SHIPPING N.Z. PRODUCE
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MESSAGE FROM MR MASSEY
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Mux 26. Sir .Tames Allen slated to-day that the Government had communicated with tho Prime Minister and the Imperial Government as io the shipping difficulty, and"that Mr. Massey has sent a reply discussing the position. The Prime tlMinistcr states that unless the submarine difficulty increases, the shipping position of. New Zealand will improve from July onwards. ... It is practically certain that wool, sheepskins, and hides will be requisitioned by the Imperial Government, the same as last season, and probably at the. same prices. Mr. Massey thinks it unlikely that the Tmpprial Government will purchase butter, but possjbly an additional quantity of cheese will 1m bought. Tn regard to tallow and general cargo, the outlook is the same as ha= prevailed this season. The Prime Ministers informs Sir James' Allen that while producers must understand that there is considerable difficult? as to shipment, there is no reason to decrease production. Sir James Allen explains that the Government is jivine the question of production careful consideration. The matter is now beir.T considered by. a conference which is devising means for utilising- the available shipping, space io the best possible Vdvantage.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3095, 28 May 1917, Page 6
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