SHIPPING MINISTRY’S' WORK.
REVIEWED BY COMMONS COMMITTEE. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received January 7, 9.45 turn. LONDON, Jan. 5. The Selection Committee of the. House of Commons on national expenditure commends the general efficiency ol the ■Ministry of Shipping, hut considers the National Shipyard venture slibtild lie subjected to a stricter financial control, though the scheme is jnsti(inhle in time of emergency. The total expenditure was £0,120.000. The eoinhiiltee approves of the Aiinistrys decision to sell the yards, and says concrete shipbuilding is not a success. Steel barges would cost less than concrete barges. The venture resulted in a Joss of 1T,743,000. . .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19200107.2.61
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1717, 7 January 1920, Page 6
Word Count
105SHIPPING MINISTRY’S' WORK. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1717, 7 January 1920, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.