AT HIGH PRESSURE.
MEETING THE DEMANDS FOR COAL> [BI 7ELEGRAPJI— PKESS ASSOCIATION.] j WESTPORT, This Day. The coal-miners in the Westport district are cheerfully and successfully seconding the efforts of the companies to meet the pressure in the demands for coal. At Ngakawau the men make no objection to working on pay Saturday. The Seddonville and Granity miners are briskly employed Denniston. On Friday another daily record, was established, the output for the day for one shift being 1573 tons. The waterside men at Westport are working overtime, and it is only in one or two isolated cases that any objection has been made. Although a large quantity of coal is being handled, the railway is moving the mineral smartly, and there has not been the slightest congestion in shipping. The co-operation of all concerned is a. gratifying feature of the rush. The pace of production, haulage, and shipment will go a long way to prove that New Zealand can supply all her own coal demands. The output from the Westport Coal Company's mines during November was 51,761 tons 11 cwt ; Seddonville Statemine, 6142 tons 1 cwt; Stockton Company, 13,863 tons 5 cwt ; total, 71,766 tons 17 cwt. During the month 104 steamers worked the port.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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206AT HIGH PRESSURE. Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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