Demand For Cement Starts To Slacken

Northern Advocate, 30 June 1943, Page 4

Demand For Cement Starts To Slacken

(Special) AUCKLAND, This Day. “At times there may have appeared a shortage of cement, but actually there has been no shortage,” said the chairman of directors of Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement Company f Mr George Winstone), addressing shareholders at the annual meeting today. At all times, he said, the company had maintained ample stocks at the works, but there had been transport difficulties which would occur again. Sometimes deliveries to less essential construction had to be held up on account of transport. Mr Winstone said the demand fox cement had begun to drop following completion of many national works launched last year. Building carried on by private enterprise also was small. Already there had been a drop in cement demand, although it was expected that for some months orders would be fairly plentiful. He added that when the war was over the company would have to face considerably increased expenditure for renewal and repairs of plant and machinery. Coal supplies for the company’s works had been a source of worry, but manufacture had not been interrupted.