THE COAL MINES COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 73, 15 April 1901, Page 2

THE COAL MINES COMMISSION.

Tub members of the Coal Mi»iea Comsru.«sion arrived in Uow Plymouth on Friday evening by the mail irain. A representative of this joHrn-il bad an [interview with Mr. Ha/'ldeiin, Chairman of the Commission, but of course without ant'e'pating report, he was unable to give much information other than has already appeared. Mr. Hazeldean said they proposed visiting the Mokau mines and hope to return on Tuesday evening to Now Plymouth and would sit hereon Wednesday. He did not think it likely tbe Commission would visit Whangamomona, no mine being working there as yet, but would gladly do so if required. They already bad full particulars regarding the coal deposits there. In the absence of thf

Hon. W. T. Jennings, they had arranged to drive through with Mr, O. Samuel and Mr. Quiliiam, who wern going on private biiain?BS. Messrs l<\ P. Cm-kill, of New Plymouth, autl David Peat, of Wnngnnui, who havo to sit at Mokau on tho arbitration wise in connection with Mokau lands, we a also of the party. Yesterday wo received a note from ] the Hon. W, T. Jennings enclosing the following tele-grim which had been «vnt to him and re-addnssed to him in

I Wellington:—" (J».l Commission will Ixavofor Mokau on Thursday in accordance with r quest of Mr. K. M, Smith and yourself. Kindly state who will accompany the Commission to printout coal deposit and furnish general information as to locality." Mr. Jennings adds: " I returned from Wellington last night (Saturday) and saw the members of the Commission and learned that all arrangements had been made to leave thii (Sunday) afternoon by trap far Urenui. I am going with I hem." It is fortunate Mr. Jennings returned in time as his intimate knowledge of the Mokau will prove of great { assistance to the Commission.