The Star. FRIDAY, JUME 5, 1868.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20, 5 June 1868, Page 2

The Star. FRIDAY, JUME 5, 1868.

In a roconfc article, wo drew attention' to tlio probable offoot of tho oxfconuion of Mio Auckland goldflolils on tho colony, t A telegram which wo published in our ißßue of yostorday con. voyod tho announcement that a rich quart!! roof lias boon (Uncovered in tho vory heart of what was tho country of tho diHallbctod tribon. Jlangiriri recalls many a otubborn fight vvifch tbo nntivos, and not a few blundoru of tho Europeans, This now discovery only boaro out tho improidon that gold will yet' bo found in pnyablo quantities in most! parts of the North Island, i Our intention on tho prcsont occaflion is, not ho much to diroofc attention to tho Auckland goldfiolda, an to bring boforo our rondor* various movement*) for dovolopin/f tho minoral rosourcos of the colony, 'JPhoro are few iii thia provinco who aro not awaro that oxtoiiHivo and valuablo seams of coal exist ou tho Went Ooasfc —on tho Grroy rivor and e-liewhoro. Tho coal haa boon carofully toatod and compared with other qualities known to, and UHod by, tho public, more capecially tho Noweantlo (N.8.W.) coal. Oompotoni; judgoa havo doclarod it equal if not miporior to this variety, for domestic and other purpoaos. Tho Canterbury company, who Home time ago obtained a loaso of tho Groy Itivor Coal itosorvo, aro now bestirring thornbolvoh, and thoro soomß to bo a probability ot their commencing operation at no difltunt dato. In Auckland, coal of a auporior quality i« known to omb abundantly in flovoml places, Tho JCawakawa coal minoH, for instance, have boon ftpokon of frequently fop many yoara, and there are othora not Jobh familiar. Wo boliovo a company ban boon formod, or ia in oourso of formation, for working tho Katvakawa mine. Ivon Melbourne oApituliHto have been attracted thither by tho inducomontti hold out, Somo of our roadoru may have forgotten, or map nevor have road of, an expedition which the Ofcago Govornmont aont out Homo «ix or eight months ago for tho purpoao of ox pi or. ing tho Houth-woßtGrii portion of tho Middle Inland, t Hero also, there i» nrat-'Fttto coal in abundance and its oxiHtonco has not boon forgotton by mou who hnvo tho entorprino, if they now laok tho capital, to bring it into tho markot, Ail thoHo iiietfl nut oido by afdo, and nddod to tho additional fact that not lows than a year in aoul; out of tho colony in naymonfc of coal alono, point inovitamy to tho apoody dovolopmont of fohouvgqs which have lain too long dormant There aro mnnv rcuaonH why wo do nond away flo muoh monoy for nn artiolo which wo possoHH abundnntly, but thero aro few who will nrguo that wo ought to be dopondonfc whoro indopondonco ib oloarly within our roach.