OVERSEAS SHIPPING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 163, 10 June 1940, Page 3

OVERSEAS SHIPPING

CENTRALISATION PLAN. EXPEDITING DEPARTURES. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 7. , Because of the necessity for the most rapid turning-round of ships trading between the Dominion and the United Kingdom, a scheme for the centralisation of overseas shipping is being devised. Plans are so far in the early stages of development, and no details of the suggestions made or their adoption by the Government can be ascertained. “Obviously the reorganisation of shipping makes it imperative that there should not be an hour’s delay in the ports of the Dominion,” said The Minister of Marketing (Hon. W. Nash) when asked to-day if he could make any comment on the proposals. “On present indications the Dominion would get all the tonnage necessary to get its exportable materials away. It is not likely that any additional refrigerated tonnage will be available, but tonnage to carry the greater quantity of meat produced can be obtained by speeding up tho voyages of ships All frozen meat produced in the present production season inclusive of any carry-over from previous seasons would be shipped.” 'The estimated production of frozen meat for the. season was given by Mr Nash as 340,000 tons together with a carry-over of 45,000 tons. The total to be exported was 385,000 tons, or 85,000 tons in excess of the quantity the United Kingdom (had originally agreed to purchase. “And wo expect to get it all away,” Mr Nash added.