THE STATE COAL DEPARTMENT.
To TUP. KUITtIK- OF "THIC I'RIWa Sir, —Why should not tho State Coal Company bo compelled to give tho public a "square deal," tho same as a 2>rivate company is expected to dor They have the use of our money for a fortnight or three weeks before they delivor the goods, and when tho (socalled) coal arrives, it is found to consist largelv of dust and slag. Besides that, a new rule is that a customer ordering a bag oC ordinary coal must also pay for a bag of lignite, they wish for it or no. —Yours, etc., HOUSEHOLDER. ,
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 8
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103THE STATE COAL DEPARTMENT. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 8
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