Pla( ilium, now worth up to £3O an ounce is in short supply throughout the world, and relatively speaking, the New Zealand West Coast, although supplying only n few ounces per annum is 'ranked by the world’s metallurgical authorities as one of the main sources of supply (says the “(trey River Argus"’).' The chief supply _on the coast; is connected with the Hokitika River and its tributaries and beaches. In the ranges from which the river takes its rise, quart:-', lodes containing pin! ilium lon e boon discovered, which or. assay yielded four penny-weight to the 100.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 22 September 1923, Page 9
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97Page 9 Advertisements Column 5 Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 22 September 1923, Page 9
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