TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9938, 8 December 1900, Page 2

TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

♦ — Mr Ward's Proposals.

[per press association.] Auckland, Last night. Referring to the proposed line of steamers between New Zealand and South Africa, Mr Ward said the intention was that the steamers should connect with Western Australia, thus offering better facilities for trade with that colony. The vessels would leave New Zealand about onoe every six weeks, the ports of call being probably Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lytteltou, Timaru, Port Chalmers, and Bluff. Occasionally one or two of the ports of call will be left out, as the steamers would leave as soon as they had a full cargo, an average of four ports per trip probably being touched. Christchcrch, Last night. At a public meeting, held under the auspices of the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association at Rangiora to-day, the following motion moved by Mr Buddo, M.H.R., was carried unanimously :—" That in the opinion of this meeting, in order to enable the farmers and merchants of New Zealand to place the pioduce of this colony on the South African markets, so as to compete favorably with the other markets of the world, it is desirable and necessary that a direct line of suitable steamers for carrying general cargo of colonial produce and passengers between this colony and South African ports, calling at Fre mantle en route, shall, without further loss of time, be established, and the meeting heartily approves the action of the Government in endeavoring to obtain a direct line of suitable steamers to trade with South Africa, aud trusts their efforts in this matter will be successful. The meeting also decided that in its opinion a special effort should be made by the Premier, when visiting Australia, to arrange some terms of the tariff reciprocity between New Zealand and the Australian Commonwealth. The Canteibury Chamber ot Commerce to-day adopted the following motion :—" That the committee of this Chamber notes with pleasure the Government's proposal to oall tenders for a direct steam service to South Africa, and hopes suitable tenders will be received, and that the Government will see its way to provide an adequate subsidy, preference being given to New Zealand ships."

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