INADEQUATE SHIPPING FACILITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 97, 13 April 1908, Page 2

INADEQUATE SHIPPING FACILITIES.

DL'XKDIN PKODLX'K CAIWOKS WAITING RUi BOTTOMS. AX ABXOKMAL DEMAND. Per Press Association. Dunedin. Last Night. A general complaint is made by practically the whole of the grain and produce merchants in Dunedin at what they consider the totally inadequate shipping service between this port and Northern ports. It appears there is exceptionally heavy demand from the North for wheat, oats, potatoes, clmfl, and hay, and while Northern buyers aiv clamoring for supplies, local nienhanls cannot get boats to take them away. Merchants complain that for the hisi Ihveo w<'eks enormous quantities of produce have i>een lelt on the wharl. ihe shipping companies concerned, the \ nion Company and the lluddart Parker Company. assert that everything possible has been done Lu cope with the u:\ceptionally heavy trade. Pressure has been felt at other polls, and the demand for space on boats has been very heavy. They anticipate* that the coining week will see ~verythiilg cleared away. Provision has been made for the despatch , (if KKK) tons of grain by the Wimmcra | on Tuesday, and the company expect to I clear everything oil'ering by this boat, j If any cargo is shut out. it will lx? chaff [ and hay. Consignments will also be | sent by the Comma to-day, the Mahout) I on Tuesday, the Monowai on Thursday, I and the Maitai on Sunday.