DROUGHT IN CANTERBURY.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13771, 7 May 1915, Page 6

DROUGHT IN CANTERBURY.

!_United Prkss Association.] Wellington, May 6: A. deputation of Canterbury producers waited on the Prime Minister this afternoon, and repre.-entod that>. owing to Uiij dvovigli. which obtains in the province, the position is very serious from tho point of view of the pro- j duce's, and tl.av unless something j were clone to relieve the pressure during the next few weeks serious Joss woul-l ensue, not only" to the Canterbury people, but to the Dominion as a ivhoio. It was pom tod -nut that with the armal of the early winter 'X>ld btook were going back in condition and becor.iing unfit for shipment.' The deputation therefore asked that the Primus Minister would use his influence j to give Canterbury shippers -is much' shipping space as possible during the next mouth. Mr Massey promised to! do all that lay in his power to meet thej requests of tho deputation, but he| pointed out that May was the worst j month that the Government lad experienced, and he did not expect much relief; until the number of ships was increased in June... Til -my case, he added, he was doing all that could possibly be done to relieve the pressure.,