With the near approach of winter, when householders are beginning to budget for weekly supplies of fuel, it is interesting to know that last year the New Zealand Railways consumed close on 434,000 tons of coal, every particle of which was from New Zealand mines. In addition, nearly 100,000 tons of coke were used in various railway activities. Wherever possible, our Railways Department gives preference to New Zealand products—a patriotic policy of immeasurable value to the community.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 April 1938, Page 10
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