THE PREMIER AT NELSON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7731, 6 February 1905, Page 2

THE PREMIER AT NELSON.

A NEW (.'OLDFIELDS POLICY. (Per Press Association.) NELSON, Feb. 5. The Premier returned on Saturday evening after a visit to Murclvison and Duller, where he met with an enthusiastic reception, muny travelling thjrty lniie.s over ranges to meet hitn. In his speech at March/,son, thy Pf-emier expressed his satisfaction at the progress of tile settiement. Despite serious lack of popimunication, he sajd, Nejson and the poast had exported gold to th.c | value ol 27 millions, or more than a third for the total fop the cojony. The Premier announced ,i new goltlfields policy, Tho Govei'nnipnt, hp said, had secured a very able geologist. Local bodies had no money to spend in prospecting. Elsewhere rich discoveries had been made at condffptfc, and the Government must Uh njfllTf?. If. would be ,tho duty of the geologist to indicate ,where shafts* or Lnnnels should bo sunk, ftuitf<>d by geologists and assisted hv science, they must thus ;mnke further discoveries. He show,ed how mineral wcafth had assisted .the general development The PreI mier received a voti: of thnnks any} ,confidence in himself and the (!Government in a motion which was ■ carried with cheers. I Considerable capital is being investal in mining at Matakilaki, and the Premier commented on the discovery of a nugget of over an ounce on the ra i)uay works. I The- Premier recelvud manv tlepu.tut'iwns en route and In Nelson, and left iol' Wellington latv last Bight,