BUILT BY BRITISH LABOUR.
Two Million Contract for Ships.
ACCEPTED AT HEAVY LOSS.
B 7 Cable —Press Association —Copyrlgi.t. Australian and N.Z. Gable Association. (Received May 15, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 15. As the result of prolonged negotiations, a contract involving £2,000,000 for eight 12,000 to 14,000 ton ships for. the Blue Star Line, will be kept in Britain, the shipowners giving substantial preference over foreign tenders. The British shipbuilders will undertake the work at a considerable loss, in order to prevent an extension of unemployment.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 16 May 1925, Page 9
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86BUILT BY BRITISH LABOUR. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 16 May 1925, Page 9
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