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(by telegraph—press association \ • CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 4 Mr Sample. M.P., holds to histi-niies, regarding thy. coal stocks despite" Mr McVilly's denial, and «ays his informants were men on the spot, but he will not give their names. "1 am still convinced," Mr Semple said to-day, "that there is no need for the present dislocation of the railway service and that there is not the shortage of coal which Mr McVilly states there is My . pomt is that if a matter affects the general community they ought to Wv the truth in connection with it The only way to satisfy me and a large sec- ! tion of the community ia to agree to forthwith set up a public enquiry " GREYMOUTH, Aug.' 4* A meeting of ths West Coast Labor Representation Committee, representing 2000 workers, passed the followingresolution: "That we support. Mi- R° Semple, M.P., in his demands fo r a public enquiry as to the coal situation as we are of the opinion that the shortage as alleged by the Government does not exist. We would also point out that on th© West Coast the Government have reserve stores in round figures of 3000 tons of coal without touching thfir ordinary stock, which also amounts to a very large1 quantity, running well into four figures."