JUTE AND HESSIAN GOODS.
IMPORTS FOR INDUSTRY
Per Press Association
WELLINGTON, Sept. 13According to a statement made by the Minister of Supply (Hon. D. G. Sullivan), shipping arrangements have been made with the United Kingdom Government to supply New Zealand with jute and hessian goods required for both primary and secondary production within the Dominion. A vessel i 6 scheduled to arrive in New Zealand prior to, the wheat harvest. The Minister draws the attention of importers of jute goods to the fact that there is virtually no possibility of the usual March-April steamer being available for direct shipment to New Zealand in 1941. As a result of the negotiations with Britain it has been agreed to direct shipments from Calcutta. These will bo sufficient to supply New Zealand’s annual requirements. The vessels will, it is anticipated, leave about the middle and the end ot next year. The Minister also urged manufacturers and others to utilise second-hand sacks to the greatest degree possible.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 8
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