COMMONWEALTH LINE.
FOR SALE BY PUBLIC TENDER, BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT. . Received 11.45 a.m. to-day. CANBERRA, Nov. 29._ In the House of Representatives, in reply to a question the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce stated that a cabled message had been received from Lord Inchcape that the latter would be prepared to dispose of the Commonwealth line steamers for the Government if desired. Lord Kylsant had also inquired whether, in the event of an offer being made for the line would the Commonwealth be prepared to indemnify the puichasei against industrial trouble in Australia. °The reply in each case ivas that the line would be offered by public tender and the Government could not consider any other offer.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 November 1927, Page 7
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118COMMONWEALTH LINE. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 November 1927, Page 7
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