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Were Gold The

[?]er on Year-Long Job

Honiara, June 1.

FH the arrival in Honiara of Mr. John Edmonds and Mr.

Edward Robinson (seconded the Bulolo Gold Dredging Co. w Guinea) the Clutha Develop- Co. (a Placer unit) now has fenced operations at Gold , on Guadalcanal, in the ions.

Alan Blatchford, Chief gist to the Clutha Develop- Company, arrived in Honiara in May and expects to remain ipproximately one month, ing operations.

Company will build a pilot from the Tinahula river road to within one hour’s walk of Ridge.

May 15, work was started with dedozer. When completed, the vill carry heavy vehicles from ra. assist in the development, Gov nt will bridge the Nalimbu the only major obstacle e route, as soon as possible, ning of the route will mean .t saving in porterage, an ex e item in the Protectorate, s anticipated that the Com i initial operations will take '. Until then, it will not be le to ascertain whether Gold is, in fact, an economic pro n,

Geological Survey

Activities

logical Survey activities will ss intensive during coming s owing to the departure on of Messrs. P. A. Pudsey n and R. Thomson, on May June 5, respectively. or Geologist, John Grover J activities on Guadalcanal lally to the Clutha Co. in ition) is at present attending ference in Canberra in con i with the geological map f Australia and Oceania and ) on leave in December. Mr. rover recently visited Rennell Bellona Islands (about 120 south of Guadalcanal) to ex the possibilities of phosphate snces. )ka (NG) residents have 1 an Ellen Pitt Memorial ittee (Mrs. Pitt died in Mel ; a couple of months ago).

Neilsen of Goroka will re ionations and suggestions as it form the memorial should