“GO SLOW” POLICY.
CONDITIONS AT NEW PLYMOUTH. P«r Preni Anooiation. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 23. “The policy of go-slow, which has considerably bumpered the working of the port of New Plymouth for some weeks, continues. If this policy is persisted in and the trade of the port suiters in consequence, it may be necessary for the Harbour Board to increase its dues and perhaps strike a rate in order to make ,up for the loss of revenue.” This was the effect of a statement made by a special meeting of the Harbour Board to-day by the chairman, Mr Bellringer. Tho chairman said lie was quite satisfied I the men behind the movement were few in number. He was not prepared to believe for a moment tho people of Taranaki were going to allow eight or ten men to dominate tho situation and do the port grave injury. It hud taken very strenuous efforts to develop the overseas trade of the port and have the port placed on the status in regard to freight charges of a main port. That position was being jeopardised by- the watersiders, and once lost the advantages now enjoyed by the port would take years to regain. Instances were quoted by Mr Bellringer where vessels bad taken twice as long to discharge as in normal times.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 121, 24 April 1925, Page 5
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219“GO SLOW” POLICY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 121, 24 April 1925, Page 5
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