MEAT SHIPMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 100, 28 March 1939, Page 5

MEAT SHIPMENTS.

relieving storage problem. j Per Press Association. \[ AUCKLAND, March 27. Hopes of relief from the congestion in jthe meat storage space at the proviicial freezing works are held by the scheduled arrival of It overseas ships to load produce at Auckland for Uritaiii in the first three weeks of next moijUi. The shipping loading allotmeits for April and May . announced at fee week-end will result in 11 ships visiting Auckland during the period, the balance arriving before April 20 being in the Marcli-April allotments. With the departure last night of the Dpawa, no loading ships are at presort in port, the next being the linor Bangitata, duo from Napier on "Wednisday.

“Thjugh the freezing works will benefit! from this clearance,” commented a shipping representative, “it is still (possible that the rate of killings wll fully tax the space.” The luckland shipping companies considcq that the shortage of space to carry tie very heavy quantity of refrigerated cargoes is the result of unforeseen!. causes, neither the New Zealand Mint Producers’ Board nor the companies being at fault. It was explained that under the contract between the Producers’ Board and the shipping! conference lines estimated produce figures were given about two months in advance to the companies, which crnld then arrange for the necessar? shipping tonnage.