ALLUVIAL MINING.
PROTEST ACIAINS7 MINE DEPARTMENT'S ADMINISTRATION. By Telograph.—Press Association. Hokitika. Last Night. A public meeting to protest against the Covcrnmcnt's water-power resolution was held at Hokitika to-night. Strong resolutions were passed condemning the action of the Mines »• pnrtment in locking up the waste waters of the district against alluvial mining, on which Westland was to a large extent depending. One of the resolutions condemned the mis-state-ments and abusive attitude of the Hon. R. McKenzie towards ■public men ami the leading miners of the district « N ,' (»•• the 1 '.st two rears have been trvi|i-» to arrange for capital to develop'the It unit goldfieMs. Another resolution protested against the threat of the , Minuter of Mines to block the propoi-1 gravitation scheme from the Te Ar.'iia ' river by interfering with the present '. Mining Act. Other meetings are to b? • held throughout the district to,further j nrowst against the administration of , the Mines Department.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 259, 8 December 1909, Page 2
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151ALLUVIAL MINING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 259, 8 December 1909, Page 2
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