THE SHIPPING SHORTAGE.
1918 OUTLOOK NOT ENCOURAGING (Special to "Standard,") WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. The shipping outlook at the present time is far from encouraging: "Minis ters have little to say on this snbjec at the present time. Their information does not extend bovoml the end of ncxi mouth, and they naturally have no wish lo meet trouble hall-way. But shipping men generally are disposed to be a little pessimistic about the prospects. The American demand lor shipping is growing rapidly, and must continue to grow in the future, as American troops, munitions and supplies are moved to Frame. Britain is economising on tonnage as far as possible and, athe Shipping Controller pointed out early this year, it is not economical to send ships la New Zealand it they can secure cargoes of equivalent valui
nearer home. The Australians have been told already that they may have to hold part of their wool until alter the war. The British authorities want heel and in a smaller degree mutton and cheese, but the official view seems to be that lamb and butter are luxuries. Mr Massey and his colleagues will not allow New Zealand to be lorgotten but they believe that 1918 may be a worse year than 1917 for shipping as far as New Zealand is concerned.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1016, 8 November 1917, Page 7
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