GENERAL CABLES
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
ADJOURNED TILL OCTOBER 10
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received August 24, 8.5 p.m. LONDON, August 24. Parliament has adjourned to October 10th.
SHORTAGE OF IRON.
PROHIBITION ON EXPORT
Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, August 23.
Owing to the shortage of pig-iron the Government thinks that over many tin plates are being manufactured. The .Ministry of .Munitions therefore has untitled manufacturers that the export has been entirely prohibited, except under license; also that it will permit only the manufacture of plates required for Government contracts of which particulars must be furnished.
At the request of shippers. Sir .lohn MeCall, Agent-General for Tasmania, is m; ikiiig representations to the authorities, urging that the Dominions be
[■laced mi a different footing from neuIrals, and pointing out Ihe hardship of inposing restrictions now that the Douinion suppliers ha\ npleted ar'.uige uts for contracts for 1010.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19160825.2.33
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13268, 25 August 1916, Page 5
Word Count
147GENERAL CABLES Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13268, 25 August 1916, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in