OIL FROM COAL.
Lord Rutherford Indicates Great Future. MAIDEN SPEECH IN LORDS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, May 20. In his maiden speech in the House of Lords, Lord Rutherford, of Nelson, famous New Zealand scientist (formerly Sir Ernest Rutherford) described a number of experiments being conducted in England for the production by various processes of oil from coal. He emphasised the desirability of Britain's possessing an independent oil supply, and this could alone be procured through coal. Natural oil at present was being sold at such a low price that its production from coal could, not be effected at _an equivalent cost, but in the future prices might rise and the situation change. His experiments had, however, shown that it was scientifically possible to provide the bulk of the British oil supply fjrom available coal. He strongly urged the value of continuing research on the subject.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 7
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