THE COAL OUTPUT.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1919, Page 3

THE COAL OUTPUT.

THE '-GO-SLOW" POLICY. fTiIK Government nt present is up against a difficult problem in regard to the coal output. The miners tluoughout the Dominion have apparently adopted the "go-slow'' policy, and in some of the principal mines production has been reduced by at least a. third, in spite of the •fact that the same number of men is employed. All users of coal are expecting a shortage of supplies, and, increased cost, and some firms are taking steps to provide substitutes in case of a complete stoppage. The gas and electric companies are always the first to fed the effect of any interruption in the coal supply, as was the ease in Sydney recently when the city was in darkness for several nigts. fn the event of a coal strike in K*w Zealand mauv country people would be better off so fur as house and shop lighting is concerned th?n the city dwellers, as during the past years over 5000 country homes and ■.lores have been fitted" with "Wizard" Lighting systems. The "Wizard" Light is being generally adopted for house and store lighting in all country district?, and the agents find it difficult to keep pace with the demand. The light is cheaper cleaner and better in quality than coal gas, and users are independent of labor troubles. The lamps produce gas from a mixture, of 07 per cent of air and 3 per cent benzine vapor, and probided a case of benzine is kept in reserve, labor troubles cannot interfere with the owner of a "Wizard" Plant, so far as his house or store lighting is concerned. Each "Wizard" lamp gives three hundred candle power light, is lit ■ with a match, kept clean with a special automatic needle, and the running cost per wrelc for a plant of[ sav. four lights, is about one shilling. All plants are" guaranteed for 5 years and the price of a 2-print plant is now £l7, each additional lamp £3 17s Cd. Gas rings £3 3s. Write at once for a free booklet givinjr full particular* of the wonderful "Wizard" to IT Ttla-lte, P.O. Box «3, Eltham. Phone 12:1.