ENOUGH FOR 20 YEARS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18237, 22 November 1924, Page 13

ENOUGH FOR 20 YEARS.

.. WORLD'S OIL SUPPLIES. (BI CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT) (AUSTE/iLIaN and n.z. cable association.) MELBOURNE, November 21. Giving evidence before the Federal Joint Committee of Public Accounts, which is enquiring into oil operations, the director of the Institute of Science and Industry, Sir George Knibbs, said that at the present rate of consumption of petroleum, its production could not possibly continue much longer, nor could there, be any relief from the growing demands for the spirit for power and burning. The world's supplies would be exhausted within 20 years. Producing countries ' were certain, to restrict the exportation of their oil supplies.

are, the forwards don't get their weight into the scrum. With threo against the two hookers, tho English sides have had the best of six out of tho eight matches. New Zealand just pulled the Newport game out of the fire." VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. "TIME NOT RIPE." (raou our own correspondent.) NATAL, October IK A cable, it is stated, has been received from New Zealand intimating that the New Zealand Rugby Union had decided to offer to send a team to South Africa next year, and invite a British team to tour New Zealand in 1926. Enquiry has elicited the statement from tho hon. secretary of the South African Kugby Board at Cape Town that he has received no word from New Zealand. The "Cape Times" enunciates the view that the timo is not ripe for such a tour in South Africa, and that South African Rugbyitca should) spend some time putting their own house in order before inviting the Now Zealandera.