SHIPPING SCARCITY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 44, 22 June 1915, Page 6

SHIPPING SCARCITY.

STATEMENT BY THE'PREMIER. ■ -----~! f PlB PBEBB ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Juhe 21. A deputation, representing Auckland interests, will wait upon the Prime Minister on Wednesday to make representations with regard to the shipment 6f meat. The members of the deputation will urge that the northern province has not received all the space to. which it is entitled. Mr Massey, mentionring this matter to a representative of the New Zea- . land Times this! evening, said that he thought he would be* able to convince deputation, as he had convinced other representatives of provincial interests, Wiat ‘Hie wvelmlhent had done the hist possible ipufer the peculiar circumstances created by the war. “One result of the shipping trouble ought to be ah improvement in the provision for tile storage of frozen meal,” added the Pfirne Min- , ister. “I'JoWri in Canterbury they hfive erected Within tf o mhhths ’a"refrigerating; store capable of holding 80,000 cafrases. If tjiere Were more stores, the dominion' could face a temporary (slidftfige of ships without anxiety.’”’ / - Auckland, June 21. At a meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to cdhsider the question of shipping space the following resolution was passed :—That the Government be urged to create a . new portfolio and appoint a Minister of Commerce, whether a member of the Cabinet or otherwise,.who shall be president of the Overseas Committee whidli at present allocates space, to see that justice is dolie to all shippers. / Various 'speakers, in pbifttiflg out that the present Ministry was overworked and faced with grave problems which wfailld confront them both during the war and after it, advocated a coalition Ministry and declared that they regarded with strong disapproval the prospect of political strife while the country was . engaged in war. Another speaker said he was) certain that the great majority of people of the dominion wanted to, see party differences sunk during the war, §nd the strongest Ministry possible formed to undertake the tremendous and heavy duties before the Government.