A NEED OF ADJUSTMENT.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 February 1941, Page 4

A NEED OF ADJUSTMENT.

\ S ’()T Wellington only, but tin* greater pari of X» , u Zealand obviously has a siilistantial grievance m the present -LiSof tin- passenger shipping sei",:,-, between this eotintry ami A list ra I la. Since the Maitngatitti was withdrawn to tals- up diitv .is a hospital ship. Wellington Ims iw<-n left without a direct Australian passenger service, a state <>! allairs v. hn-li not only works out in inconvenience am! waste of time for people travelling to and from ;.|o- ('i.iiiimmwmil'h, but is seriously prejudicial also where the express r;irroye of goods is concerned. These disabilities, as has be.-n mild, ar-' imposed on the greater part id lh<- Dominion tie •■■.:iwrn half of North Island and the whole o! the South Island Sim-e ;>mr ships arc meantime running between Australia and AwkL.wi. it liniV be supposed that the lull I ii\est I i’a t Hlll "f tile posi'mji the Prime Minister, Mr l-'raser, and the Min.ster .<t Mar:m Mr Semple, have promised 'o make will lead in<”. Habiy ami speedily to th-- eonchision that an adjustment is called fog Aiiv ei: rfa 11 men t o‘ shipping s.-rvim-s ommsionei! the War of course must be itrvrpied in a spirit <>’ ph;■;<. -mph : t but the instance under uoiiee >t wotiid ;.ipp>mr ihu< an <>■ >■.■ lavish use of shipping is being made in "ii-- <.pmrf’-.' u lid<- other m .-ds al leas! e.pmliy entitb-d l< ci ii is ide ra t ,<m are bm--.< negle. -ej <>r igmT'-d Even mor-- hi Dim- of war th it at mi times an efficient orga nisation of slnppmg services ought m ;mplv .in economical and e.putab <• > the r.--onre.-s tmH ;;•■>■ tmiihible. If that standard is m-eoptrd and ,'ipphed. the serums rrievam-e und.-r which Wellington and other parts of !h.« )<.minion are ml-muring at present where the passenger shipping .erviee across the Tasman h eoiieerm'd ought io be r.-;m-, .pe-dily.