SHIPPING OF TIMBER.

Auckland Star, Volume 23, Issue 23, 28 January 1926, Page 9

SHIPPING OF TIMBER.

DECK CARGO QUESTION. j i (Received 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 27. The report of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee, representing aii shipping interests, both owners and men, presided over by Sir Norman Hill, recom- ] mends the Board of Trade to abandon the prohibition of carrying timber on deck in winter except light wood poods, ' and the formulation of new regulations, based on the view that modern vessels,' of suitable types can curry deck cargoes i' of both heavy and light wood goods | safely all the year round if safeguards; are imposed. The committee also recommends that' the board take steps to secure an early international agreement with regard to such safeguards, und that the new rcgu- I lations do not operate until it is ascertained within a reasonable time whether, international uniformity is attainable. I The committee point out. present con- | ditions are a handicap to British cargo ships in competition for the world's timber-carrying trade, as it is a known ! fact that about 9."> per cent of ships , bringing timber to Britain are foreign. | liteuter.i i |