MINING

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1932, Page 3

MINING

GOLD IN THE KAWARAU. DAMMING OF LAKES DESIRED. DUNEDIN, August 10. The success attending' 'the present closing of the Kawarau dam has awakened general interest in the gd]d-bear-ing resources of the Kawarau and Molyneaux rivers: , Emanating from Alexandra, public meetings have been held with a view to urging ofi-m the Government the great gold productidn which would follow the' damming of Lake Wanaka and Liakfei Hawea. . Wdlattended meetings at Alexander yesterday and Oromwell to-dayy,.Unaii-mously pas-ed the ,following-resolution: “That : this meeting of. business people of Alexander and Cromwell he-, lieves that the placing; of weirs at the outlets of Lakes Wanaka , ami Hawea would, by uncovering an untold amount of gold in the bed of the Clutha river in the-Clyde l , Cromwell, Alexandra, and Coal Crfeek gorg s, immediately solve the question of unemployment in Otago; that it Would assiste materially in bringing kick tp. normal the depleted finances of the country, and that a amount of valuable land at, present useless lying between Cromwell and Hawea'could he brought under a (system of irrigation. Wj respectfully urge' the Minister for Employment through . the Pub! e Works Department, thoroughly to investigate the position, with a view' to proceeding at once with this national undertaking; - Further; • We ask that during this investigation no further mining privileges ha. granted within the area urudeir discussion.; ;