SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS.
VESSELS DELAYED AT WELLINGTON. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAM.) WELLINGTON, April 14. A shortage of. railway, trucks is seriously delaying many vessels in Wellington. f Coal boats are affected most. Some of the'bigger vessels fiom oversea ports have been detained so long that the patience of the shipping companies is almost exhausted. One boat arrived recently with just over 5000 tons of coal on board. Under ordinary circumstances the vessel should have discharged 'her cargo at the rate of 1000 to 1500 toas a day, and it should not have"'been necessary for her to remain in port longer than five days. Actually, the rate of discharge was about 450 tons a day, and the delay probably involved a sum of £450 a day. The delay in the case of other vessels has been even more serious. "The Railway Department's freight service seems to have collapsed completely within the last few weeks,'' stated one shipping authority. "In most cases the men are paid while they are waiting for trucks for us, and this is an expensive matter."
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17120, 15 April 1921, Page 8
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177SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17120, 15 April 1921, Page 8
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