Tells Why Ships Coming To N.Z. With Light Cargoes

Northern Advocate, 9 November 1939, Page 2

Tells Why Ships Coming To N.Z. With Light Cargoes

[Special to “Northern Advocate’l WELLINGTON, This Bay.

“Cool stores v/ill be clearer for the coming freezing works season than ever in a light period of our history,” said the Minister for Marketing (Mr Nash) in a broadcast address last night. The United Kingdom's desire to hurry products to Britain was responsible for some ships coming to the Dominion with very little cargo. Care had to be taken when discussing shipping, for fear of giving information that should not bo divulged, explained Mr Nash. Ships for Meat. It could be said, however, that when the trouble began the United Kingdom arranged to send the maximum number of ships to enable New Zealand to send away between 800.000 and 1.000.000 carcases of meat in store, for which there was no market in sight. “At the beginning of September we made arrangements for the stored meat, to go overseas,” Mr Nash said. -Ships were sent to clear our stores, and that is why some ships have come here with very little cargo.” Payment to Producers. Methods of shipment for Dominion produce, and payment to producers, were discussed by Mr Nash, who said that the New Zealand Government ■was paying for goods either in store or when shipped. A hold-up in shipping could easily mean dislocation, but the United Kingdom would pay a large proportion when the goods were shipped, end the balance when they were due to arrive.