IMPORTS ON COAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 115, 18 May 1931, Page 6

IMPORTS ON COAL

THE NEWCASTLE CARGOES EXPLANATION BY MINISTER | LOCAL SUPPLY NOT bUFFIUIENT I A reason for the dispatch of a number of ships from New Zealand to load coal in Australia wa s given at I’at .-a Ihe other day by the Hon. W, A. Veitch, Minister of Railways. It is necessary, said the Minister, for 'he New Zealand stock of hard coal to te augmented by supplies from Newcastle. ‘"A sufficiency of eval suitable fo: necessary storage pu:poses is not forth coming from New Zealand mines, ind it is essential that we should import supplies from Australia to augment -»ur| stock of bard coal,*’ said Mr Veitch. In the last few days three steamcis have sailed from New Zealand for Newcastle, while a fourth vessel is being recommissioned at Wellington. Tlic Ku row was the first of the three esscls to sail. This steamer, which has bc..”i laid up in the stream at Auckla.i l Yr many months, was dispatched Monday. The Waihemo, which had also been idle at Auckland for some Line, I came tv a berth last Monday afternoon, signed on a crew, and left for New i castle on Tuesday evening. The Kai I korai, which had been out of < .mimis- ' sion at Wellington, sailed from t!>at| port fo r Newcastle on Wednesday, and j it is expected that the Kaitokc. leave Wellington this week for \<v.castlc. The carrying capacity of tin <•' four ships is about 16.090 tons. In addition to the four I’ni ni <_ «,ii! i pane’s colliers already mention.-I, the Poolta. which ha.< arrived at Auck'aud. .•ailed at Newcastle, as well as Sliding hardwood at Grafton and I’mt J

j Stephens. The Kalingu has arrived at I Wellington from Newcastle, while the I Kaimiro is now loading at Newcastle I lOj Wellington and Lyttelton.