RAILWAY DEVIATION
WORK RETARDED. SHORTAGE OF STEEL. IBv Telegraph.— Special to' Standard.) Difficulties in securing sufficient supplies ,of steel have slowed down the pace of construction work on the Palmerston North railway deviation, but this is 'the only reason for an apparent slackening of recent weeks. ■ Explaining the reasons, for shortage of steel, the Minister ot Public Works (Hon R. Semple) pointed out to the “Manawatu Standard’s” correspondent that the Broken Hill strike reduced the supplies for a while, and that the moie important point to-day is that Australia is making every effort in legard to home defence. The difficulty m getting steel from other countries was well known, ,so that the people m districts where \ construction3.l 11iK.Icrt3.kings were being slowed down at the present moment would need to be it' was ascertained ' from further inquiries that the Railway Department has in hand the plans for the new railway station to be erected at the western end of the new yard site, but that thev are not sufficiently advanced for anv 'indication to be given of the facilities which will be provided in the new buildings,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 5 June 1940, Page 6
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186RAILWAY DEVIATION Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 5 June 1940, Page 6
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