Boring Or Prospecting Operations On CoalBearing Properties
PARLIAMENT BLDGZ, Sept 30 To assist the owners of cocibearing lands in obtaining eviden •? to place before the *Coal Valuation Commission in support of their claims it has been deeded to permit boruig cr prospecting operations to carried out in their own lands until March 31, 1930, without obtaining a coal prospecting licence. This was stated by the Min ster of Mines (Mr. McLagan) tonight. The Minister added the effect of the decision v»ai to extend for a further six months the period which expired yeste.df.y The obje?t was solely to asi.st tvners in pjc-’ing coil <.n thei’. lands. No i:pe r> al Ot ij eferential rights to 6 prospecting lij’nce would be co* ferred by arrangement, and shouV a coal prospecting licence, or other coalmining ”ight be applied f?r by another party during the period, such application would be considered on its merits. “This extension of time has no relation to the time under which claims for compensation are required to be filed with the Coal Valuation Commission,” said the Minister, adding that only in special circumstances could be commission accept a claim after September 30
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Wanganui Chronicle, 3 October 1949, Page 4
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