THE CITY GASWORKS.
<€OAj/SHORTAGE TEMPORARILY
RELIEVED.
The position in • regard, to eoalj sop- . plies for the. city "gasworks, winch, 'was. critical. yesterday, there being ' only sufficient supplies for ~manu£a£turing; ..purposes unstil noon, has been relieved, " arrangements having been made wita -■the Anchor.Company to supply suffici'«nt coal to enable the works to carry on until the arrival of the Regulus from Greymouth on Saturday with. 180 tons. But for the action of the Anchor ■ Company the situation wo\ild have been serious, as many industries would , ha-ve been brought to a standstill, ami 'other consumers of gas would have been seriously inconvenienced. The ,\ thanks of the community are due to the Anchor Company for saving the •situation, and avoiding dependence upon the Government departments, the machinery of which works very sclowly.
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Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15311, 26 February 1920, Page 5
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129THE CITY GASWORKS. Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15311, 26 February 1920, Page 5
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