RESTRICTED TRAIN SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1919, Page 4

RESTRICTED TRAIN SERVICE.

MR. SEMPLE HOLDS TO HIS FIGURES A PUBLIC INQUIRY SUGGESTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assof<ntloD. Christctarch, Last Night. Mr. Semple, M.P., holds-to hia figure* regarding the coal stocks despite Mr. McVilly's denial, and says hia inform'* ants were men on the spot, but he will not give their names. "I am still con' 1 vmced," Mr. Semple said to-dav, "that there is no need for the present dislocation of the railway service, and that *,° re J B ,r"n t the Bhorta 8 6 of coal which Mr. McVilly states there is. My point ts that if a matter affects the jfeneiSl community they ought to know "the. truth in connection with it. The onW way to satisfy mo and a large section . community is to agree to fortli. with set up a public inquiry MINERS' STATEMENT. PLENTY OP COAL AVAILaBLR. Gieymouth, Laat Night. ' A meeting of the West Coast Labo*J Representation Committee, 2000 workers, passed tlio following W* solution: 'That wo support Mr. R, Semple, M.P., in his demands for a public inquiry as to the coal situation, as we are oi the opinion that the shortage as alleged by the Government does not exist. We would also point out that on the West Coast the Government have ' reserve stores in round flguiw of 8000 tons of coal without, touching their ordinary stock, which also nmounts to a very