BRIGHTER PROSPECTS IN AUCKLAND.
(BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
AUCKLAND, 10th October. Prospects for a resumption of the city gas supply arc-now much brighter-than towards the end of last -week. The President of the Board of Tiade arranged for as much, coal as possible to be released for the company from cargoes due here this week. A total of 5900 tons is expected from Newcastle, and the Westport Company will receive 800 tons. The Newcastle coal is expected to-morrow night.
The loss of coal to the community, through the Waikato strikes amounts to 34,000 tons, as follows:—Huntly and 1 Rotowaro, idle twenty working days, 20,000 tons; Pukemiro, idle -twenty-eight days, 14,000 tons.
The trams will resume running in tho morning, but the continuance of the service is dependent'on regular supplies of coal.
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 88, 11 October 1920, Page 8
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