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ago Barrington Brown discovered graphite on the Manikuru Creek, 

 Fair-sized sheets of mica occur on the Waini, and bauxite and iron on the 

 Amakuru and Aruka. The mineral possibilities of the district still afford 

 a wide field to the prospector. 



In bringing forward these lesser known commercial and industrial 

 potentialities of the North Western District, it must unfortunately be 

 admitted that their further development depends, like the future of the 

 Colony as a whole, on the single and ominous word " Labour." 



