Wheat (1) - Part 3
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Arrange immediately regular supply trucks Dumbleyung and Kukerin. Lumpers working average two days weekly, stack exposed weather. Reply . | Arrange immediately regular supply trucks Dumbleyung and Kukerin. Lumpers working average two days weekly, stack exposed weather. Reply . | ||
On the 18th we received a letter from them reading:- | On the 18th we received a letter from them reading:- | ||
| − | Further to yours of the 4th April re trucking ex stacking from all sidings. The supply of empties coming to the Dumbleyung and Kukerin sidings is so small that it is impossible to keep the lumpers going for more then two or three days per week. Naturally them are becoming dissatisfied and the position would be considerably worse should we commence removing the stacks at the other sidings now. Yesterday we sent an urgent wire to Narrogin asking the District Superintendent to forward us a better supply of empties. He replied that he would do his best but demand for empties was heavy. In view of this, in my opinion, it would be necessary to absolute assurance from the Government that empties will be forwarded regularly before we attempt to cause trouble for ourselves by having complaints daily from all sidings . The Dumbleyung contractors are ready to commence additional men providing trucks are forthcoming, and this would be better than having all sidings working half time or less. We are of course anxious to get all stacks removed as speedily as possible especially in view of the fact that stacks are uncovered, but unless we can get the empties daily, we will be in a worse rather than a better position by commencing the other sidings. The present condition of affairs is deplorable, for wheat is not improving in stacks and the loss will fall on the farmers, whilst we cannot keep the few men supplied with trucks that are at present engaged in removing the stacks. Anything you can do to | + | Further to yours of the 4th April re trucking ex stacking from all sidings. The supply of empties coming to the Dumbleyung and Kukerin sidings is so small that it is impossible to keep the lumpers going for more then two or three days per week. Naturally them are becoming dissatisfied and the position would be considerably worse should we commence removing the stacks at the other sidings now. Yesterday we sent an urgent wire to Narrogin asking the District Superintendent to forward us a better supply of empties. He replied that he would do his best but demand for empties was heavy. In view of this, in my opinion, it would be necessary to absolute assurance from the Government that empties will be forwarded regularly before we attempt to cause trouble for ourselves by having complaints daily from all sidings . The Dumbleyung contractors are ready to commence additional men providing trucks are forthcoming, and this would be better than having all sidings working half time or less. We are of course anxious to get all stacks removed as speedily as possible especially in view of the fact that stacks are uncovered, but unless we can get the empties daily, we will be in a worse rather than a better position by commencing the other sidings. The present condition of affairs is deplorable, for wheat is not improving in stacks and the loss will fall on the farmers, whilst we cannot keep the few men supplied with trucks that are at present engaged in removing the stacks. Anything you can do to improve matters will be helpful. Meanwhile we await your instructions |
| + | These are only a few of the appealing communications we received. I can get from our files as many more as you wish. The correspondence quoted is incontrovertible, and it places the evidence given by Mr . Keys in the same very doubtful category as that which I have already dealt with. I notice Mr . Keys suggests that either " the Railway Department or the Westralian Farmers were liars, and he prefers to accept the Railways" statements." I cannot account for his statements. I do not wish to misjudge any man, and can only say Mr . Keys has either been misled or the heads of the Railway department in Perth have been misled; | ||
