STATE COAL

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1920, Page 8

STATE COAL

ORDERS TO BE ACCEPTED CON.

TINUOUSLY.

A welcome notice appeared on the office window of the State Coal Department today. It was to this effect: "The Coal Control Department has given an assurance that sufficient coal will be forthcoming to enable this depot to accept orders continuously." In the past orders have only been taken when a supply of coal was actually on hand or in sight, and that system gave rise to tho formation of queues," and was the subject for severe

•The public- is warned not to take too optimistic a view of the notice. Although it moans that orders will bo taken continuously, it does not mean that the depot will be able to fulfil those orders as quickly as it receives them. Mr. F. J. Gnnn, officer in charge of the Coal Control Department, stated to a Post reporter to-day that the Department would make every endeavour to meet tho requirernonte of the depot, but in that connection could only ko aa far a* circumstances permitted. He was unable to say wnether tho weekly quota would be .increased.. That, depended upon the coal supplies generally, for householders could not be given preference over manufacturing concerns.