COAL IMPORTATION.
(PRESS AUSOCIAtIOS TELKOftAJt.) WELLINGTON. March 81.' Speaking at tSio Producers' Conference to-day, the Prime Minister statcl that whereas the price of cnal nt Homo ' was £7 a ton,some month* ng»;the Government had recently purclifijmt 150,0j0 torn of coal for railway purpott* at £4 7s <sd a ton, landed here. ' Sir"Walter Buchanan: Um the Governroent been offered Newcastle ronl at £3 a ton, delivered in Nciy Zealand? Mr llnssev: This offer wn» not mad« to me; it may ihave been made to tho Railway Department.' Sir Walter Buchanan: lamid * position to say .that the Government can get ll.e oiler if it wishes. Mr .Masscv said ho would be very glad to get such an offer. Of lata Newcastle coal had been very uneven ia quality. Some of it was very inferior, end engineers had not been ablo to keep Steam up in consequence.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17108, 1 April 1921, Page 6
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144COAL IMPORTATION. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17108, 1 April 1921, Page 6
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