THE COAL MINES.
Is the State warranted in running coal-mines', or other businesses!, at a lass, for the sake of piroteicting tine ipublic against monopolies which are expresisiy prohibited by law? That is a .question which the Government (Has now to face. It is no anjsrcver that coal is cheaper to-day than it was ten years ago. The State minee liiave had no appreciable effect upon the ruling nrices of fhiel„ aad they
are. not likely Ifer, "have in the future, £br the'v<ets reason .that they are m«jfe dSijetaisdve to work than, tihe mines. The Goveimment made a huge blunder when it entered into tinis business, and tb& further it goes, the miare expensive the blunder will become.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10413, 6 September 1911, Page 4
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118THE COAL MINES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10413, 6 September 1911, Page 4
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