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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1932, Page 3

The Westland County Council wrote enclosing a subscription of £5 to the Association’s funds. The . Borough Council advisee!, that the sum of £2 2s had been voted to the Association. The sum of £2 2s was .also received from Mr A. Balter. It-was decided to reply to the donors thanking, them., for their support. •; . Tlie Minister of .Mines replied-to the Association’s inquiry Concerning .. the i hand-boring plant, • stating .that . the plant in question had .already been hired to a. mining company, bu.t.avould |be released by April. The question,, of setting up small plants would-be .con- ! sidered when the 1932-33 estiinates were being framed. . In connection with this matter., M.r J. O’Brien, M.P., wrote stating ...that iho considered the reply far from satisfactory, he having received a,.; reply on the same subject from ; thq . Minister, as these plants could . bq,-made at very little cost. However ,lie would take the matter up again. It .was j apparent, wrote Mr O’Brien, that j there appeared no prospect of getting 1 a, subsidy from the Government, j It was reported that there was a sum of £35 in hand. “Not a very big' sum,” said t,he Chairman, “but we are keeping going, and doing what wo can.” ( J t wiis decided that an experienced ’ prospectors be authorised to look qyor the country between Biinu and H.l|. line, choose his own party, and iu-j siitute a survey of the. district and report on areas which might In* likely.

. 38 years of ago, but looks no mni\ I ban 29 since using Riicbel Hair Tonic 7,s 6.1 b,.l lie, W 1-1, William*,'.Chemist