THE PORT.
BIGGER VESSELS WANTED, DIRECT SHIPMENTS ÜBGED. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) Wellington, Last Night. The Taranaki delegates, who to-day interviewed the Premier, waited on the chairmen of the overseas shipping companies during the day, and urged that fuller use should he made of the excellent shipping facilities provided by the port of New Plymouth. They suggested that bigger ships should be aentto New Plymouth, th» natural outlet for the great and growing trade of Taranaki, and that a more frequent service should be arranged. They pointed out that direct importations into New Plymouth would relieve tho. v railways and reduce the congestion at the t
port of Wellington. . The delegates received a sympatnetia hearing, and they'hope ior good result! from their efforts. They will report ta the organisations they represent on their return.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1920, Page 4
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133THE PORT. Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1920, Page 4
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