REGARDING COAL MINES.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 March 1901, Page 4

REGARDING COAL MINES.

" His Majesty's ]Coal Mine, Limited," was the heading the Invcrcargill Times placed over its telegram, in which the Premier's opinions upon nationalising coal mines were given. If Mr. Seddon's figures are at all in the neighborhood of accuracy, tho Government would save 9s Gd per ton on all the coal they use on tho railways by becoming their own coal providers.— Napier Telegraph. The Coal Mines Commission have finished their labors in Otago. They lejW T c by to-morrow's express for ChristcJPfrch, and afterwards proceed to Wellington and New Plymouth, from where they will go to inspect the Mokau mine.

For going down into the bowels of the earth, and risking his life and health, a Westport miner gets 2s lOd per ton hewn. For carrying that same ton or coal a few miles in a railway truck the Government claims 2s. Mr. Scddon says if. and does not seem to see any incongruity.— Invercargill Times. Is the Government, in its capacity as coal dealer, likely to give indiscriminate credit:' We know it is the belief. ol some of the uninformed that such will be the case, bul these will get a rude shock when they find out their mistake All Government services must be paid for in advance. —Mercantile Record. Messrs. Burlcy and Walker are working a coal mine' on (lie hill just close to the Rockland's dredge. The coal is o good quality and will probably be used on all the dredges close at hand.