THE P. AND O. COMPANY.

Grey River Argus, 25 November 1910, Page 3

THE P. AND O. COMPANY.

AUCKLAND, Nov 24. The arrival of the P. and O. Company's Mongrolia aroused interest in the question whether', the company would withdraw from ithe New Zealand trade in the event of the Shippingand Seamen's Bill receiving Royal assent. Inquiry made by °ie-ss rcyesentatives .lead to the conclusion that the Company will not discontinue. It "■s understood, on good authority th;tt the Cmpa-ny will register five or six of. the best. steamer s in Australia placing them on the same basis vs 't>e I uddart Parker Company in respect to trading to New Zealand wnich ntcessitates higher pay co Lascar crews, but in other respects they will be enabled to comply with our shippinglaws. SYDNEY, Nov 24. The Assistant Superintendent of the P .and O. Company, in referring ,0 vhe New Zealand cable, that it n s intended to .register the steamers <n Aurtralia, declared that it was the first h e had heard of the matter. He did not know where vhe sitory originate!. There was aibsolutely ,no ground for such statements.