REDUCED SAILINGS

Evening Star, Issue 17696, 24 June 1921, Page 6

REDUCED SAILINGS

IUITWEEN SYDNEY AND NEW ZEALAND. Prce* Association—By Telegraph— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, Juno 24. Otnns <o the falUngr off m trado and the it. is t-h-afc important o.hrmp'e.y 'ire ponchos’ in. the New ZojJ s-iid and Hobart eteamshiu b<srvxo ou-ti of Sydney. ■ , Though iiolKi-ng- dafinil* i? announced, it. is rumored that, the Union Company and (lie lluddart-Parkcr Company are ntiangin'r fir a ten-d-ny instead of a weekly service from Sydney to Woffington, Sydney to Auckland, and Sydney to Hobart, beginning next tnonih. It, is also stated that the Wellington boats will make Sydney (heir terminal port, ami. will not proceed to Hobart. This is in consequence of Uio now Navigation Act, _ which vrill opoxjtlo on Jill b<xils in theinterstate trade. MBIaBOUENE, Juno 24. _ Referring to the proposed reductions in the shipping sendees. JWar Appleton, ou behalf of the Interstate Shipov,mors’ Federation. stated that increased expenditure involved in conforming to the new Navigation Act made it impossible for shipowners lo maintain eomo of the cervices at their present strength. A reduction in the services between .Sydney and Now Zealand and oilier ports was inevitable. [Officials at the Union Company’s head office, on being approached by a ‘ Star ’ representative in re-.-r.ru to tko above cablegram, announced that the question of a reduction in tlio intercolonial sailings was now under consideration, and that a definite announcement would lie id ado within the next few days. _ The proposed reduction of the intercolonial service was entirely due to the falling off in the traffic.]