COAL FOR RAIL TRAFFIC
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD Although passenger traffic during the holiday period had been heavy, there had been no danger of a coal shortage, stated an officer of the Railways Department yesterday. Supplies of coal had come forward during the period from the bins of West Coast mines, and goods traffic had shown its expected decrease over Christmas and New Year. Supplies of coal estimated to last two weeks had been on hand throughout the holidays, and the position at present was the same The supplies held in the Canterbury at present—23oo tons—were little short of the 2400 tons held at the same time last year, the delivery of supplies during the holidays balancrafl Y 1 3?? by increased ra 4L traffic ln the last few weeks. e i A o ? c f r stated that it would be fo r e . cas .t how supplies would come to hand m the next few months, in normal circumstances, a coal sudply sufficient for only one week’s working did not cause anxiety. eKS
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25080, 11 January 1947, Page 4
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