THE COAL POSITION
PREMIER’S GRAVE WARNING
(Our Parliamentary Correspondent.)
WELLINGTON, September 22
When asked about the coal situation to-dav, the Prime Minister said that the coal supplies were still very far from being satisfactory. Only that morning he had received a message to the effect that the State coal miners were idle again. He had no idea why they wore not working. To-day the Coal Miners Executive had waited on him and had had a. long interview with him in the Cabinet room but no decision bad been reached. The Chairman of Directors of the Huntly Mining Coy was coming to Wellington. He had already left Auckland. When ho arrived they would have another eon fcrence. What the result would he, he had no idea. Matters were not good. A considerable quantity of coal . was coming from Newcastle and they were keeping the railways and industries going. How long that would continue lie did not know. He just wished to tell the people of this country to be ready for any emergency.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1920, Page 4
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