REFRIGERATED SPACE.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 April 1919, Page 4

REFRIGERATED SPACE.

CANTERBURY'S PREDICAMENT

CHRISTCHRUCH, April 9

At a meeting of termers to-day, convened to consider the refrigerated shipping space shortage, the following motion was carried: —

"This meeting of Canterbury farmers desires to bring before the Government the urgent need of prompt action to relieve the present space problem. Canterbury is suffering from a serious drought, and unless fat lambs are killed in the next three weeks the loss to Canterbury would be serious. "We are advised that butter and cheese are given preference, but Ave consider Government should put fresh meat first, iu spite of the Home controller. We suggest that the Corinthic, coming to Lyttelton on April 22nd, should load meat entirely from Lyttelton. This would materially relieve the position."

AWANUI WRECKED.

AUCKLAND this day.

Agents for the schooner Awanui were advised by cable from Pago Pago that the Awanui was wrecked at Niue on January 11. All the Europeans were saved, and arrived at Apia yesterday. It is not stated if anynative lives were lost, and there Is no reference to cargo.