THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.
SHORTAGE OF SHIPPING ACUTE. Feb Press a*"?-'-cation. Ureymouth, April 14. The West Coast timber industry is being seriously hampered owing to shortage in shipping. Some thousands of pounds worth of timber is on the skids, and millers are, unable to fulfil orders owing to the paucity of ships. The Union S.S. Company explain that they cannot fulfil engagements, as the fleet has virtually been commandeered for national purposes. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a resolution was passed to approach the Government Fo" see if the position can be ameliorated by the release of ships. If immediate relief be not forthcoming, all tlie mills must close down at "an j early date.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 10, 14 April 1916, Page 4
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117THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 10, 14 April 1916, Page 4
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