Coal Shortage
Sir, —As usual, Mr T, P. Shand is well off the beam For his information, there is a shortage of all kinds of household coal in Christchurch. Shortage of Strongman is chronic because it is nearly all sent to the North Island. My authority for stating this is my own coal merchant. Why is there no shortage in the North Island? Must not embarrass our friends, you know. Mr Blanchfield calls it the “coal shortage mystery.” Wait until the overstocked paper bag coal supply is sufficiently depleted, then there will be plenty of coal from the Coast. During the machinations the poor old consumer is the least consideration under good old private enterprise.—Yours, etc., TOM BRYCE. August 17, 1963.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30213, 19 August 1963, Page 3
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