AUCKLAND'S GAS AND THE POLITICIANS
ACCKI.A.N'O, Xuv. 1. Any attempt by eitlier political par: to make political capital out of th difficulties of tlie Auckland gas siip))l during the last two or three vears wa deprecated by Alr. .1. Lariier, chaii man of directors of tlie Auckland Ua. Oompany, in a slatemeiit tonigl.t Fuiidamentally the difiiculties all rc sulted from war comlit ions, and a ro mark by the Prime Alinister (Alr Fraser) in "Wellington 011 Thursday tlia' they were caused by jmor ictorts wa absolutely contrary to fact. Auckland had not received tlie sann consideration in coal supplies a AVellington and other gas umlerlakiugs said ATr. T.arner. who asked if th Government had deliberalely kept hi companv sliort of coal. The Auckland plant extracted to all intents as muri gas per ton of coal as anv other phuu in Xew Zealand could do with siniila coal, and if it had been supplied to tio same degree as AVellington, the Auck land difficulties would be 110 gfoatei than those eauscd to AA'ellington con sumers. Bven with a fortnight 's coa1 in liand the immediate gas-maldng no sults were affected because there wjls not sufficient gas in the coal.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1946, Page 5
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