§ SIR RICHARD TEMPLE (Worcester, Evesham)asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether information has reached him that a gold region of extraordinary richness has been discovered near Etheredge, on the Gilbert River, North Queensland?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)The Etheredge gold field in Queensland has long been known to be extensive; but no official Reports of new discoveries of gold have been received. The field is a long distance from the coast.