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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17328, 30 May 1918, Page 5

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3 MUNITIONS AND WAS J MENTS. 1 THE ALLOTMENT 0 ! (Pm (Jmitid ABI , .. ~ WELLINGT( -Mr Myers, Minuter it -Munitions ajid Supplies, wn with regard to the activities ment, suited that oontracts ■ rent for moat ol the bulk and these contracts were bcni handled by the parties conc< laniiliur with tho markets ic under ex.sling conditions w< appreciate tliat his departi IH-riencmg difficulties wnicii those who are engaged in pi able articles at reasonable j ever, tho business organisat,' been set up enables the Mi! advisers to take advantage poriunity which opens beior Spnt Up to date business OuO,OOG had been conductc partnient in tlie direction o tiiditary purposes. As regard nients lor the calendar year tion was as follows:—'i ho authorised the expenditure of xu.oo and business to •fc/OOi,uOt had been placed, nu • '°wsAuckland. £129.142 • ; Canterbury, £ll£ £140,161. As regards tho coal positic stated taat, although he w; year with a somewhat reduci hard coal being available, fc ugmte output tiad eased the circumstances being euch as tc market for lignite supplies, quently tho local trade comm set up m the chief centres h in many localities to divert I hitherto used by householdei raising purposes. It would be in normal times the output in New Zealand had never I to meet the full demands of I ir i 1916I 916 we 1 1,716,000 tons of hard coal made up 0 f 1,422,000 tons of West Coast coal, plus 294 000 S- 1 !" H 91? W0 1 1,585,000 tons of hard coal made up of 1,121,000 tons of West Coast coal and 264,000 tc coal. From this it would be i tho amount of hard coal t receded by 330,000 tons, whi< yalent to a shortage of 23 t f 9 iJ, as agamst 1916. As regai held, the figures collected by ment Statistician indicated ti position, which spoke for itael reveal to those interested t which existed for everyone < exercise the strictest economy *°° al fuel; -31st 216,987 tons; 31st October, tons; 31st January, 1918—178.1J April, 1918—151,866 tons. A department had naturallv mar to overcome in carrying out di cernmg the distribution of coa was satisfactory to bo able t practically no complaints had which had not been adjusted, ing that those who were al accepting the situation in a pa As regards priority of permits ment to date had dealt with 'l °? ders to tl j At 111(2 Present Si j orde , rs read y for cert; 60 orders under consideration. lhe prolonging of the w. created conditions under which cult for the department to mal representations with regard to which had been brought befor< j-1" ' having regard to the e conditions ho was pleased to on the whole very satisfactory been so far achieved. At the portant communications were changed between tho Imperial and the New Zealand Governm gard to trade between the U: of America and the dominio tions were not yet complete, bu ter hoped to be able at an et make some announcement witl the matter.