SHIPPING SERVICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 282, 12 November 1936, Page 7

SHIPPING SERVICES

Two New Liners for CanadaN.Z. Traffic

PLANS COMPLETED (By Telegraph—Frees Assn.—Copyright) (Received 12, 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 11. The Associated Press representative has been informed of some of the details in connection with a new Cana-dian-Australian-New Zealand service and reported to he approved by the Imperial Maritime Committee. The plans are completed for two ships, and all is in readiness in Scottish yards to Degin construction on at least one. A Glasgow expert inspected the Matson liners here recently with special emphasis on the woodwork, in which, as well as other aspects, British boats are expected to excel American. The new liners will be of 25,000 tons and capable of doing 24 knots. The shipbuilders asked for two years for their completion, but are ready to complete building in eighteen months or a year if necessary. The terminus will be Vancouver, but a call will be made at Los Angeles in preference to San Francisco, on the ground that a larger number of tourists also want to visit Hollywood.

SEpping circle’s here consider that the trans-Tasman legislation was agreed upon as a preliminary to the building of British liners, and little surprise is now expressed at the intention to exclude American shipping from the benefits of the trans-Tasman trade.

It is understood that the general passenger manager, Mr Ryan, privately observed that the Matson line would welcome the entrance of new ships, as tbeir traffic is enough to fill both lines for years, and that at the height of the season the Matson line is compelled to turn away much good through traffic. As an instance, he referred to the Matson line’s intention to took no large parties in 1937, qpd that the tourist traffic had hardly been tapped.

DOMINIONS & SHIPPING Britain to Give the Lead (Received 12, 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 11. Replying to a debate in the House of Lords, Lord Templemore said that the report of the Imperial Shipping Committee was being sent to the Dominions’ governments and would, he hoped, be published in two or three weeks. The Government intended to approach other governments and formulate their views in the hope of reaching an agreement. The whole question of shipping was exceedingly complicated, and the Government was of the opinion that it must be dealt with, in a great degree, pieceideal by giving a tramp subsidy and supporting other schemes brought about in the last few years.

The British Government would not wait approaches from other governments, but would formulate its own views and communicate them to the Dominions. “We must move with the dominions, but as far as possible we will take the lead and try to get an agreement in a reasonable time,’’ he said. The Government was despatching the report to the dominions by air mail.