COAL SHORTAGE WILL BE SERIOUS
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AUCKLAND, August. Ll.--^ Gas • rationing may be." nee'esshry in, av«few days if the waterfront •hcild-upv can" tinues. In addition . several 'indpstrieVdependent on Westport coal will- be he-' riously hit if 5000 tons- in ihe eol.Uers Kanui and Kaitangata are not unlbaded.sliortly. Thev_ are already (LesperateN short of fuel as stopga-p Waikato" co'al is now being diverted from less essential industries. Howrever, not all corisiun.ers, affected can use this coal. Amoqg - the industries sliort of Westport coal,.' are the sugar works at Chelsea and , the Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company. The ferry services, railways and coas. tal shippiug are also in need of this coal. Users have not been able to build up reserves and if the waterfront trouble is not quickly settled, the roper cussions will be severe, particularly on users for whom Waikato coal is unsuii aj)le. The holdup ori the waterfront is nol expected to afi'eet shipmeirts of frmd parcels already posted to Britain. .The next consignment for Britain leaves in the hTarquesa due to sail from Napier on A'ugust 19. ' ' ;
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1949, Page 5
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181COAL SHORTAGE WILL BE SERIOUS Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1949, Page 5
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