THE COAL SITUATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3416, 21 February 1920, Page 5

THE COAL SITUATION.

HOPES CENTRED ON CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, This Day. The position in Wellington and adjacent districts, as regards coal supplies is becoming -acute and "the. re.sult of the Coal Conference, now s'l’.ting, is awaited with deep interest. It is expected the Conference will end to—day_. though it is possible the «us cussion may be prolonged into next Week. A member of the Coal Traae Committee states their gl‘E‘3t*.‘£‘t worry was to keep esseatizzl industries going. A’g‘Uod flea] of their difficu'lty arose out of the problem of so directing shipments that operations may be kept going at cool stores. South African coal had 1-ecent.‘._v "been received by the Argonn-e. giving great satisfaction as a at-12.411 coal. It has been distributed as far north as New Plymouth and Napier, mosfly for meat an?! dairy indlxs't.rie'3. The General Man:lg(er of RA.lii‘\-/'l3‘7.=: states great difliculty is" «'*xperiencr*d in getting supplies, those obtained having to be used in the cost careful manner in order to keep the :~:ervier~s going to the best possible effect. ‘