"GOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 654, 3 November 1909, Page 7

"GOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS."

$;;■ ; ->~ : i ;Mi|isteu:Vv^;: introduced -;by Mr: ;'.FieH;Vs;P,;'..Waited , ;o|i thfl: Jfiijisfei'fof:Mines' Kthe • Hon. -Hi M'KehzieKyeeterclny, to 'ask' that n: E«bs)dy ! oh , th'p ; 'o'ost : -.bl ;prMpedKn£,,t^';Ta^f\is:fe^^ '-'JlafSri'that; a' , ''SUbsidy. : liquid;n'ot'JioV'giv'efcds ■ the ■<■ Ta'fdtuaj;wete/:not'•%ij nC : niinii(gidi&. : jf^ l ioi.;;: I 'JJlt6 I ;<)jijciit .of ■/thei;'ricniitftti&ji r . / \vas. : :t6 : : .'ascertain ,if difficulty comd.ba surmounted." " answer ;;tp "'^lri;'Field," tji«:^linisfcer ; sal^' ■.that /an! :anio(jnt : 'could'be.'put', bii' -tho ! Esti-. imtii^:l r ''^'-;i'i! : ;':<L •ps-' J\' ''r^V'■'{:'• j.hMTv-Field paid'".the' 'il^gutatron'i'wonld 5 -' request that that;;ehouldbe',uqne. ! ; ;•'. ■.'■.'■':' ':•■■'. !"•,>, ■'•' : 1 :.,'Mr,"'8,,-E I '.;G3rdoner, : 'Maypr, : of'•Lcviii, .'said , ; piat 'old/hiinirs .were lof- that ic'oa! and. b6 ; ; lpilnd: in 'the/range.'.: The Vang?, •hivd never '.been; properly/ pypspecfed. :.In vie*! M r.the! general, , .opinion ; that.jthere- irere : metale: :]h''.thfl" range,•;:a v couple-t-'of , .liuEdved; ; ;pbnnde ■would',riot:-be miispe.nrby'.tboiGoyerriinent'.oniprqsptcting;'.' If :th;sr»inb\Vnt. .were ■ given; ;h«. "corild:.obtain■α-sirailar pttiuifroi)\'|t.he -districts ;Thi>, berie'flt'.ot' discovering /gold '.would 1 be 'ex.: 1 ;:-! \':?i? ! \ : •■;:;^r,':Jr.M^e«Ty! ; :Stated'thatia'ii : old -Nitlyc,,] a successful digger -iiv-'the'.'early' : ll ngwood,:. had , gone, up,; the' -.O'tiAi' ltiyeir' years^^ : '.ago,■ and; -according ■ to' hie -son,' 'd&me ■:.• back: ■thef place," ! :niid,was;' apparently -caught 'by a'. iflcod-aid ; i3rbwned..,-Tile ; rari«3.,welre -part of; 1 the "eanie fortoatibn" which-tobk- in- Cbllingwood' ! and ; Wain}.;/;■.:!;^γ:- 1 :; , ;; ■:i':^-i ! \': .;--.'!v■:•>'■;:-,'■■ ';;-;:JIr, :: Hi J.rßichardeiSftid that, in many'cases .'traces'.' of .-coal > and. gold • h?d,-.' been -found. :Jf .|bld'!hhd .been! founds at the north i and south; ipf '..the ;; fange, -.-it' highly■•• probable; ithat- it. : was';;present .-in quantities..:in•; the inbuntaitis.^ I ;^'^': '•' ;;%::; !''- '■'•'-'..'■'^■v.. , .' •'■■• v -■!'Mr:.:!P;^W. i yQnn ; a TararuaGbld-Mining'Conipatiy'was , formed, of which;:: Qrtunatejy, ■, he vwafl'. secretary, and ■ .tr*i!snr«i' ; ;and':hf put ,£IOO into' the .yentnre'i A.nnanpiaV ; Bluni'p fb|l««rel. 'and •■ mbjiey; was not forthebraijif!-to-:continu> the infestiyations.-He. kn'ew : for.^cfertiintftihat .'tnere/iyas;cbal be< hind'Snahn'bniv.Gold.pbuM be got. iriiany. of jtjie sraiiH.jmUics/.vnthin.-ten-'mileßrof. '.'preDinglba;' .but(hot'in .payeble'quantities,".V^-.;.M^/-.-'■;:'•;.-. ;L r.'.-.TKe 'Minister; jiaid-he.believed > that;; there; nilght-lio;.gbld; and ;coal:!eristlhg-in',the : range.: ;He thought' ; the'.best;o<)iirse''\fpuld-be to.fprm a iprbjpecting■'asscoiation, and apply to;the'Qoy'erninent for' a isiibsidy of :£ fbr..J6 up to. J2200. He would-then'lay .the matter.,before.,Cablhet '.and 'see 'what they.-'could, do. ; There >vould be ■a Mining l Bill;befo're\the : House, and he could , nioke ,;the : distriot;■a'.niining.-district: v -^\ ,' ; :rMr. v - Gardener..;teid: a' , !resolution, had been'■■■'at! a publicVmeeting: in favour, of set-; ting: up".a■ prospecting association; y ' .'! : ; i . .'; '",'l'hO:Minister .said; it; only- remained to-, ap',. '{ibint-iifflcers; and;form.:the'aesooiation in tn'e .regular'.way;;-; ',;:■ f:--^.:-.'■,'•;-':'■'?. :}', V : -.;■' :■■ ■■■'■. ':' {:/"-