A COAL STRIKE SCARE.
AUCKLAND HARBOR BOARD'S PREPARATIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland Yesterday. When the Harbor Board was passing accounts for payment this afternoon Mr. Bradney drew attention to an item, coal £llßs 5s 4d, and a similar supplementary account for £473 17s. He remarked that that was an unusually heavy coal bill for a fortnight. A very large quantity of coal, 800 tons in one shipment and 500 tons in another, had been landed at the Calliope Dock, and he demanded to be told by what authority that coal had been bought. The chairman (Mr. Entrican) said the coal had been ordered on his authority some time ago. There were indications of a very serious coal strike being probable, and people in close touch with the coal trade took the opportunity to lay in large stocks so that they would not be taken unawares. It was a very good thing to have a stock of 1200 tons or so of coal in hand. There would be very little deterioration in Newcastle coal. In this matter he thought a wise step had been taken.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 170, 27 October 1910, Page 2
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184A COAL STRIKE SCARE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 170, 27 October 1910, Page 2
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