CEMENT SUPPLIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1920, Page 4

CEMENT SUPPLIES.

KGATORO ARRIVES. SYSTEM OP DISTRIBUTION, The Ngatoro, "with a cargo of 1200 tons of cement, arrived at New Ply* mouth yesterday afternoon from Whangarei. Originally it was intended that the vesesl should bring 1250 tons, all of which was for Taranaki, with the exception of 250 tons for Wanganui, New Plymouth will therefore Save to bear a proportion of the loss of the 50 itons which the vessel failed to load. The six principal distributors of cement in Taranaki have been appointed by the Board of Trade, a committee, to decide the best means of dißpoßing of cement supplies in the province. A tentative meeting waß held In New Plymouth to discuss the question with an officer of the Board of Trade and a scheme of distribution wfts agreed upon. In the future any one requiring cement will be required to make application for it on a special printed form and explain fully the purposes for which the ctmeni) is required. This will be considered by the committee which will decide' whether supplies should be granted. On his arrival in Stratford on Saturday night, Mr. Masters received ft, letter from the Prime Minister stating that to further meet the requirements of southern Taranaki, a special shipment of 120 tons would be coming by the Hawera, of which 50 tons was to be allocated for workers' dwellings, 20 tons to the West Coast Refrigerating Works (Patea), and' the balance to be distributed under the direction of the Board of Trade, special consideration to be given to the requirements of the Stratford Technical High School.