SHIP-BUILDING SLUMP.
AGGRAVATED BY LABOUR DISPUTES. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. LONDON. Aug. 28. Sir Christopher. Furness, head of Furne^. Withy and Company, shipbuilders, speaking at West Hartlepool, said tl<at owing to labour troubles orders for seven ships had been lost, as he was unable to guarantee delivery by a certain date. These orders would have provided work at the shipyards, as well as the engine and siteel -works, and given employment for considerably more men than were now unemployed at the two Hartlenools. He hoped the cheapness of money would tend to haste v a return of good trade. 1
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13738, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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100SHIP-BUILDING SLUMP. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13738, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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