COAL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13932, 10 July 1919, Page 3

COAL

HOSPITAL BQARD SUPPLIESCoal, the "burning" 1 qifosifcion c the moment, was agnn'n. tile suibjcc foav much, discussion ait. last, uJg-ht" meeting; of tiie. Hospital Board. A ; tlie beginningi of las* mom>tih iJi : Board found the stock oif coal ha. gono amd little' prospects of replendsh ' j ing it. The Auckland Coal Trad Ooimimtteiei was' iirnmediaitely coon rrauniica&ed wiitlr boitih by leitifcers gin telegrams. ■'■■<■ ' The seciretairy replied saying tiha, lie mteirvieiwed the Taupiri Coa Miles Ltd.,- who ©omsented to for waad one truck atti once. This wa don© wMi incoavemiieince A 0 them selves. The secret-airy asked for th< Baord's pirescmit lytoek and a.verage re quirements; adding- thaib they woult do all possible ito assist' mi oibitiadiiixi^ tihe Board's coal requireimenits. Tlho Ptdceamro Co. wrote tliaiti as soon/ as thlei sitirdkeore resumed wwl they would commen.oei forwarding sup jplies tt'o Thiaimies South as requested, A further letter fromi. Ithe game company stated tihait the collieries hiad been, asked 1 to us© theiiir best enj deiaivows to disfpiaifccih. 45 tonig moiniblily- They asked if ■it . waisni'iti possible thaitl tihe Board's rfequareiraents hud fceeiw oveii J-eistiimiaited. . i Tho Cihaartniain.: It, is. ouitlrageous tihfllb ' an, insrtatiultiioin, like' tihie 1 hosipitail sihould be .puitj to .all this trouble to miadnjtfeiin, the smipiply of'cioiail 1. Tlhevsee--reitlairy : ■.• _jt!hjei comimnitteiei had: done •Ms bes*, bait; looli at all tihe ooirres[pomdoncie. Had it iHo't been! for.A. amd 1 G. ; Pandei'.tihei pioisnfen wouild: hate beehi mioisttl steirfousi; Pri<fei% dad' noti stb'ck : coiail,;bu!tl dectrteiased! fthear use toem^iply tho hoisipiiitial. Three dtaw? "Were loist- ovea' dofrt-espoindeince. The ool■l'ieries' hiaive resuimied,. and. anioither tmick is' duie: mow, butl evidenitily hung! 'jup oiwiinigl To the trains- We were ouib of coail at 12 to-day aiid go,t the 5 or 1 6 toms; left <we>v tonti the HaTtboiuir ; Boiaa-d oiperaitaons. . We db njot. infcetnd sitbring 1, ooiaT, but tho hospital sihouldi alwayisi haiVe ai eitook of coal. It.irequaires 45 toaiis a momth. During ithei aiou/tts momeaiitlsf 25 toniss of jßa-€iwood had! beem used to ■• can - serve itihe oaal. . • Mir Newmiaini: Will, we geit our coal oin: (tlhi© rafllways? I .Mr., McGudT'e 1: "rhere was cioal oni itihe ititadn' to-night. PaeirOia, is .cihookabilocli with cioial fott" r'adlinjg. .Waiha is runtoirig: itrucikis oiuifc amd brdogtiing' tihem back again. I don't know wheiei tihe CKvaiL ehortagie is. Mr RoO: According to the Herald there are "2000 tons ait. Fj-amkitoan-Tha Clhaiirmainj: I don't thank there can. be the ehortaige they make* believe. Mr Newiruam,: Can't wta get i« ltoucli 'wfti&r itihe- Minlist«sr of Baiilways? The Ghannrnami' moved that' the Boaird asik' tha co^peir'aitdoiQ of all Hospital Boardls dm New Zealand to aipptroiacih Oabda^i itot 'secuira la. m r\l supply for all piuiblici hospitals. Sir* HaMt seoomded. It is time actdom was ttakem. The Maitatok© cheese factory has in stock a.t the present momenifc miore than alb any oniet perir.d for 3 yeaira aaid amioitheir truck caxric" ithia 'week. lib canne as a. suinprise, as Che ciustomeirfii have full sitocks Th© moitiiom was carried. Mr Robanstoni mioived, Mr Hall ,secended, tihlaiti ;ai letter 1 of tihank^ be sent- t(»- A. and G- Piriioe. —Carried. ■ The .emgdnleier's reiporit shoiwed tfeut 43 tans had been,; used dujrimg' tiie moinitih.. It was 'alsia isbaited that' tihe radiiaftoors mi ilh© hostpiitial hiad btseri'in conisitianitf tustei with tihe encciepitjiolni .<rf the toxnie wheia thfire was no ■.coal/ TENDERS FOR COAL. Tfuei Pukemiiro Col wil suipply ooal to the Boaird a(b tihe jr'attlei of "18s 6d peer ton,- latfj the (paifc, and £2 2 s per ton deliiveirted tlo the hospital, Tliei Boai^d r'ecenitly imvilted itender's fcr cairtag!ef froimi Thaanes South Stetdon. -and tihafee were reaeiived. Tlhieiy wore VeiTtani'2is 8d pefr 1 ton. (aefceptjed), Kenny Bros. 2s 9d, and J. Hanvkes* esbajtie 3g4d.Tb.ig will niieianl thlaiti 'tilie Boaird "waOlbei paying 29s 10! d pier ton- (8s Sd ffeight) fotr i/te cioaß!, 2s 2d ai ton! fess tihan Taist. yeiaa'-