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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 258, 29 October 1921, Page 6

VITAMIN DEFICIENCY. •em phofessous r>o say funny THINGS. CLASSED UNDEII I'' VITAMIN. I'rofossor Worley states: "Ry the use of 'WHITE FLOWER' and milled rice we are largely depleting our food of n vitamin essential for norma! development" (of our minds). Champion never dreamt that lie had in "Ompele with florists, and thanks llio professor for :illowing him ::n opportunity to estol the many virtues of Champion Muscle Flour and Standard Oatuieal. ltolled flats, and Cruel Meal, which are preferable to faded flowers and husks. v., BSfl Auckland.

WATERSIDE LABOUR. The Chamber of Commerce is clamouring for the adoption of the Wellington dilatory mid costly system of handling cargo to relieve the Shipping Combines of their legitimate work and cost of same u> be passed on to the consumers. The latent hatched theory is for the Auckland Harbour Hoard to have a permanent staff. To this the Harbour Board strongly objects, as It is the Shipping Combines' duty to find the labour and permanent staff, yet the Chamber ot Commerce thinks otherwise, aud why i Forty-live of the largest importers and exporters petitioned the Harbour Board, protesting against the adoption of the Wellington scheme or any other, as they were perfeetlv satisfied with the present system, yet in face of the foregoing the Chamber of Commerce assumes the role uf dictator, and furnishes no arguments in favour of the suggested change to play into the hands ol the Shipping Combines, though the Chamber of Commerce is "strongly opposed" to those combines. Further comment is needless. My company is one of the largest Importers* and exporters, and the commotion at present appearing under various headings \> contrary to faets, according to my company's experience. These subtle outbursts make their appearance about every two to three years, and it is obvious, for certain reasons but they have been successfully opposed by the large importers for the last 'S,\ years. To handle cargo as suggested by the "elamourers" would cost quite 5/ pe [ ton. I will now explain the present cheap and expeditious system of receiving anii delivering of cargo by our Harbour Hoard compared with the Wellington dilatory and costly one. No. I.—The ship receives a miscellaneous cargo, sa\ f at London, under different marks to be delivered at Auckland wharf, and charges freight for doing so. On arrival at Auckland it cannot leave the cargo on wharf between ship and shed, because tin Board's by-laws and lI.M. Customs will not nllow it, which compels the ship to put the cargo into Harbour Board sheds, stacker according to class of goods, under respective marks, at its own cost; in addition to tin. it has to keep a large staff of tnl.y clerk, to give delivery of goods. If any claim* lot non-delivery or pillage, the ship has to dc the settling of claims or give an under taking that its agent or company will ik responsible before it can get a clearance. Xo. 2.—Under the present system the shir has to do this work, etc., wth°atany cost to the consignee, but it is obvious the Shipping Combine is now making an effort tc put it on to the consignee, and \vh.clt 1. passed on to the community, similar tc Wellington. No. 3—The Shipping Combine may say its bills of lading stipulate delivery from ship's slings, but it has never been able to enforce it, because if it were tried it would take about three months to deliver an ordinary cargo from London. The lI.M. Customs wouldn't allow it, as all cargo has to be landed into sheds for examination and to collect Customs duties; neither could tlw Harbour Board permit, for want of wliari accommodation, aud last, but not least, the berthage dues and time would nearly absorb the freight, if not more. This the shipping Federation is fully aware of; hence its reason for not enforcing delivery from ships slings, which would be farcical to attempt. Xo. 4.—Farmers and Citizens arc not aware what an iniquitous receiving tax ot :>/ per ton would be on comparatively lowpriced goods of bulky and heavy tonnage, such as manures, salt, fencing wire, kerosene, benzine, fruit, timber, cement, bricKs. lime, chaff, potatoes: in fact, produce of all kinds, and coal, without mentioning wool, mutton, butter, etc., and flax, as the same charges would be made for shipping goods. Farmers in the Waikato and Northern parts ippv think the proposed charge wouldn t affect the price of coal from local mines. Most certainly it would, as the price wouju be increased to correspond with the selling price of the imported article, as the coal vendors never miss an opportunity. No. s.—The Wellington Harbour Board many years ago was controlled by shipping companies, and adopted the iniquitous receiving aud delivery tax which the Shipping Combine is anxious to force upon this community. In Wellington the receiving and dciircrv charge is collected from any wliart or binding place under the control of the Board. Several attempts have been made bv Wellington consignees to adopt the Auckland svstem. which has been stated by a manager of one of our largest shipping companies to be the cheapest and most expeditious in the Dominion for the consignee, and consequently the public. About nine years iro the Wellington Harbour Board increased Its rates. What for? Probably due to its eost.lv svstem, as it is a well-known fact that there are nearly as many brass-bound otlHals about its sheds and wharves as there are workmen. To support my assertion, the Wellington pre-war charges on a lii'XiU tons steamer were L-01 li/b; on tne same-tonnage. Auckland, £101 17/b. Are jou anxious to emulate Wellington? My desire lias always been to make Auckland as near a free port as possible. Xo. C.—For illustration purposes a ton of drapery is valued at £200& ,i ml the 5/ per ton charge would hardly be perceptible, hut the value of drapery is equal to 1000 tons of coal, and if the charge of 5/ is fixed it is £250. Xo. 7.—A London steamer bringing in 10 000 tons of general merchandise would be saved £2500, and passed on to the consumer. Are yon going to allow it, when you have the cower to prevent it? Xo S I will assume a number of importers are quite indifferent, and their reply !<• "We will pass it on to the consumers, and thev will never notice it." 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