WESI COAST COAL DEPOSITS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1919, Page 5

WESI COAST COAL DEPOSITS

reply to Ministers. RECENT STATEMENT. (United Press Association’ WESTPORT, May 25. In-eferenoe to the statement by the [mister o! Mines Regarding the diffioties of construction of the Builor 4rge - railway, members of the Weetp*t Railway League consider that i the ’ Muster evidently has been misThey state that railway constructin'- is completed over the most difficult>ortion, and that most, °f Ihe remain!* part of the route is along a natural edge and over fiat country. The conduction would be by no means ooftty. hen, in regard to testing the field, th. members ask what greater proof ofihe presence of coal in quantity is :quired than , the solid coal measure ti which mining has already been cared on at severe! 1 places just off the rsdside for coal for gold dredging and cal use. They also point out that ther are numerous other exposed faces on ig seams on both sides of the river, thsronte of the railway actually passing oir a 12ft seam which dips back into le mountains. The makers of the Railway League also wish o emphasise tha+ the completion of his gap would enable large fields of cd in the vicinity of Reef ton estimated i SO miles by eight mde?, to be devalued, as Westport is the natural oufct or this area. Several mines are already opened, but Diew output is Ini ted. owing to the difuciiltv of ge-ing the coal away. Co-d could pour jut of Weafbort) from this field immedilely the railway was completed. Eyfcnce regarding these opal measures aji the facility with which they could % worked was given before the Indn°t#!« Gnmmif.t°p, whose report is awffed here with great hfferest. ■'

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