English Translation

34 - 2 - House gas supply continued the transport difficulties in Cstrauer district in December (lack of wagons in the period from 8.12. to 7.l. about 5,000 cars, which is equivalent to a quantity loss of about 10.000 t). For the same reasons, the West-Ober-Slesian coals used to strengthen supplies could not be used in full. a d e dq dee in lignite only to about S0 %, for hard coal approximately 75 % according to a cautious estimate. It is important to note that the supply in November was quite inadequate, so that the delivery of less goods in December was much more effective. d d was driven by the strong frost which occurred at the beginning of January. The reason for this is in addition to frost effects in the mines (freezing of lignite pits and impediments in shaft operation) mainly in technical difficulties in shunting operations (freeze of couplings, slowing down of shuntering operations, clogging of stations) The decline of Tialto in the rail connections is documented by the following figures : week Brüx, Dux Ostrava-Karwiner area from 26.11. to 2.12.39 1,323 t 1,116 t 2.12. " 9.12.39 1.325 t 1.157 t 23.12. * 30.12.39 1,325 t 1,157 t ( 31.12.39* 6.1. 40 983 t 973 t 88927 7. 1.40*14.1. 40 980 t In view of the importance of the supply of large-scale goods with domestic fuel, special measures were taken immediately by the coal industry in consultation with the outside syndicate in the first week of January, where the supplies were very close to sight, so that deliveries could be improved in the second week of Januar, as the following overview shows: up to 7.1.40 6,542 t It 8. * 14.1.40 11,047 t * 15. * 16.1.40 4,450 t insgesaat v.1. to 16.1. 40 22,039 t. These figures do not include the quantities added in broken traffic and in land sales.