IMPORTS WANTED

Grey River Argus, 17 January 1940, Page 4

IMPORTS WANTED

OF IRON PIPES. TIMARU, January 15. A decision to protest against the action of the Government in compelling the council to purchase New Zealand-made metal pipes at 100 per cent more man imported pipes, was made at a meeting of the Timaru Borough Council to-night. Cr. W. H. Hall said that the tenders receivea for 18-inch cast-iron pipes for the repair of a sewer at Smithfield were more than 100 per cent above those previously received long before the war, ana . for which a permit to import was denied to the tenderer alI mougn the council pressed the urgency of the work and received the support of the Health Department. No decision could be made till a short time ago, when he said, the council was told that it would have to take locally-made pipes. The effect was that New Zea.and foundries had 'been pressed to tender for work they d.d not want,, Their tender was more than 100 per cent greater for inferior pipe in 6ft. instead of 12ft. lengths. On the motion of Cr. H. J. Mathers it was decided to protest against the action of the Government in compelling the council to purchase New Zealand-made pipes at more than 100 per cent greater cost than would be paid for the imported pipes, the moie so since their imported Dines would be of spun metal and in longer lengtns.