SHIPPING CONGESTION

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13328, 30 July 1915, Page 7

SHIPPING CONGESTION

POSITION IN DUNEDIN. ' RELIEF FOB SOUTHEHN POliTa AVBLttNtITON, July. 28. •Regarding- the.sliippjug congestion in Duiiedin the Prime■ Minister staled in the House of v ßcpresentativcs to-day. that he had sent, the following telegram to'Mr C.lloldswortli, '(managing dircctorof the Union,lSfe'mi 'Ship. Company): '.'.( am inl'oi:med ;.iha|, .the position in Duucdiii in .connection with tlie shipment of produce, to. 'Australia is becoming more, acute,'.and- shall be glad' it' you ' will. advise ( nje. whether there Js any .chance-.'of, an improvement being effected,- in the, near,., future. ~ Any information will be appreciated.'.-' He liad received'the following'reply, •dated■ .1 uly 28:— 'Prior ; to'.the,' receipt of you!i\wiro wo had .fixed and aunounced that the Kaitajigiita (5000' tons ■ dead weight) would .load produce atPuuc'din for Sydney next -week.- AVe have also arranged i'or thc-'Koroiuiko ('IOOO tons) to load at Diiiied.iiOiid Tiinaru, eoni; nieiieing about Augustll. . Further fixtures for various, ports-arc.as follow:, Kauri (5500 tons) 'will, load in/Oamarti aud Tiinaru for Sydney next .we,ok;-Wni-temata makes a'special call at Lytt'cltou this* week aud. lifts ;'5500 tons for' Sydney; Wliangape,(,sooo tons) will load in the middle' of the' month at Oamaru, Tiinaru?and Bluff,; for Melbourne. By arrangenieiit with tlie Federal.line we are filling atßliiffuext weekfoi'Sydney t.ho balance,of; space (4000 ions) in Somerset.: .The,foregoiug fixtures W'ill give,.relief to. the 'extent !..'bf nearly' 200,000:sacks',.-aiid;as : far.as possible space has ben equitably allocated between prddnce, pdrts; ;• You ;iiiay be interested: to know that, between the end of April and ■ the' middle, of 'August we shall the equivalent, of jns't--oij.l joflp,ooO.vjf(i : ckV of light ,ca:rgo: ■jiiVd produce td^istraliaiiSports, Ji-iiWe, tliiuVwejii'iiy.clainythisjas uofeworthyj. particularly ni/yiejipfeHic: ccpti onju presKU rcion: sh .wiien; :it; i s x ifem(Oiiyljei'editliiit-- .01iKng 'the,. Inst 7 to\^n:i«tpfittv r^uciiTnls