LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
nationalising our INDUSTRIES. Ir i —lll these times of industrial nilrest many people are advocating the; nationalising of our industries ii's tlio oest inotliod to adopt for tho benefit of all concerned. Particularly, is this being advocated as regards the ferry service from Wellington to Lyttcitou. and the working of tho wharves, it N some years smco tho Government started tho State coal industry, con:sotjueiitiy it should have had a lair trial, and be a good criterion on which to jtHi£o whether Statc-controlled industries tiro Jniely to he a success or otherwise. You would be. conferring a boon on the thinking general public if you would kindly give us the history of thp State eoal mining industry, including cost ol production, returns, present position, etc., etc.—l am, etc., INQUIRER. Masterton. I'-lhp State coal mino venture has not proved a profitable one from tho financial point of view at least. Nor has it proved a buffer against industrial disturbances. On the contrary, it appears to have bocomo a centre ol" discord mi the coal-mining industry.]
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 9
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178LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 9
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