NOT ENOUGH SHIPS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13634, 13 April 1908, Page 5

NOT ENOUGH SHIPS.

CARGOES WAITING AT DtJNEDiN, •" * ' Per Press Association. " ; *■• - v^ . dunedin, Ap-at 12. , A general complaint is made by Brae* ' the whole of. the grain *itacl produce merchants in {Dunedin at what thVy consider the totally inadequate shipping service between this, port >and JJerf&ern ports. It appears there Is exceptionally heavy demand "from the North for wheat, oats, potatoes, chaff, and hay ; and while Northern $uyers, are clamouring for supplies, local merchants cannot "get -boats to takfe jthem>. *$&•, Merchants complain^ that '$01; . the last; three weeks enormous quantities of produce have teeen left on the wharf. The shipping companies concerted, the Union Company and the Huddart Parker, Company, assert that 1 e'verytibM^ possible has been, done to cope wjsa the. exceptionally heavy trade. Pressure has been.ielt atrother ports, and the demand for space on boats has been ■very-ifceavy. They anticipate that the coming week will see everything cleared away. Provision has been' made fqjr the despatch of 1000 tons of; grain .by the - Wimmera on Tuesday;; and^/phe company expects to deaf- everytfiiiijß offering by this boat. If any^cargo w shut out, it will be chaff and hajj. Consignments will also be sent ,by the Corinna to-day, the Maheno qn' T»ie#day, \*h6 Monowai on. Thursdn»v *~*oa the. ltfaitai on Sunday. . .'.-