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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 440, 25 January 1890, Page 5

Mr Broad bent, F.1.C., F.C.S., speaking at the indignation meedng at ilikur.ngi to protest against the non-i.pening ot Puliipuhi, said:—“l think the best thing Government could do would be to open the bush at once to everynody w’ho wishes to go in and pro pect. Perhaps you would take an interest in knowing whether I chink there is anything good to be found in tho Puhipuhi or not. I can say that l wa* thero tor a few days, during wmcli I saw all the reefs that ha>e h.en n> c-nerni in the No. 1 prospectors’ ground, and .1 say that most ceriuudy they have good stone theie. No matter what may be the results of some assays, I maintain they are able to get out £2O ami £3O ore, and whi<e thev are able to get stuff like that the field must be good. V Idle such stone is to be obtau ed fiom a reef ip, one particular place is it not quite lik,' ly that better stufi may be found elsewhere on the same field ? I see no rea-ots why 0110 patty 01 the prospectors should have the while bush to themselves. I think all patties who pay their own exp rites should have the light to go in without running the risk ot a iSO penalty. J t seems to me that before the bu>h was clo-ed there were a few fires, bur, sim e they have closed it up aiul appointed a ranger, there have been more fires than ever, and Ido not believe there would be near as muen risk from that cause if they threw the foie-t open as there is at-the present time. ”