BENZINE SUPPLIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1919, Page 4

BENZINE SUPPLIES.

A POSSIBLE SHORTAGE. THE'POSITION IN TABANAKI Some fears were entertained in Ne# Plymouth a short time ago that ther* would be a shortage of benzino, but this has been at least temporarily re> lieved by the arrival of the steamer Rosamond from Wellington with fce. tween 2000 and 3000 cases for Taranaki. One firm in New Plymouth recently »e----cured a lino of 50 cases at WanganuL £8 10s lailaße to New Plymouth cosji In regard to the price of benzine whlcll was fixed by Order-in-Council at 271 fid per case, it may be said that dealer! have been buying and selling at 88b, and per 06368 retail price Auckland dealers report that stock# and Tr/ re \ ow ,. in tho northern city) and it 13 feared that unless fre»h »upf plies arrive from America in the near vith r V oaßUme ? wUI be confronted fl ith the necessity of rigidly, economist ing their stocks, while those who hav# reserve supplies may, find it extremely difficult to flu their «• qmrements till further stocks arrive from overseas. •*' fW 01 M n6n £ ™P° rters of hentlne stati. that the shortage is due to the noav arrival of ships from America that ber X omSnion ports in Nov*#' t 6 ce T ber ' Ow »S iudmßWl' troubles in the United States, th( w parture of all vessels from AmeiftM: ports to i\cw Zealand has been delaM&r lor several weeks, and further sustip . of oil are not expected till JanUarf. 'rß was stated that prior to the prmp. break in the shipping connection iwl cargoes had been coming to hand wiltf! factonly, and the opinion Was expHP tnat there was probhbly sufficient' Ml* z:ne stored to meet urgent requiremittttl until further, aufpUti go®® || hy*?