NEW ZEALAND COAL
USE BY THE RAILWAYS
"During the year the policy of utilising as large a proportion of New Zealand coal as possible was steadily pursued, and the result is shown in the fact that the proportion of New Zealand coal roso to the record figure of 90 per cent.," states the Minister of Railway* (the Hon. W. A. Veitch), in his annual report to Parliament. "It must ho frankly admitted that on a basis of strict economy the Department would have been justified in preferring imported coal to some of the New Zealand coal at the prices at which the respective supplies could b« obtained, and it will be appreciated that not only from the point of view of the high proportion of New Zealand coal that has been used, but also because Of the circumstance I have nl&ntioncd, the policy of the Railways Department, as above mentioned, has been of very great benefit to the mining industry in the Dominion. The past year has been a. difficult one in dealing with coal-purchases, owing to the heavy de> crease in traffic necessitating a reduction in our requirements. The Hikurangl Mine whs flooded ou the 29th July, 1930, and did not recommence operation! again until January, 3.931."
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1931, Page 11
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208NEW ZEALAND COAL Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1931, Page 11
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