THE COAL SHORTAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1919, Page 5

THE COAL SHORTAGE.

SUPPLIES AUGMENTED. ;., M LABOR TROUBLES REDUCE "<'"lf SHIPMENTS. • 1 By Telegraph—Press AMOcUtJStL . AjH Wellington, La*t in a recent statement, the Hon. A. M. J« Myers mentioned that the amount of coal •:"'3 in sight from overseas during the Mjßt M eix weeks was 70,000 tonß. The Minb^r^^ in now able to say that auppliai froitt"^ (hose sources have been augmented w Jg further shipments from both NeWetftQ} "Wk and Newport News, America, to the ex 4 '■ ?■ tent of about 20,000 toni.' While tbj^ is gratifying, the Minister pointed ous.;M that .the proposed shipment 'of 8500 tone -'-'M by the Waitomo, of which 4000 tons v«jk iffl for the Railway Department, wai to» Jm eluded in the 70,000 mentioned; . TW : Jjjl Waitomo, however, was.unable'to '■^^Sffl .this cargo as intended! as the ,wrm„-ll& was laid up at Dmiedin owiag't» ; tt»'\|ffl crew refusing to go to AuatnUft fa btt? *|i Advantage is being taken of This •P«JCll[ to have the vessel surveyed.. ThtiMl'Sn carrier Ngakuta .is also a rami wkfcj^'^g for a similar reason, is unable .to I^Mi used between Newcastle' and Ktv 'JZetf',^ ' land, and she in therefore being vnA>4|l'/<^ the West Coast run; ' ,-:*-''< MM Mr. Myers further stated that wtijtßf* yj§| inents had been made with the OoaswiU^ifll ■ wealth and Dominion Line to vtlpiii "iaj 1000 tons from the Port Victor, vtfckff'iH vessel had that amount avaUablft, ,ln£ via unfortunately, owing to the wiitntytefj} vm not working"on Friday last only a f&-'-M tion of this coal would be taken tS, -Is , Some 250 tons were unloaded on Snadafc M i and arrangements were mid* for, tS*" f fi| vessel to be worked up till 10 o'clock S- : J8 , night, but,, unfortunately, .the clemency of the weather bad pr6V*nt#i4fl this being done. If the Port ■ VJrtfct'JH [ sails at daylight on Wednesday, w&W|§§ • is her present intention, she will bespat*'S| i polled to take about 400 torn of coal Jl [ with her, which, in the circunwtantM, J* ?1| wns impossible to unload. : "'-||l