Nail Shortage in Auckland
Builders in Auckland are experiencing a shortage of nails, but the manufacturers say that it is only temporary, and that normal supplies ean be expected soon. One firm expects so much nail wire from overseas before Christmas that it will be difficult to find storage for it. The present shortage is attributed to the lower output of nail wire in Auckland caused by the recent coal strike, and to the effect on supplies from the United Kingdom of Government priorities.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7123, 21 October 1949, Page 6
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84Nail Shortage in Auckland Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7123, 21 October 1949, Page 6
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