NEW SURVEYS FOR MINERALS AND OIL
EMPIRE RESOURCES A VALUABLE SCHEME British Wireless —Press Assn.—Copyright RUGBY, Saturday. The announcement is made that the Australian Government and the Empire Marketing Board have agreed jointly to bear the expense of making field trials of new geophysical methods for the survey of minerals and oil throughout the Empire. Sir Thomas Holland, rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, proposes that the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, which includes among its constituent bodies institutions representing Canada, Australia, South Africa, and India, shall appoint committees of specialists to undertake a review of the mineral resources and smelting capabilities of each of the Dominions and larger colonies.
“The Times” says: "Essential data are necessary for the formation of an economic policy as well as the insurance of military safety. Should Sir Thomas Holland’s proposal be carried into effect the geophysical methods which are to be tested by the Australian Government and the Empire Marketing Board should, if practical experience confirms their utility, prove valuable adjuncts to the work.” —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 16
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