The Ironsand.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12438, 16 December 1903, Page 5

The Ironsand.

A&JIVSA-ii" Off" MR ] EARMRR ..KING. - •feiag.'-'i'-fehe-'represehtative of and (Goalfields Gons'toictic^n v Otjntpany'r'atriv^d .^in New f&m^A'ucbla'nd'" ' ' t^is mVirfnlng-. J ; -!He' is lv -*3b;6mpanied'-byi;>4ihe Hon. Sir A^'^P'GaHaian-^aad "Master Cadmian. The party, who were met by jfclr D, iierS^i ici»e -of JthejJoKAl promoters of the Company, and Mr E. M.. Sniith;j/M<^ELRv, ijaite 'stayingj^at Lthe White. $&■«* HoteLbiu -V. n,- ,bi •- - : if Atu3-.30 , this fjdnoriting . the : party proceeded: alongt the-. beach- .'a^jifar as the breakwater;: inspfeoiSng sand, de-posi-tSf^andcprobablei sit© »;fdr? vKorks. ,-Mr FarmeriKingi>sß!ilL remain in :,the district r jfoura few days. He purposes visiting Mokau ' and -. inspectingt the coal .measure®' there. t < ,: . Mr Farmer ' King spent all the forenoon in Mr E. M. SrnMh'a exhibition of jmineral products of the district. Mr...'Sini'Ux;g'aYQjfuH .ejcplanations, of which, it is unblerstood, Mr King- took notes,tA >v --.•i.} > A; • <•>•• •. '. i i \ Sir , Alfred Cadman and • Mr D. Berry, had si Conference m ihe forenoon. . r. A Herald representative waited on them, "and, in answer to questions, Sir Alf?cd said that-JMr, King*. iWas the only representative of the Company who Qame out from England. .'He also sltated it was proposed to spend a couple of days here. j in r lo.<s]cing^oun9, which, would /include visiting) the anditb.e;sea beach along the coast in-orcter to, give Mr King an idea of the deposits of ironsand. , v Do s you intend to visjrtntjh'e Jlokau ■? Sjir, Alfred ,replied..'j^ia't-ithey.-ihad cot paade up their minds at jiresent, as the weather; s/eemed JU rather, unsettled, but the Mokau would be visited, probably, a few weeks €ence. ?It was their jnt^itipn.,to proceefl +o Welling*ton after' spending a couple of days here, and Parapara would afterwards be inspected. , , The whole visit of Mr King wpuld be devoted to 'business, and all his time would be occupied in inspections in connection with the projects of the Company.