Citizens' Body and Owners Give Conflicting Reports The removal of coal from Pootu godowns is permitted, with the payment of a fee plus a sum of money as transportation expenses, to the Shanghai Citizens Association, by the owner of the cargo, according to information from the Association's office yesterday. The fee is $5 for each ton of lump coal and $3 for each ton of other coal and the transportation fee is the same for all kinds of coal namely, $3.60 a ton.
There is only one place at Pootung, where the removal of coal is not allowed for the time being viz, the Nee Tai Shings South Wharf. Pootung according to the information from the Association.
On the other hand, a large Chinese coal firm, with a fairly big quantity of coal stored in Pootung, told the "North-China Daily News" yesterday that they had not yet been able to take out their coal from Pootung although they had paíd the fee to the Citizens Association. The total quantity of coal stored at Pootung is approximately 170,000 tons, according to reliable Chinese information.
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