'ineer for Si.lie I 'o;i Imi I the GoVCIUI--111,. in November. If".-.. Hie .nm Oi Cld . I I.”. I I lor the priv lieges 1,,'1d by til. \|e\il|l'll'.| U.onan/n to \ lew days afterwards reply vv,e. received from Messrs Dark and U.ish-v, Mating liiat tile, Were ills! rncl ed to accept the oiler ; but iii eonseatiemv of ivpreseniuI ions tnade to Die 1 - w eminent 11 1 ■ ■ png def.-rretl ). ending fn! I leg in,o,i ry. A report having sine,- ! e,.g recited from Dm 10-pcei imr ~ft In' I'll!.lie \V, -rh. and Mine. D.-Pai Dm-ntan ~f Cl.'t.iinn f,.r lh" ".niiermcni ioneil ndni: v pritilege- Specia; claim, livdraniic plant, dam a' Givi-iiiand swamp. main face. 11mn... I,ridge., dam a! i.e.ni of Wet lluity, rig] t of Itiiick we!; s t.i'v, and ci g 111 of Ida S alley races a,id ' ail-races. On dm Hit it March ~ reply was received from Mr Dark, -.luting (hat Hi" offer of the Government had been laid 1,,-f-iv the iliand i liat the lolnpai.y Inal : esolv. d Lo nceepl it. All Die I "ivss.o v : I an-feis ~,-e now being prepared by Die Crown Solicitor. In.nedit, ami tin- t i i'. t.■ t ■ 111 : t. ■ t'' will shortly be in a posit inn In work and extend the races fir the ni-dita! in-.-i.-til . [ the mating and farming community .N . /,. Times.