Position of Coal Industry
MINISTER’S VISIT TO THE EAST COAST. Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, Last Night. Hon. P. C. Webb, Minister of Alines, completed a tour of the Inangahua quartz field, expressing hopo that further lodes would be revealed by tho present prospecting efforts. To-day visiting the State coal area he discussed with the Aliners’ Union the terms of the new agreement and subsequently stated that tho main matters were referred to the National Coal Conference on February 25th, local points being held over for settlement thoroafter. Air Webb at a public reception referred to the coal trade improvement and the increased use of Dominion coal by gas companies. He asked big users to liberate every possible ton in the winter and build a stock up in the summer. No Government could allow stocks to become depleted if tliero was a possibility of a hold-up in the industry. From 90 per cent, of the unionists he had hoard no complaints except at Eunanga. Everywhere else ho received full cooperation and expected it from here.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 6
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174Position of Coal Industry Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 6
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