TRADE AM COMMERCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 142, 16 June 1892, Page 5

TRADE AM COMMERCE.

The Dairy Associations in New Zealand have shipped; 953 tons of cheese and 547 tons butter during the past six months 1. ■ Hon. Mr'McKenzio intends to ask for 1 a vote from cheNew Zealand'Parliamenb for the silk industry.-He is about to plantthe mulberry trees. ; >

The kauri gum trade between this port and.New York still main.tains its large and important proportions. Another large and valuable cargo was recently, despatched hence.in the American brigantitie Motley, which has a full cargo of gum .under hatches, and which, sailed for New York on' the 31st May.; She has also on board some five- hundred bales' of flax shipped by a local firmi '■ and the whqla cargo is valued at between £20,000; arid £30,000. ;: " -J'- ', '-' At a conference- of undenyriterss hold at Wellington a new clause has been added to bills of lading which provides that the ship shall be liable at'the port of destination for damage to shipments of frozen meal; landed soft, misshapen,'or mutilated, except\vheri. caused by the perils of the aea, breakdown of machinery through accident,'ship'being : disabled or stranded/ but in every caserne damage must be assessed by experts at the ship's side,, such experts to be appointed bythe Shipping Company and tl^e freezing Company. '■ :. '_ ■ . .•'-■" ."}■:: V The ironworks at Onehunga are ,now in. full going rorder.'again, a large iquaintiby of iron ore from, Nelson being in process of testing. The s.s. Poherua, from : Biisbane, has just landed,.ab Onehunga.the first cpnsignment of l; 200 tons old iron.rails|for the. ironjvorks Coilipariyj which Avereputrihas^dby the management from the ; O.ueonsland,] Government as old iron, at £2 poi: ton. r | The. Queensland 'authorities1 are; replacing^ their old rails by new steel ones,.' %/Hete are still 'several ) thousands - v of ■ tons■ of. rails awaiting shipment from .Brisbane to Onehunga. . It ', is anticipated that when, remtinufactured the iron will'be. disposed v of at about £8 per ton. . ". .* , '; : , ,

The joint Committee of the* Chamber■ '^»f ! Commerco and Auckland Harbour .Board which has had iinobi' consideration; tlbe ampo'rtaht question of receivingl cargo ; at' the Auckland wharves, reported- asJ. fplloW:— 1. That in order to facilitate ;tfcie examination of goods by the Customs officets,'' merchants should pass entries "as 'gp'oh as* ; possible/after vessels' arrival, 'ahcji; that entries foi' the \vhole'! shipment- should be. passed at one time, - < and;" not /as; at • present ;in instalments: ' 2.; :Tha.t a recommendation be made:: !to ' the Gustdma authorities :to appoint' ian; additional Customs examination office r upon vvharves, and to provide additional assist-: ance in the long room in case of emexgency; 3.; That the1 stevedore landing; cargo should, as far' as practicable sep^riiteand sor^t up cargo of the reppoctivc consignees as same is landed, and that the;'wharfinger be'instructed to ccc this carried *out in terms of by-law No. ; 9o\ -:- 4i';; That' the present system;' ;6f iO- receiving. cargo requires- organisation^ as the difficulties now ■.existing an^noss of time are caused mainly by the number of receivers employed and the conflicting interestis cohsequenb upon such a system ; it is therefore l-strongly recommei(ded that the recoiyera I should combine their interests and form ah association under one head to cari'y on the business of receiving, examining, marking and delivering cargo; ;5; That in the event of nothing being done to give effect to the recommenclation contained in Clause 4,; the Boafdbe^ requested to consider the question of assuming the receiving of goods on wharves.

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tage if/ the same.'ihbui:..;for ! ;dinnertaß^j^ 3 adopted; by iujportersi for t,heirfiemplpe.B}^ *■, receiving goods. This->w.ou.ld effect aismg^jß / of time, at; presenjb,, lost by ..the \ two dgeiji hburs, .yiz.i ships;and ; ,wharjE^6mplbye|;i2 fi rf to-,1 ;p.m.,.and^store .aridjwarehousrini^^ -ployees,'*l;.tp 2 p.in." ( J- ; 9 : .That t thei'aWelbn,,^ of the: Board be directed- to the/neceseittor^ ■■■:-. increased scrane/ E accommbdation -"fl^'Sirf* provided/for;-loading" drays whqe^ 0 | 10..^That a copyV.9f $* : foregoing/rdiha- " ; mendatibns tie forwarded- to petitidf^^ > Colonial CarryingjCompan'y and JJ J; Qij?;'"3; / ißeport;/wasradopted by *.the vHabUrM /f Board without dfe'eussion. '//: t .} / 1 ■ ■■■■■( - ■.'■ .!^ •.■".' . ..-'...•■•, :■■■'■ ■■*.'},, 'K»^- ■