COLLIERS FOR RAILWAYS.
SUGGESTION TO PURCHASE. EX-MINISTER'S STATEMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. In the House of Representatives to-day the Hon. W. H. Herries said that while he was Minister for Railways the question of building or purchasing three steamers to act as colliers for the railways was earnestly considered. A vessel of the "Kauri" type was considered most suitable, and it was proposed that they should trade between Newcastle and ports in the North and South Island. The present cost of vessels, however, was a difficulty and nothing could be done He hoped future Ministers for Railways would not lose sight of the project. The question of purchasing a coal mine for the railways was an even more difficult matter and was bound to raise complicated questions as to whether the railways alone should be supplied in times of shortage and if not what public services should be supplied.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17268, 18 September 1919, Page 6
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