COAL FOR THRESHING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18571, 25 November 1920, Page 6

COAL FOR THRESHING.

ADEQUATE SUPPLY SOUGHT. The serious consequences that would resiMt in the event of a shortage of coal interfering with the threshing of the season's wheat wore urged at the meeting of the Farmers' Union executive yesterday, and a resolution was carried drawing the attention of the Prime Minister to the matter. Mr G. Sheat, as president of the Threshing-Mil! Owners* Association, brought up the matter. "I should ■ ike the union to ask the Prime Minister to secure coal for the threshinoseason, ' he said. " Ten to fifteen thousand tons will be required, and I am afraid that if the farmers don't ! 0( >k out for themselves, they won't get it. There is some coal expected from Australia, and if we did not get it, the Railway Department win. The matter is urgent, and concerns the food of the people." Pvl Vra TtV tl? T >npon ,™ o™d 0 ™d that the Prime Minister should be placed in possession of the- facts as to the seriousness of the position which would arise If there were insufficient coal to carry out the .season's threshing operations. lvr l *£ m ° tlon was carried unanimously. Mr Sheat remarkmtr that it was orJv a .matter of supporting the mill owners' representations.