KEROSENE SUPPLIES
SHORTAGE IN AUCKLAND.
(Bl TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
AUCKLAND, 10th **ne. The shortage of kerosene supplies in Auckland at present is eu acute as practically to. constitute - a famine. Some shopkeepers are absolutely without stocks, and others are rationing kerosene by the pint. The position is being keenly felt in the country districts, where farmers largely depend' on kerosene for lighting. A heavy demand' for candles is one result, and supplies of candles also are very limited. Importers of kerosene, anticipate that the shortage will continue throughout the winter acntlw,
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 148, 17 June 1920, Page 7
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90KEROSENE SUPPLIES Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 148, 17 June 1920, Page 7
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