PRODUCTION OF COAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1924, Page 4

PRODUCTION OF COAL.

MORE RAPID TRANSPORT. BIG SAVING IN COST. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Westport, Sept. 27The Cardiff Bridge party of ten members celebrated at Seddonville last evening the completion of their fluming Bystem, by which they convey coa-l by water through a flume 12 inches broad with sides 12 indies high for a distance of 90 chains from the mine to the bins at Seddonville. The party’s output has been in the vicinity of 30 tons, but it will now be increased to 1000 tons. Ten men who were on the rope road are now no longer required there and go to work in the mine in the production of coal. It is estimated that by fluming they will be able to deliver coal into the bins at the rate of a ton a minute and that the cost of transport will be reduced from 7s 6d to 3d a ton.

The party, which began as a cooperative concern, has now developed into a company of some magnitude, as it employs 40 ; men and will probab'y considerably Increase the number under improved transport. Quite a number ;of other parties, and also the Stockton Coal Company, are arranging similar transport. The Cardiff Bridge party is the first in the Buller field to put the system into actual operation, and considerable interest is taken in the working of the scheme.