COAL SHORTAGE.
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WF. I 1.1 NO TON. July 21. ‘‘lnfluenza, amongst miners during ihe p isi iininth Inis caused a very large <leci-ori.se in the output of coal in Xew Xoaluntl mines and I think that i- the pii'.icipal reason of the dearth of that commodity all over the Dominion." sard the Mon. (>. J. Anderson. Minister ol .Mines in the House to-day in reply to a question by Air Witty. It was stated by the mcmbci f«r Ilic irtmi that there was a good deal of grumbling in Christ'-lmrcli by pimple unable to obtain supplies of coal and I they blamed the shortage for the proI valence of influenza. The .Minister stated that last Friday and Saturday week .108 tons ot coal were carried through the Otira tunnel and supplies were al-o being brought by sea. One boat was loading 299 tons at (ireymouth for l.ytielton. An order Inis also been placed at Reefton and if that turned out siitisl'iii-toiy further orders would be given. Reefion screened coil was dearer in proportion than State coal and it would nave to be sold at a higher price to cover the r\| eu.-e. Hie first fata! accident at the Liverpool mine had occurred and then there was no work' there on Saturday in consequence. For various reasons the State mine output hint been re J need c hi- month by IQUO tolls, ihi re being a large number ef miners sick with intluenza. There had been a serious decline this mouth I in coal production, but for the quarter [ ended June 20. as compared with the 1 quarter ended March 31. 1923. there Had been a total increase of 52.092 j tons, nit-luring 1 !.('55 tons of bitu- ! ininous and semi-bituminous. 33.350 j tons of Crown coal and 1087 ton- of lignite. Importations -bowed a decrease of 31.539 rini.-. and exportations for ! niiiikeis. an increase of 38.931 tons, j <‘l am much afraid." continued ice I Minister, "that the production bus | shewn i! M-iious decline during July, j especially on file West ( east of the , South Island, dee to the largo number ] of miiieis sick."
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1923, Page 4
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356COAL SHORTAGE. Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1923, Page 4
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