GERMAN WIRE ROPES
TENDER ACCEPTED BY AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, 24th November. The acceptance of a tender for the supply of wire ropes made in Germany was decided upon by the Auckland Harbour Board, although the proposal met with strong opposition from several members, who claimed that the board should purchase British goods, and also criticised the working conditions in Germany. The report of the purchasing and stores committee stated that the tenders had been referred to the board’s engineer. He had reported that the tender for ropes made in Germany was 21.1 per cent, lower than the tender for Australian-made ropes, and 24.7 per cent, lower than the tender for ropes made in Great Britain. Ropes made by the German firm supplied under the last two contracts had given excellent results. Under the circumstances, it was recommended that the tender for German-made ropes be accepted. The committee recommended that the engineer’s report be adopted.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 25 November 1936, Page 2
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