SHIPPING SHORTAGE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16800, 2 April 1919, Page 5

SHIPPING SHORTAGE.

S SYDNEY-DUNEDIN STEAMERS. I (Per Press Association). J . 4 , DCNEDIN, April 1. * A deputation representing business interests in.Otago waited on the Union V Steam Ship Company: yesterday, with a C . request.. that; when readjusting their K intercolonial time-table, the Oompaaiy ? should bring, a weekly steamer to £ Duncdin, tJuiSj enabling importers to J get shipments ' from , Sydney handled V direct, and. obviating to some extent m the delay . no\y experienced, and also K '" the extra handling and; loss of time f cc r c a s .'<»ed by. transhipment of goods at C ..Wolluigtoiiii;.'.-.. • 3r ' ?n" promising v th at the requests would \ receire the. fullest consideration, -Mr C Holdsworth, the manager, explained L that war conditions still prevailed to r a large extent. Several' of the ComV Ppny s steamers were still under re- * quisition by the Imperial V but he hoped the position would become P easier shortly. • ,Two. new; steamers prirt chased by the Company would be r delivered next nwrith. \Three ■ othert steamers had been purchased and wero f to be -delivered before the end of the: y . year. Arrangements were under, wav f to provide a: direct cargo service".t bydney to Duuedin, arid direct conif numication would bo kept up with L Melbourne. '; The Company hoped in > the near' future to arrange for a callL, at Dunedin from time to time by cargo F ■■■.. steamers from the Pacific Coast.