AUSTRALIAN COAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN COAL

IMPORTATION IN NEW ZEALAND

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AUCKLAND, June 19.

The settlemeint of the coal strike in New South Wales has been followed by a revival of inter-Colonial coal trade, and already seven colliers have been commissioned in the NewcastleNew Zealand service. During the strike only an occasional cargo of Australian coal reached New Zealand from Port Kembla, where the mines were not concerned in the strike, and consequently a number of colliers were idle. Some of the vessels recommissioned for the Newcastle coal trade are the Union Company’s colliers, Kekerangu, Kurow, Gabriella. Kaiwarra, Kaimiro, and Kaponga, and the Melbourne Steamship Coy.’s steamers Mernoo. The first of these steamers to reach New Zealand from Newcastle since the strike ended was the Kekerangu, which arrived at Lyttelton on Monday. Her coal cargo is for discharge at Lyttelton and Timaru. The Mernoo reached Wellington on Tuesday and will discharge at Wellington anil Lyttelton. The Kaiwarra arrived at Auckland yesterday, and will unload all her cargo at this port. To-day the Kurow is due at Wellington and the Gabriella at Wanganui, each vessel being fully loaded with Newcastle coal. The other two steamers, Kaponga and Kaimiro, are loading at Newcastle, the Kaponga for Napier and the Kaimiro for Wellington. SEVEN HOURS’ DAY. GENEVA, June 18. The Labour Conference Committee, by 27 votes to 16, rejected the workers’ proposal for a seven hours’ day in coal mines.