VALUE OF WESTPORT COAL

Shannon News, 29 March 1923, Page 4

VALUE OF WESTPORT COAL

PREFERRED BY COMMON- , d WEALTH NAVY.^ i 15,000* ‘ Wednesday, 5.25 P-m.) y SYDNEY.,. iMarch 2&. There has been considerable com-ment-on thefaet thdt immgjhe past' 12 months;; ilh, 000. . tons vo£ New'Zea. land coal have-been carried to.. Newcastle - for the use of the Australian NaVy-' i 1 The N aval'Board'favourS'West. port.coal; owing to the* small/.ash con. tent. It is*, stated that .on the collier Bilobl'a,-' Using Westport-eoal,- the fires had .to ; be» eleariedifate the : end '.of 36 hours, whereas,- .with-r Australian, woal, the fires irequired cleaning 'every four hoursirRESTING 'EINSTEIN'SfTHEORYv,< ■ ■ r ECLIPSE WORK..TO BE .~- , completed; " (Received' Wbdffesday; 7‘.25 p.hi.) • ADELAIDE,*.Mardh 23.- ■ As a'sequel to last'year's, solar eclipse; Professor Dod%elT;“th& South'Aus. ;tralian, .astronomer*,o is continuing;' observations at Cordillo: Downs, vWestra. lid, in ; connection with, the .. Einstein theory; .with a special instrument' lent bj? the Pittsburg ObseWatory.'.'firHis 1 objective is to securevarcomparison of the photographs of the stars .taken at .the time, of the eclipse; with the same ‘stars when thejt.Jcomenroufid' again, without"the, sun. If the comparison discldses the small angle predicted by ..Professor •Binsfein-'to be-the hhgle of denectibn,: the facEwillirsupportoProJ fesso-r 'Einstein’s mathematical theory of the universe;WANT OP CONFIDENCE) - : DEFEATED: IN TASMANIAN assembly; (Received Wednesday,-7.28 pim.) ; HOBART,: '.March.* <23. :G In the Assembly*, a. want -of confi. .deijcje motion; condemning the Government;’for allegedly;>ihis^spendi‘ng y pub.' tic works f funds-,..was:-defeated: on a, peifcy vote: ’ MEAT POOL PROJECTED. ; .DETAILS OF THE/SGHEMEi E

(Received Wednesday,'do.s p.m.) *■* ‘ - SYDNEY,” March 28. • ■'*' ‘ The Federal Council of the Pastoralcists’ Union discussed the creation of a meat pool ia order to provide • stock 1 rivvfiers with hetv markets ■ overseas. -The conference was not - unanimous, Queensland; >New : .South - Wales *and 'Victoria declaring ,in .favour i>. of the ''pool, ! South Australia .'standing, out, and Westtralia ‘deferring decision until a.further-conference l had been held ! at Perth. ’ The basis of .-the scheme ids> ; teo.operation between the Federal and State ■Governments-' concerned' on 1 a central executive,. :>the - > Federal • and - State Governments.each--to nominate! one member, the credit ofi. the Commonwealth and State 'Governments to be sought,) but the promoters do 1 not ; (propose: to’ leave >. heavily* on. anynM The Governments to be asked ,to>-legislate authorising the Council- tb make a ■compulsory levy on alt owners of'stock' . the'i minimum being 500 .one hundred cattle, at the rate of one half-, peiiny per:head for sheep and one-, sixth of a i penny per pound' 'of - ’cattle, rthe, funds* thus obtained to be 1 used to finance the scheme, to provide neces_ sary works, create a proper grading, usystem;'charter shipping space, secure \atorage- and publicity; ■ *eliminate.nthe ■ middleman, and sell direct Ao the great distributing organisations overseas. - • - -

In speaking at the officialiopeningvQf the Agricultural Show, Mr, Bruce, referring'to the number, of. applications for Government assistance' to industries., and. said State* aid was* necessary in certain cases during the war, but as , war conditions disappeared, the Government* had decided 1 ' that except whWe it was in the interests'of‘the -nation as'a whole, the, industries* would .have to stand or fall on the basis of their , own inherent'strength "or other j wise, as State aid in* any permanent .direction 'was demoralising 'to the ‘ industry and those engaged in it.