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Temuka Leader, Issue 1795, 27 September 1888, Page 4

A nun named Johnson has committed suicide at W;de, Auckland. bus Coil Supply.— The quantity of available coal in the New Zealand manures was animated by Mr J. Park, F.G.S , of tha Geological Survey Staff, in a paper read before tbs Philosophical Society, to be 1,218,299,000 tons; or making full allowances for probable lose in working, say, 1000 million tons. The calculation was bated upon surveys of the coal fields which have been made at various times by members of the survey staff, and only such seams at are available, at the present, time were taken into account. Mr Park estimated that, according to the present rate of increase of population and growth of tbs industry, the present known supplies of the colony will not be exhausted for 90 years. He explained that bis estimates only included workable coale, and he had not included lignite or seams of any kind that were Isis than 1 feetin thickness. Pbeseeved Stbawmbbibs.— Experiments now beijg conducted! m England go lo show that another product wbieh New Zealand can produce to perfection ean be sent Home. Mr Ta'lerman has been experimenting upon some fresh itrawberme, and bt has found that by putting them in eeld storage chambers on the dry, cold air system, they were, after 12 days, every bit as firm, bright, and full coloured as when picked. They are reported • o have retained all the characteristics and flavour of frseh gathered fru't. Mora than ■ bis, it in believed that they would remain equally fresh aad good under the earns oonrti tone for a oouph of month* at least. It is not. surprising to learn that the Tiptre* preserved strawberries have excited considerable amoag the committee of . the Hortioul ural Society, at whose recent show they were exhibited, and that it hie been resolved by that body to continue the experiment! with several varieties of delicate fruit.