TARANAKI DAIRf FACTORIES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23746, 18 September 1942, Page 4

TARANAKI DAIRf FACTORIES

SHORTAGE OF COAL j POSITION SAID TO BE j SERIOUS . 1 (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 17."J The plight of Taranaki dairyj|aM| tories as a result of a shortage of,Cjjjrl has become serious, and it pected that by the day’s work to-day at least. thtfjaW n panies would have exhaustecfFa’lsupplies, Urgent representations have,beats made to the Minister of Markepj ' (the Hon. J. G. Barclay), to % D»iry Board, and to the Oil Fuel Controller by the Federation of Taranaki Dfity, Factories, and the replies indicate pat ; every effort is being made to giVfcW* lief where it is most needed. p A survey of factory stocks raaoOy the federation at the request Dairy Board shows that in addltioj,!# the factories whose supplies',have been exhausted, about eight companies Haveonly enough coal'to meet their for three or four days. It is'; possible, that by using wood and what coal w) ; can obtain they can operate or two more, but not for longer. Every effort is being made to bbtaiß. i firewood, but the federation states that the absence of wood near at hand U/H creating a problem which is aggravatw.H by the shortage of manpower and w»,| road transport restrictions.