A GOOD COUNTRY.
As an evidence of the existence both •of gold and coal in the Mokau country, the Auckland Herald of the 16th inst, mention® that a European who has resided for some time in the Upper Mokau country, has lately come to Auckland, and has shown two specimens of auriferous quartz. Gold is •quite visible in the stone, and it somewhat resembles the ordinary stone of the Caledonian in the old days. The statements made by the finder of thete specimens are corroborated by other old diggers, who lived in the Mokau •district 25 years ago, and are still in the hope that when a settlement of the Native difficulty is effected, they will be enabled to return to their old haunts, and avail themselves of their former mining experience. It is scarcely necessary to prospect for ■coal, as the outcrop of the coal seams can be seen on the face of the cliffs in proceeding up tlie Mokau river. The Government has a large block of land on the banks of the Mokau river, and the Herald suggests that an effort .should be made to have that opened and settled. The Natives or the Mokau district are generally favorable to the opening of the country.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1078, 25 May 1882, Page 4
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208A GOOD COUNTRY. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1078, 25 May 1882, Page 4
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