TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICES.

Grey River Argus, 3 July 1922, Page 4

TRANS-ATLANTIC SERVICES.

Seamen’s wages on the trans-Atlan-tic services have again been reduced, but all working costs remain extremely heavy, and the leading shipping companies will not be in a position to announce any reductions comparable with the drop in cargo freights for some time yet. although the matter has received considerable consideration since the opening of the year. Th© cost of running such steamers as the Mauretania Olympic, and the Berengaria is enormous, and luxury on the ocean, as elsewhere, has to be paid for. It is possible, however, to secure a third-class fare on the Berengaria for £lB 8/- and the saloon rates begin at £63/5/, which cannot be termed excessive considering ihe class of steamer and the service