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Trams and Trains.
TRAM RESTRICTIONS ON
WEDNESDAY.
GOVERNMENT CONS'DERS TRAIN
SERVICES TO-DAY.
The Coal Board, docs not for .the present
contemplate the introduction of any addi
tional restrictions with regard to tho use
of gas and lighting by householders, ' As
far as practicable, public utilities are to be
maintained, out it is onvious mat in tne
event of the coal miners joining issue witli
tho strikers a calamitous situation will
arise. Reserves of coal m Victoria were
long ago exhausted, and the community is
now entirely dependent on tbe compara
tively small supplies that are being
transported by rail from New South Wales,
and the stocks that are being made avail
able by Hie State Government from the
railways' eoai reserve, and the State coal
mine at Wontlmggi. Any stocks held by
lnauutucturcrs have alsj been trana, erred
to tlic general pool tor allocation to gas
works in the metropolis. The Metropolitan
Gas Company has about 5000 tons of c al
in band, smticieut to meet requirements (or
a week. Ihis stock is bemg kept in reserve
in case of emergency, as it would be a
most dangerous proccuure to leave the com
pany without any surplus stocks at all.
U..al is Bc.ug railed from New South Wales
to meet tne nectls ot the gas company,
which, is receiving about 550 tons daily.
There is a hope that this supply may
shortly be increased.
hi , order to conserve coal supplies for
lighting purposes und to enable as many
industries as possible to keep g iug, the
Goal Board, as previously announced, de
cided last week to curtail tlic customary
tram Eerviccs in the city and suburbs.
From Wednesday next ail trams in the city
and suburbs will ccasc running at 7 p.m.
on week days, and there will be no Bun-
day service.
A curia lmcnt of the railway services is
mooted, but nothing has yet been decided,
ihe fctate Government will review the p si-
tion to-day, and if any curtailment is con
sidered necessary, it will probably effect
both suburban and country services, the
burden of :he restrictions being distri
buted as widely as possible.
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