WORK AT PORT
More Waggons Obtained
Measures taken by the Railways Department to get more waggons enabled unloading at Lyttelton to go on to 9 p.m. yesterday. Work at the port stopped at 5 p.m. on Monday because of a shortage of waggons and labour.
To make more waggons available some loading was reduced by 25 per cent to 50 per cent., the district manager of the Railways Department (Mr J. T. P. Jones) said.
He said a large amount of shipping and a big demand for coal from the West Coast made this a peak period for the railways. Continued measures like the ones already taken would overcome stoppages providing labour was available. Two hundred men were required at 8 am. The Onehunga, with 1000 tons of sugar from Auckland, and the Holmdale, from the Chathams, were both idle as a result Both were able to discharge to road transport in the evening when labour became available. Several vessels were short-manned during the day. Lack of space caused three vessels—the Kaimai, Navua. and Yarrawonga—to anchor. The Kaimai berthed later.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30173, 3 July 1963, Page 17
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180WORK AT PORT Press, Volume CII, Issue 30173, 3 July 1963, Page 17
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