The New Mining Bill.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9084, 6 July 1898, Page 4

The New Mining Bill.

The Wellington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: -~ The ; proposed amendments in the Mining Bill suggested j to the Auckland Chamber of Mines bj Mr fl, A. Gordon and Captain Hodgej have : not yet' been officially oommubicated to the Minister of Mines, but'he; has; seen the report contained in • the! Herald of June 30th,' The Minister has received numerous suggestions from .all parts of the colony, including many from Auckland, but be does not intend to embody, them in the first printed copies of the Bill, and tiie measure, which will be introduced in ia day or'two, will, with one or two.minor alterations, be the same: as last gear's Bill. Mr dadman is, however not going to overlook the suggestions which he has 'received. • He is having these printed and classified, and they will be thoyoughly discussed by the. Goldfields Committee, when the Bill comes before 'that body, and it will be then that any of the proposed amendments i considered necessary, by the committee will be inserted. Mr Cadman says he is, most'anxiousto.makethe measure as complete and as satisfactory to all partiesjas possible, The Bill, it will be remembered,'was introduced and read aj second time pro forma last session;. The Speaker has, however, ruled that under the circumstances it cannofcj be resumed at the stage to which it was carried last year, but mustbe commenced de novo!'