and engineering journal . hodesia, 11,987tons; or a total of 1,875,377. Coal being such animportant factor in railway expenditure, it is imperativethat it should be secured at the lowest possible juice. Tuerailway and Government coal requirements go a long waytowards meeting the working costs of man\ of the existingmines, and a monopoly by GovernuRnt coal mines of thissupply might involve closing down a number of privatejriines. The railways shovdd not pay more than the rulingmarket rate for coal mined by the State, and, to succeed,the State mines would have to be operated as efficie
and engineering journal . hodesia, 11,987tons; or a total of 1,875,377. Coal being such animportant factor in railway expenditure, it is imperativethat it should be secured at the lowest possible juice. Tuerailway and Government coal requirements go a long waytowards meeting the working costs of man\ of the existingmines, and a monopoly by GovernuRnt coal mines of thissupply might involve closing down a number of privatejriines. The railways shovdd not pay more than the rulingmarket rate for coal mined by the State, and, to succeed,the State mines would have to be operated as efficientlyas the private mines. So long as coal is available at areasonable price for the railways and other industries, 1 seeno reason for the inauguration of State collieries. TheAdministration owns certain coal-bearing areas, and at onetime last year it seemed as though it mght be necessaryto open up a colliery as, in connection with the renewal ofeontracts, prices were demanded which were consideredinequitable. THE RANDFONTEIN Protrctiox .UiAiNST Price A State-controlUd mine might afford prot^ftion, iigainstany undue inflation of piices on coal for localcon,s\UT)ptic)ji(tile price of bunker and export eoal is , bjy,.,\»n-idcom|)etition). On the other hand, if the GciverMinetiit, mill*were not economically worked, this would slrcngtJiifJv tHel)osition of private collieries in increasing prices. Shrtuldi-theAdministrations coal-bearing ground be openertu[5;Asitno doubt will be in the near future, I wouldnot .^dvoea^eworking the collieries departmentally. In my be privately worked and the Admihistratihniri cort-sidtation with the Alines Department, should arifang§ (i*pj:]ieat which coal should be supplied to the , .?j.^ received on coal sold to the public. ,??fp^ft( mine should i)e woiked and controlled a? ,a.,priyate Qpn-cern. In the State of Victoria a Governme,ut7f^?wned||(joalmine is woike
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