NORTHERN COAL MINES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 11

NORTHERN COAL MINES.

WARO PIT TO BE REOPENED. ELECTRIC PLANT NECESSARY. PROSPECTS OF OTHER FIELDS The reopening of the Northern Coa' Company's mill" fit Waro wa* forecast-id in the report of ci rector? presented ai yesterday's annual i ?etiug of shareholders. It km stated th " this mine was closed down shortly an- and consequent upon the 1913 strike. The directors ad gone carefully into the question of '.-.-ture working of the mine, and, sUtec the report, hr.J munimously resolved ...it an electrical plant | must bo installed to secure success. In- | iormation as to the whole question <>i electrical Lnstalla ion was wing obtained, j and the director.- would probably be able j to report sometln: ,• deiinite M ■* n. rapara- ! ti'veiy early cat* Ovv'ng to \y d r co-d: j t-ioiis all maotuL .ry. including ale.; tricat : plants, had tut only largeJv increased 'n j cost, but had ban almost impossible n> {obtain. Nor could sufficient nun ens h-ve i been secured to open and work the mine. [ The time, however, had arrived when it ; was incumbent on the company to |ti n.irc , for the re-openii:.., o: its \ aro mine," the mined coal from which was undoubtedly jof exceptional qti.vlity. Al<cut .xjj men : ■would be reqiw "for the work, if ' prospects warranted the -openin.:. | The company's output for' the vear, it was stated, had been slightiv loVs than that, for 1918, the reasr ' being tiiat the mitre at Hikurangi was praet.calv walked out, though a small quantity of coa! worked under a system o (.infract was still being obtained. At Kinpaka the developments had not been as satisfactory as anticipated, recent boring in close proximity to the mine proving disappointing. The company, however, had area of undeveloped count.»y in this district, portions of which had been bored and coal found. Further tests and development would have to he made to ascertain the extent of the coal measures in this locality, and at the present time boring operations were being carried out.