COAL FROM AUSTRALIA.
ASSISTANCE PROMISED.
50,000 TONS PER MONTH. 1 RAILWAY "CUT" AVOIDED. [BY TKLEGEAPH. SPECIAL EEPOBTES.J WELLINGTON. Wednesday. In the House of Representatives this afternoon, the Prime Minister stated that he had received the following cable flrom Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia on the subject of coal supplies from the Commonwealth: —
"My cablegram of September 2, re coal for New Zealand. Your shipments in 1919 averaged 38,000 tons monthly. In view of your strong representations I am issuing instructions for the shipment of at least up to 50,000 tons per month. Owing to the great demands on Maitland coal, . a proportion of New Zealand supplies will have to be drawn from borehole." Mr. Massey remarked that the only difference between Maitland and borehole coal was that the former was preferable for making gas. Continuing, he teaidNew Zealand owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Hughes for his assistance in the past and for his promises of help in the future. Had it not been for his assistance, in getting this coal it woudd have yean impossible to keep *<re railways/ going much longer, without what was known as a " cut," and all our industries would have been seriously handicapped.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17571, 9 September 1920, Page 4
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201COAL FROM AUSTRALIA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17571, 9 September 1920, Page 4
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