The Union authorities in South Africa aro considering the question of n substantia] reduction in the shipping discs at. South African harbours, in view of the opening of the Panama Canal. The chairman of the Commission declares that in his opinion free port* will counteract the competition of Hie Panama Canal iu Far- Eastern traffic tor coaling, victualliug. and repairing.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 13 December 1911, Page 8
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60Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 13 December 1911, Page 8
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