COAL MINES COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 85, 1 May 1901, Page 2

COAL MINES COMMISSION.

' PUB PRESS ASSOCIATION. WxLLiwnorf, April 30. At the sitting of the Co.l Mine* Commission to day, the Engineer of the Public Works D partment wu •xira : ned with r gaid totbe Great tin Wes'poit Cardiff Mice. He did not think much time was lott in getting to work to subdue the fire, nor did he bo* lievo much coal of a commercial character had been los\ P. J. Oeg»D| formerly member for Bull»r, said th« Government bad already committrd itself to opening up a State ooal mint wbioh he hid wished to urge on tht Commi'-sioD, He hid for yean be* lieved the Government could embark 10 that industry with great advantage as the ra : lwoy<', for inst nee, took about 125 000 tons a yea". Private enterprisej he thought, had failed in the coal mine industry. It frequently happened that a private company l-equirei concession* from the Government, and if the G#» rernmant was in the position of tka company no ques'icn of concaniona would arise. The price of coal in large cites se- med to l,e excessive. Ha b*> 11 ived the system of w« at fault, and tb&t th< Government wau'd adopt a batter system. Wed Cojst covl was very soft, acd a good deal was lost through ibe way in whioh it was poured down the shoot* of oat* licrs.