THE COAL SUPPLY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 21 June 1912, Page 8

THE COAL SUPPLY.

SPECTDE OF A FAMINE

'j'lflv 1'0S11?[:C)X AT jU.TK.MfrI}. . (By Tele(;'i.a,ph.~Pr.eifl Assoc.iatioii.) A.uckla'.nd,. .linio 20. 'I'liv .HiiPi'lte. of a conl. laiiiiiip. wim'hi seem t(>. be nl. |;ii*en,i. eobfrijilting. Auckland. There ifilc* : ;iiil ii'lijieiii' lo lie inly for pitiiiO I'l'r tlin pni-f, of iioiisew'iys:J, liosvovei'. li is the ii'iims who ifeil. ill largo (tijauUttPs c,S tihe ciinriiiodilv 'Mini ai;» leislnri; (ho pi/ncls. Tits sliiirfage: is jin'l pcciili;;iir to AiiCKlaii'i!' only, ji is bwiig' t'SjiPviiMic-iM! lii a more or; loss sei 1 ' forts oxle'iii, riglif 'il.i.r.oiigho'iit Xow foi<hv.<\. in Aircklanii llari'soiri: s'blil'c of the ciial hiillis. wlili. a esipnci'ty (if '.ij.etwofii jive aiiil six. ilion-iiiHl' thi.s:fiifp high niuf e.ui|il..v toil, (lip water iviid |irospiit iniiic'alioivs so.t'ti.i; to; hold fliil; ho inmiwli'nie jirosiie.e't of llienj rqee.i'v.iiig I'liMr '■r'igli.fliil eai : goes: Btiiilroi; cojil.'apiif.iiVs 10/ lie li'-i, ri ipr-fjiiil'mi n'.iHl lias beeit for 'sbjup '(line ii.ast, aiul .circles goncrojl)' jiaye. been cs|i.pi:ienpiiig. a. soniewlia't a.ii.xio.iis;';tjiiiie, C.ii.nse ibr serious 'nlnriii lias, beoji.' a'Ha.vetl. fiVr t.he... lioiice at"■jca.sfc by Hie cpss'iitipii of lite. Hikfiiirangi. .siiHlie wbjeh .'ivill eiia.ble a -.sldSrly siipplr :b£ Jiici Wl'iiiljgn'Wl jiro'd'tiet, i.'ii be . .bbla'.ineil', "In'the 'event of : ;v wi(!es|!r'e.a'ij : ; 'Strike. wis woii'hl lii'i'ye to cl.o.s'P (lowii . ; iit" oiipe*' sa'iil a .sliipji.ing' JjiLlrtirity ,tb.,r press' i-Pr' :pi:esent!a'tivc,,''lUiii so. fii;r as 1 can seei\ .tliiiigs..:.(];b:.no'i' :snrni' (o'lio inipr.p.viiie-" , ,TJio,:lopal;;inaiiager;pf the :C.'oiiVp'an'y s'ald "tlfer'c.' was. h« gain'SiiyTng tlie. fa.ct ilial; ; Hvpi ; b .-stirs',iv \\iry sli.bl'i'.ng'e, His fii:iii was-, iiiiiiliip, inurlv,.ns. it w.ci.ulil.'.-.l'i.kp to (io. so-, -ta :ii.ieet oiit'sitlo prilfii;*,-;. : s¥ll'. i.ts.¥,iti!plj; wrjs;'tiilsen-np,iviih' tlie.;.'(iilfili|ii'g: o.f .cohtrii.c't'- oi'.(ic-r.s.',;Th,..'a'(l'T: (lition. to' llife ,s!!pi'(;a''g,o.,...p'f' lal')6..ui:' : Jio, wits: ■of bn.iiiion. that- sli'oi:!u^c?' .pf;i\7ii:wa',v;,.f'ni'c'.k3'; cpnii;ibu(firy'fau:se.:pr,tlieifami'ne; ;

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