NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
"Vulcan" ii certainly mistaken in supposing that when Mr. Purchas (in hii letter published in our paper of the 23rd ultimo) remarked that the Waikato coal was "found too good for smiths' purposes," he intended to imply that inferior coal was good enough for those purpose** or that smiths do not use and require the best coal they can procure. HU meaning we apprehend, clearly was that, comjxtratively speaking, good as the coal might prove (and we beliere, vtill prove) for smiths' purposes, its qualities rendered it better adapted ttill for do. mestic use and fuel for steam-boilers. He explained his own meaning by adding to the words referred to, " that is, having too much flame"
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New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 407, 9 March 1850, Page 2
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119NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 407, 9 March 1850, Page 2
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