THE CEMENT SHORTAGE
GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL SUPPLIES. A cp«ferenco was held last week between the Board of Trade and manufacturers of cement and their agents. As the outcome of this conference it i.» V...; ' : thai tlic shortage of not in future be a110w..-.-! %?, i*v*eiJerc with the prosecution •;•? the most 'irgent of works in hand. Speaking on this matter, the president of the Board of Trade (Mr Massey) said that arrangements had been made to control tho distribution of cement so as to enable the most urgent works to be supplied in order of importance. Representations of the cement industry have informed Mr Massey that they expect, when the scheme is brought into effect this week, that a great many of the existing difficulties will be overcome.—'' Dominion.''
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 January 1920, Page 3
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127THE CEMENT SHORTAGE Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 January 1920, Page 3
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