THE RAILWAY CUT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 266, 6 August 1919, Page 9

THE RAILWAY CUT

EFFECT ON DAIRY INDUSTRY

fcALMERSTON BUSINESSMEN'S VIEWS

vßy ' Telegraph-Special Correspondents Palrnerston North, August 5. At tho invitation of the chamber of commerce a- largo and representative number of busiiiii&j people mot at Palmerston North, to-day to make suggestions relative' to improvements in the railway , with regard to tho carriago of ossoiitial goods; At tho outset Mr. Hopwood moved that a committee- of five, "vitL a quorum of three, be formed in Palmcrstou North to deal with consign-!" .nient notps for the carriage of essential ■Roods, ami. make tlio recommendations necessary .'to tlio Railway Department. Speaking to the motion, .Mr. Haiiuay ioiuted out the unemployment which \vov,ld be caused unless essential goods were carried. There was littlo cement now to bo obtained, and he understood .that at the hospital fifty men had to be ■iiut off on.Saturday, as no material was torthcomin". Many buildings were .in courso of erection, and the position, would eoon become <i moat serious one. Ihe jnntion was carried. The meoting then proceeded to discuss essential goodo. Mr. C. It. Beattie put forward tho claim's of tlie dairying industry. Material -was required for repairs at. lactones, and farmers were faced with a serious deficit in inilk-eans at the opening of tho season. The factory at Papatawn, which had been burned down, and had been Te-orected, was awaiting its cheeso vats for tho opening of tho eeasivi. These vats were at Palmerston North, and could not be sent to Papahiwa by rail and woro too unwieldy fotf carriage bv motor lorries. "Unless there is somethintr done from tho dairy industry point of view\the.industry is threatened with financial loss," 6aid Mr. • Beattie. Mr: York save: many instances where machinery required for milk and cheese factories for tho new season could not be tuDplied, and would causo considerable loss to companies unless the position was remedied by tfeo ojisning of the-eeason. Sir E- S. Abraham , stressed the financial point of the matter. In this district were farmers who had paid high prices for land and had neavy. CJiaife'es to meet. "If they are- going to be blocked from carrying on thon the country is Koine to be' faced with a serious liimucial loss," said Mr. Abraham. It was essential that dairy cows and neifers for farmers should be earned,- also stud Mills, which should come after dairy cove and heifers. Possibly something could be done to carry ewes. ■ Unless tlie .dairy "farmers were able to carry on the whole business of tho country would.. be stopped. '~•■', , , , , ■ Mr- C. Louisson said that he had attended the meeting- to suggest that it bo a recommendation to tho committee m Wellington that no beer bo carried into towns where breweries exist. Mr. Louisson considered that if this were done there would be a. considerable saving/in Mr T. E. Hoddor said that.he was considerably struck when attending meet•in"S in Wellington that nothing had. been said about tho dairying industry • Mfssrs.T. H. Hodder, J. Murray. C. R. Beattie. A. Hannay, and T. E. French, with Mr. L. H. Collinson ox officip were appointed a committee. It was uccided that all requests should be made in writing by those requiring goods to bo 'carried, and that a declaration ho eignea; ehowingf tho purpose for which the goods are needed. '• ... ± Mr Hopwood asked - the committee to recommend that building material bo released In this district there was'not.n, bag of liino or cement, and it •.•would mean, if the position was not remedied in ten days, that 400 or 500 men would be thrown out of employment. • To meet the finances of the committee It was decided to make a levy on business Jt S "was decided to ask Messrs. Eliott and Abraham to represent iho committee at any meeting of the Baibw Goods Transport Committee m Wellington during their visit to Wellington. ■'■ '■ . ~

' GOVERNMENT CENSURED. ■ By Teleerapli-Prese Association.' . Hamilton, August 5. 4. crowded meeting discussed the subjects of the railway restrictions, prpnteei;liig etc. The Government was strongly censured for its failure to meet the position. . ' ~ . . i Mr. Ewen M'Gregor was tho principal Bpeiker. He said that Taupiri coal was suitable for locomotives, and plenty was available to give n full service. Ihe opinion was expressed thiit there was more behind the position than the coal, shortage. A resolution was passed calling upon tho Government to resign, owing to its mismanagement in the past five years. _ The, railway restrictions are causing much unemployment.

OF ESSENTIAL GOODS. Palmerston North, August's. ' A meeting of -local business pien was held this morning, and a committee was set up -to consider the subject of the consignment notes for the carriage of essential goods and make recommendations to the Railway Department.

MATERIAL FOR DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland, August 5. As the result of a visit by Mr. Piper, 'Assistant-ffraffio Manager, it is understood that arrangements have been made to carry on tlie railway dairy cows and the most urgent material for the dairy industry.x Additional tonnage will be accepted from day to day, «s_ circumstances permit, subject to there being room on the trains now running.