THE COAL SHORTAGE.
STATEMENT BY SIR JAMES ALLENBy Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, June 21. Headed by the Mayor, members of the Christchurch Coal Committee approached Sir Jas. Allen to-day in the hope of securing Government assistance in bringing an Australian vessel over ior the Greymouth-Lyttelton coal trade. His reply was that the whole Dominion was short of coal, and that no one city could be allowed a full supply to the detriment of other parts. Sir Jas. Allen said he wanted to tell them that, ship or no ship, Christchurch could get only its share of coal. The whole Dominion had to be considered, and not Christchurch alone. "You will get your share," said the Minister, "but no more than your share, because others are suffering just as you are, and they have to be transferred just as well as yon." If Christ- : church seemed shipping and brought coal round from the coast it would bo the duty of the Minister in charge of the coal supply of the Dominion to see that Christchurch was entitled to what it was getting, and, if not, to ship its supply, because Auckland, Wellington, and Dutiedin were also suffering. t Councillor Sullivan asked if the presence of an electric supply in Christchuich 1/ad been taken into consideration when this city was being allotted its share of coal-
The Minister replied that, in re-ard to coal for domestic purposes, he did not think that it had, but he would pass the query along to Mr. Myers, In regard to alleged profiteering in connection with coal, Sir Jas. AJlen asked the deputation to withhold judgment until they saw the Board of Trade's report. Sir Jas. Allen mentioned that at present the Government would do all that was humanly possible to get coal from America (Newport News). Telegram after telegram had gone to the Imperial Government urging it to fill up with coal every bit of space on the steamers coming through the Panama Canal, and a great deal had come to New Zealand. A further shipment of 50,000 tons had been advised by cable just the other day. That coal was bound to be dear, as the freight on the shipment would be £2 per ton. When they had a shortage like L ler w«^ft£raid : tkat, tto^muat.^gi
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1919, Page 5
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381THE COAL SHORTAGE. Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1919, Page 5
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