COAL.
HON. G. J. ANDERFON’S VIEWS. WELLINGTON, June 14. “There are enormous quantities of coal in New Zealand,” said the Minister of Mines (Mon. G. J. Anderson), when reftrring to his tour through file coal-mining districts, which concluded with the visit to the West Coast. Ho added that it was unfortunate that the geological structure of the country was very much broken, so that the coal fields had many faults, hut even when allowance was made ior this. 1!a re was al undent coat for alt our requirements, pud the dominion should not sillier fiom a shortage. The Govornm mt did not w ish to import coal if on ugh could be produced here, but if adequate supple's were ].f,i produced, they must be imported.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3510, 21 June 1921, Page 40
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125COAL. Otago Witness, Issue 3510, 21 June 1921, Page 40
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