Wood as Fuel.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1921, Page 4

Wood as Fuel.

Last year the Kremh Minister ol Kiddie \Yoiks appointed a Commission to study the best means of u-ino Inels, aid t' ('oniniis'ioii in turn appointed a s.iib-rnmmittee to invi > iy. i'v D'e use of wi: id fuel in imlitst y. Tlie report issued by the Committee eoutaius much valuable matter, I'r-’m which we select a few items that may lie of most pellet a I i lit-, rest. Adi ice eiveii to those who propose iisino wood a- industrial 111, -I is !■ use only lent Dial hil-l-roll well dried ; to split up lues inti pieces not more than I im-i-es :-i|tiare in section : and to mainta.u a depth ol fuel in the pi.Ue. the '•:>rs of whieli should he lowend, it. net ossa ry, to allow the Ion;: flames from the wood to avoid contact with the much -•r- ■t. - - metal ot the tlrehox. It these eon-litioiis he observed, a v. o-I '-rehoi er can produce steam as l-e -l.v a. ; eoa l-lit i !. as i:a* been proved hy delitlite trials. Wood has heen sia IuIII subsliluted lot- coal iu lias-pi- lurorilor, steel furnaces about 11'' - : no-ici taking the phu-e of lib oi eoa! -without any extensive modi'e at ion of exi t ino apparatus. The Commilti-e slrnuyly recommends industrialists will wurks situated near la roe forests tconsider seriously whether it would nola- woith tlo-ir while to u-e n rod in plan- of coal. Kr.-iliri- is so Well provided with stii la hie fuel ivo-ul that a lar-je toniiupe of coal niiolo. he sav<d i it bout daniani' to the lon-sls, w ideit deed would hem-lit hy the seielltilie iv illoii-statiiiti that a steady emplovi n: id wu.iii a. fuel uoidd mu-oiii ape.