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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 48, 12 March 1901, Page 2

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Thf. Hon. A. J. Cad man, with M. Smith, M.H.R, has bees an exhaustive examination of the ■-and, coal, and lime depoiite of district. The Ornate beach was ined And the probabilities of sufficient »rt i for the erection of works, with a suitable wharf in h'ir our, was fa'ly gone into and MrjH Oadmßn fatisfitd himself that thowv mutters be satisfactorily arranged* 1 Oil Tuesday morning last they went 1 I 'ruin to Waitara, and then took a eonIveyascs for their trip to the Mokan. They drove right through to the tenth

bank of the Mekau River, whioh they reached on Wednesday. They report the road 7ery good, the two worst points being the ferdirg of the Tongepemta River (a contract for a bridge over which has been aeeepted), and tho root over Mount Me*singer which require# grading. Next summer it i« oxpootol the coich will be running right through to Te Euiti. On reaohing Mokau they found they were just too late for tM steam launch, bat satisfactory arrangements were made by whioh they wert enabled to visit all the coal mines thoeo not bsing worked and the one still working; they also inspected tho owl measures on Mr. Own's property. Here Mr. Smith met with a rathoc serious accident through slipping on a, moss covered stone- He full a distance of 6 feet and besides striking his heal he strained his back severely, caasiag considerable pain and slight lameneaa. The lime kilns ani the lime stone deposits wore also visited and

careful'y examined Mr. U g irtß g every assistance to enable 'be large extent and valuable quality be seen. While on the river the var.'oua sawmills were visited, the party Paying one night at Kelly's mill. S«npi®*of the various products of the distiirt were secured, and on reaching ItskaC a visit was paid to the heads, and tb* bar and coast line examibed, and th» cost and beat way ef improving tIM entrance to the river disous ed. A. return was made t© Wai'ai* kf steamer, and on Monday Mr. Odaan proceeded to Wellington. Mr. Smith proceeds thither this m'oraing by ftt mail tra ; n, and, with Mr. CUdsaan, will interview the Govern meat on matters connected with the development ef ths valuable resources in wkiah they are interested. Mr. Cadmatk leaves for London on or about April 2nd, and it it probable that Mr. Smitk will go with him, the object of tto visit being to interest capitalists in the matter, Mr. Uadman was more than pleased with what he saw, and considers that the prospects are good, tka quantity and quality of irnnsand, coal, and lime, etc., exceeding his meat sanguine expectations. In the capable hands of Mr. Cirlman there is every reason to hope that the long looked-for development of cur mineral wealth will at last take practical shape. Mr. Cadmau has associated with him men | whose names are a fuaraatce of the soundness and buna fide nature of the I venture in whioh he is engaged.