GREAT SUCCESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 7

GREAT SUCCESS.

Subsidised Ships From Canada To Australia. HARKED INCREASE IN EXPORTS (Received 10.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, December 10. As a -result' of the success following the Government subsidised freight service from British Columbia to Australia, the Minister. of Trade and Commerce, Mr. Malcolm, announced on Tuesday that the Government is considering the establishment ■ of services from Canada to India, Ceylon and East Africa. , j In the four months that the Australian service has been in existence, Canada's lumber shipments, which averaged 2)400,000 feet monthly in 1928, increased to 6,000,000 feet monthly. If the .rate continues it is expected that Canada's business with Australia will reach 70,000,000 feet in twelve months. For August, September and October exports of all commodities to Australia were valued at £1,118,565, an increase of more: than £100,000 over the same period last year. The subsidised service from British Columbia to the British West Indies and the north-east coast of South America is also helping lumber. Other subsidised services ply to New Zealand, the Fiji islands and West.and South Africa.