TONNAGE PROBLEM
MAKING GOOD THE SHORTAGI (Ttec. January 11, 5.50 p.m.) London, January 10. Sir Joseph Maclay, Shipping Control ler, haß begun, work energetically, an( has arranged for rapid acceleration o construction new tonnage. ■ Ever; shipyard on the East Coast. and tb West Coast will shortly be working t< its utmost capacity. Additional labou lias been made available, especially fo ships Hearing completion, and passenge boats that'aro being constructed will b utilised wholly-for cargo purposes. Another immense prospect is the con stfuction of many vessels of ereat ton nage as naval auxiliaries. Tlioso wil bo standardised ships, simple in desigi and constructable with the utmo's rapidity. When commissioned the; will release more than an equal numbc: of merchantmen now in tho naval 6er vice. It is expected that piecework will b< introduced, as a- war measure, through out shipyards, as it has been fount that pieceworkers produce 50 per cent more than daywoTkers.—Aus.-N.Z Cabin Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 5
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155TONNAGE PROBLEM Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 5
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