WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1930, Page 6

WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

MINISTER OF MINES HAS IDEA. SUBSIDY FOR MINING INDUSTRY. By Telegraph.—-Press Association. Nelson, Last Night. During his visit to Motueka and. Takaka the Hon. A. J. Murdoch, Minister of Mines, conferred with Mr. G. C. Black, M.P., regarding the mineral potentialities of the Motueka electorate. -The Minister also made a tour of inspection of the Tarakohe cement work?, and the Onakaka iron works. Mr. Murdoch was favourably impressed with Onakaka, in which he sees great possibilities of future development. The Minister was also much interested generally. in the mineral deposits in the north-west portion of the Island, and made inquiries from local ininers in that connection. He intends to take, up immediately with the Unemployment Board the matter of assistance for the mining industry by aid to prospecting and otherwise. . \ Mr. Black suggested that to acquire the. necessary local knowledge of areas to which men should be sent out a conference of all interested in mining in the Collingwood, Takaka, Motueka, Nelson, Murchison, Lyell, Karamea aiid Ipangahua districts should" be * held arid that officers of the Mines Department and of the geological branch of the Scientific and Industrial Research De- _ partment should attend. It is antlCl ' pated that such a conference will be held at Reefton early in the new year, and that possibly the Minister of Mmes wih preside.