DELAYS TO SHIPPING
Mr Holyoake’s Solution ttfJß. Press Association) WELLINGTON. March 31. While he was in Britain the Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) discussed delays to shipping in New Zealand ports with representatives of the Conference Lines. When he arrived back from his overseas tour today Mr Holyoake said the representatives Mid that there was an average delay of seven days in turning round each cargo ship. The burden fell on the shipping companies and was taken into account when freight rates were being j negotiated. The increase had p ,or by the People of New Zealand. Mr Holyoake said the answer Was the co-ordination of transport folios under one Minister and the easing of restrictions on road transigort, to give greater flexiThe shipping companies had jointed out that the delays were not just on the wharves. Mr Holyoake told the comI panics that the matter was one of the natural results of the growing p&ins of a voung country.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29477, 1 April 1961, Page 12
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