Coal Position Serious In North
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Unless the coal position in the North Island improved rapidly, drastic curtailment of train schedules might be expected m the near future, according to railway officials. Other consumers expressed the opinion that the coal problem, although not yet critical, presented a latent threat to industry and essential services. The Wellington Gas Company reports that it has no reserve stocks, the maintenance of the gas supply being dependent entirely on the frequent arrival of colliers. The General Manager of Railways, Mr J. SaWers, had no comment to make on the coal s *^ tion, other than that it was still precarious. He was in conference yesterday with the Minister of Railways, Mr Semple.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 February 1947, Page 2
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