THE CEMENT SHORTAGE.
It '/.as suggested lately that in order to enable builders in New Zealand to get over the difficulties caused by the shortage of local cement the Government should import a quantity from Australia, but. as the Christ church "Press" point- out, Australia iii almost a- badly off lor cement as is New Zealand, and mainly for the same reason —the check to production caused through strikes by coalminers. The Commonwealth has not, in any case, been able to tupply us own requirement s locally. Before the war there wen- two cement, works in New South Wale- producing between them nboat. 130,0110 tons pci annum, and two in Victoria aud 'wo in South Australia with a iot: t j joint annual output of 100, i»fit ions. In addition to there quantities Australia also imports S(i.i' !| o ton- annually. Of recent yearn additional works have been erected in Queen ian'd. Wc-i. Australia, and Tasmania, and two more have been started in N'ew South Wales. When all then- and the previously existing' works are in full operation, the total Australian output, will be some 500,000 ton-. But before that stage, is reached it. i k to be hoped that the New Zealand work- will be producing all the cement that the Dominion requires.
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 13 December 1920, Page 2
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213THE CEMENT SHORTAGE. Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 13 December 1920, Page 2
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