DIAMOND WEALTH.
South Africa's Windfall Being Exploited. POLITICAL ISSUE. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, September 21. The preliminary general election campaign of the Premier, General J. B. M. Hertzog, is arousing interest by reason of the anticipation that the profits from the Namaqualand State diamonds will be devoted to irrigation on an extensive scale. It is hoped to dam the Orange and Vaal rivers, whereby huge areas .will benefit. An aeroplane brings, weekly, a valuable parcel of diamonds from Alexander Bay, and it is reported that approximately £5,000,000 has accumulated at Capetown* although the Government is disposing of only £6000 in value monthly so as not to overstock the market, which has just recently improved. General Hertzog has described Namaqualand as a windfall.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 9
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127DIAMOND WEALTH. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 9
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