RAILWAY TARPAULINS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1940, Page 10

RAILWAY TARPAULINS.

i ! In stating that the exigencies of the t international situation demand the • j utmost effort in the prompt and efficient transport of all classes of goods ■ throughout New Zealand, the Railjways Department stresses the imporI tance of the most extreme care on the (part of all concerned in the use and I protection of railway tarpaulins. The vagaries of our climate, the Department states, necessitates a much more constant use of tarpaulins than is the case in many other countries. Canvas fox’ the manufacture and repaii' of these tarpaulins is almost unprocurable, and, consequently, the fullest use must be made of every 'available cover in order that the Dominion’s war effort, which relies on i the steady employment of all railway (transport facilities, may proceed with

i vigorous and unremitting regularity. The period of a tarpaulin’s utility is affected by the nature of the treatment it receives. Rough handling, , the thoughtless deposit of the tarpaulin in wet oi' muddy places or in positions where it can be trampled underfoot or over-ridden by road vehicles,’ I the use and detention of the cover for 'other than railway purposes—these I and other depreciatory factors can be • ' avoided with a little thoughtful consid- I 1 eration. The Department appeals to all who handle covered truckloads of' ' goods to exercise every possible care to avoid even the smallest damage to tarpaulins,