NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 5 March 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

Taranaki's Coal Mines. New Plymouth This Day. Tho Hon Cadman and Smith M.H.R went to Mokau to-day to inspect tho Coal mines and other minerai resources., Both intend to leave shortly for England to lay before tho capitalists the mineral resources of Taranaki. Dcnedin, This Day. Charles Brett, a fisherman, was drowned yesterday through the upsetting of a boat in the passage at Moeraki. Deceased was single, aged 35. Judicial Committer, of the Priyy Council. Pendergast, ex-Chief Justice, has been appointed by the Government to proceed to London and represent tho Colony at the Conference in referenco to tho appointment of a colonial Judge to tho Judicial Committee of tho Privy Council. The Yorks' Visit. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall spend tho 18th, 14th, and 15th of June at Rotorua. Wattle Bark. Tho Agricultural Department expects to obtain about 100 tons of bark this yoar worth £Q to £7 10s per ton from wattle plantations at Pangiriri in Waikato. Irrigation in Otago. Wellington, This Day. Mr Pesham, C.E., of. the Mines "Department, leaves Wellington to-night to survey the site of a dam, which Government has decided to erect at Ida Valley, Central Otago,. for irrigation purposes. Gold and Silver Export.

The export of gold from New Zealand for the two months of the present year was 75,297 ozs, valued at £287,960, or an increase of 18,88:5 ozs, value £79,102, as compared with the first two months of last year.

During last month 48,819 ozs of silver valued at £5,227 were exported.