TWO NAUTICAL OBSERVERS.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1926, Page 9

TWO NAUTICAL OBSERVERS.

Two English shipping papert, "Shipping World" and "Lloyd's List," recently afforded a neat instance of the effect of two different augles of approach to the same i'ubject. :

"Shipping World" doubts whether the shipping companies can really afford to make their recent freight concessions on New Zealand's exported produce. In any case,-if New Zealand produce for Britain Is to be carried for less, shipping companies have a right to expect a little more encouragement, in the matter of return trade (Britain to Dominion), "and It does not sound very encouraging to read that a deputation of New Zealand manufacturers last week asked tuo Prime Minister for Increased tariff protection on engineering products, boots, brushes, woollens, clothing, and motor bodies. It can hardlyl be expected that ships will continue to trade with New Zealand and bring back New Zealand products at cheap rates if Item after item of tho cargo which they might carry, to New Zealand Is to be Impeded ty increased tariffs. It is to.be hoped also that Australian ports will In time become less- subject to labour troubles which In the past have involved British ships in heavy costs."

Now, here is the angle of vision of "Lloyd's List": "Tile Jominiou purchases from.these islands goods to the value of 817 per head of her population annually—a larger amount by, far than, any other oveaseas country—so that no .measure of reciprocity that is financially practicable can be considered iU-ileßerved, whether it be by way of cheap transport for New Zealand produce or by a consistent demand for such produce on the part of tlie.home consumer." ' ■