Dearer Iron So acute has the scarcity of gal- j vanised roofing iron become in Auck- j la id that the Government is distrib- j uting 100 tons tong merchants from j its reserves ■■ 'rentham, which are | reported to c prise between 1500 : :vl 2000 tons. Authority has been given to increase the price of this non by £4 17s Gd a ton to cover cost ui transport. Its release to the trade • Aligned to meet a crisis and while i* has been eagerly taken up, it is unfortunate that that gauge is 24, for ihe usual gauge for house roofing is 26.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21038, 14 February 1940, Page 2
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