THE COAL TROUBLE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19879, 21 February 1920, Page 10

THE COAL TROUBLE.

Al* SUPPLIES DWINDLING. •§k n V' ti CPzv- Press Association.) ij ij 'WELLINGTON. February 21. : 5 The position .in Wellington and adit jacant districts as regards coal supplies U becoming most acute, and the result y d| the Coal Conference now sitting is ahvaited tvith deep interest. It is exf. fiCcted that the conference will end to- ,■?, day, .though it is possible, the cliscus- ■ I elons may be prolonged into next week, i A member of the Coal Trade Coraniiti!j fee stales that their greatest worry was Jt to keep essential industries going. The 'African coal recently received by $ the Argonne is giving satisfaction as steam coal. It has been distributed as i ;i far north as New Plymouth and Napier, ■$ taostly for the meat and dairy indus--8 tries. The General Manager of the ;? Railways states that .great difficulty is 'I experienced in getting supplies, tnose .f rtbtained having to be used in the most | (jareful manner in order to keep the o' services going to the best possible effect. ,« * WELLINGTON. February 21. ■' The Coal Conference sat again last ! ifj Evening, hut without reaching final de- | cisions. Hopes were then held out that £ the end would come" at tips morning's is Sittings, but the conference adjourned jd 1 p.m. without an agreement having) Been reached. The conference resumed ?|gain this afternoon under the presidency of the Prime Minister. Every j| will he made to reach a dei| cision before the conference rises to- | flay* : I PAPAROA JUNE CLOSED. ■ GREYMOUTH, February 21. T V The Paparoa mine lias been closed, ■ji : and declared black by the men, who ii have divided the sick and accident ,y. fund, sold the. hall and tho piano and ?, left the district. There has been disconid tent in the mine for some time, eight { disputes .being recorded last year.