Shortage of Railway Trucks.
Replying to recent complaints of delays to shipping ae the result of scarcity of trucks, the Hon. J. A. Millar said he was aware a slight difficulty had arisen in the discharging of the Wakefield. This, however, was due to the fact that vessels carrying nearly 10,000 tons of coal arrived at Auckland and Onehunga almost simultaneously. Trie delay was of a temporary character, and was overcome as soon as possible. Th? Minister pointed out ‘that the Railway Department had to cope with every class of business. In this case it would have required 1600 railway trucks to provide for the requirements of the four vessels concerned if they were kept working the whole time at ‘the maximum rate. Everything possible was done to cope with shipping traffic, but he could not admit as a general principle that other industries should suffer for the sake of shipping 'business.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 5
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152Shortage of Railway Trucks. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 5
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