MINING INDUSTRY
A FORWARD MOVEMENT LEGISLATION NEXT SESSION. CABINET’S DECISION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day The Minister for Mines has proposals in hand for a move ahead in mining, now that the war is over. Mr Macdonald sard yesterday that the Cabinet had practically agreed to certain pro posals he had made, and that legislation was being prepared to give effect to them, which he hoped would be submitted to Parliament during next session. The intention was to make such arrangements for prospeet.ng as woulc ensure a thorough exploration of the whole of the mineral wealth of the coun tiy. The Minister said that to give effect to the scheme it would bo necessary to have some vo-m gamsation and a full staff of exports in the son* oe of the Minos Department, in order that samples and suggestions might bo more rapidly reported upon than was possible at present.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5611, 7 May 1919, Page 3
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