NO GAS IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING
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By Telegravh—
WELLINGTON, June 18. j No sunplies of ooal are at hand for ' work to coinmence at tho Wellington Gas Coni])any tomorrow moruing. When j announcing tliat the ooal positiou con- | ' tinuod sorious, otfioials stated toniglit | jthoy did not know how those depend- j | ent on gas would fare until further sup- j j plies were delivered. Until ooal from | the Karu wliich arrivcd in Wellington | | from Westport today, is unloaded there j i will be 110 gas. The Karu's oargo cou- | sists of 1000 tons o-f ooal. j Heduotions made iu the pressure late j tliis afteruoon would have to continue j during tomorrow eveu aftei' the Karu'sj 1 ooal is utilised. Whereas 200 tons of j I ooal are required every day to maiu- J j tain the norma] gas supply in Wellingi ton, only 30 tons were available when j j the Wingatui unloaded tliis afternoon J and the whole supply was exhausted by tonight.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 June 1946, Page 7
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167NO GAS IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING Chronicle (Levin), 19 June 1946, Page 7
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