SHEEP TRUCK SUPPLY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 8

SHEEP TRUCK SUPPLY.

S?pv;WHAT;TBCE GOVERNMENT'IS DOING:: ■■;$-..;■' /■: Replying, to, a. Mr/: Newman, ■vK , '>. M.P., 'for more , sheep .'trucks on. the. Wel-S-Vi; ! lingtoh-Now ; Plymouth ! and-( on ■ tho' Majri Trunk Jine,--the Minister^:for,; Railways%,^.l'iißxss,"a: considerable; portion; of the.;■ diuV K'' v ;:i>i-~culiyi;that.' , is > experienced-in..connection ■ ; ; ■■'-.', U .»vitb:, the -sheep-traffic arises, from the S'ii: '.'"fact that the business; is concentrated into. Ssji. H r very/limitedvpart of '.-tlie; jear. -^nnng; *-:-Ai ■:'. that -period ithere; is"a glut of-traffic, - and' i i ;if ! j>;;r^ery:le'avyVdeininds;;are;;made,by";etock-f;-o,;iyf - -owners'v on 'ihey resourcesVofv'the railway .•' l>s^. v " ffhe diffichlty, is'nottinfrequently. '■ - :: :. ; , v ''-ated '.by;' the fact: that-, large numbers■:'of &'■;!?:-:.';. storevsneep.'have to; bei.dealt^with-:at ; tiie fat sheep, and, , , as-the;in-. s; -I'.:'.: lterests ; of the'.two';classes: of rSv. : "i;i;6o'mewhat;: divergent,?; difficulties;; arise : '"if V^;;-'j-v/'.;'!pMfereS<»'; i is..- ; giveV^to'oiie-':cldsS\ i ;' fsif- ins against! the -.other/ V' The - if:-.;;;.:; 'howeyer,-. does 'i'itey best ■ -..linder': difficult Sft'-\f.;'-.'-i«ircumstaMes^t6xfflcet'^lio:- ; varyiiig. : .,-.;r&;'' S J- : ':; jqnirements,-' and every 'year. sees, the; mimVygiJ- •:, *er',of. , ; trucks ; available vaTigmented.r.;i; At; ; Bresent moment, therev-Mare'. J;, equal; ■:^m?i]'• 'to i : 742 ' ordinary* double-deckers. ;available S;.y;S tforr'uie in '.the '.Nbrth/Isla'iid.'.- The wag6ns : Sii;:Svi:^iin'coiirse':pf' construction;.: and' which /.will; jV;vi:^v.'ie ;: c'6top^ tV-,-I'.J: ifurther increase-the capacity :.by : 'eqnal. : .tp •;?i;;.' ; :illß":"J"'. l trucksj- so. 'that: there- will ;,be &--' : < ''abbut'f BGO-;trucks■.':'. available.:■'•: ■'• for ': ■sheep, i'SfVl r Sf''traffic;.this , ye'ar.'. This, increased, number, '?W. ■■•■V/.-wfll? Minister lhas'- no donbtj : riiateri-; MS ■'■ sHycassisti in .'overcoming ■;the. difficulties; - r (that; fWere', experiencediJast r y«ar.--.'- Itjisii apparent.-thatf.if. the "supply- of. S,vi;v' eheep-wagons-'were.increased.,to an extent S;jivi : .H ; thatiwould. : enable'-:them'ii;to ;;'V ; '.made l -i:-at ;i;: ;'.any: f'*-S ; i;:!parti6ular: during -; 5 the;'/ glut; fe;;-S :th'en,;''during; ; slack :'peridd,; coversr,the.• greater.';port!on -of -the' iK'ii'i') vyear/v/ihiindredsv: ofi;live-stock■; trucks,; ■; "■& ■?: '■' cost' -the- /country ■'.;'■, thoosands:': of i, K :-.vV ; ' ;pounds, ;■ wouldihave.to. stand idle-fin4the' .i : :l J, }V^v: , 'ei^ng's,i'th'dt-yoiili'iii--ißm,: i re3wreVtOibei £■£ y. % .specially^: constructed; .to :hold ■: ■. them^de- ' ,: : f;-V:;'"s.ter'ioratinf!,' and.Useless? purpbse''of : :S£v:> otherAtraffic; 1 ; -llnder:;these.circumstances,. ! .: : -.vwhile; desirous ■; of reasonably "i:W:'-> jfqr - 'of .iithe >. live-stock doSmbfei .than'jadd;a..'reasonable' Jrnmber (ofli trjicksT to'vthe;' 1 ? Department's ;4'S;J^;wa^qn-supnly-;ahMally.7V-KS,^^ u i'Ky; i^^M'--!*^: :''V\^'T';t^./fei ,^3-^'jy^Mi'tf; i; : :■'■;;