WOOL SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 15 September 1909, Page 2

WOOL SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND.

DIRECT SEBVI'CE FROM NELSON. ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE N.Z. BEAMSHIP COY. At the time of the arrival of the New Zealand Steamship Company's steamer Rakaia in Nelson the question of direct •shipments of wool from this port t|o London, naturally arose. Messrs Buxton and Co., the agents" for the Company, at once instituted inquiries, and as a result it is satisfactory to learn that a vessel may be put on .the berth for. the purpose if a sufficiency of 'cargo can be ftuaranteed.i [The. ilocal pr<)lin_-nari_s having taken some time to arrange, Messrs Buxton and Co. are now definite. Iy advisedf -by the New Zealand S.S. Company «, fpjlpffa ;— "lf tlie' Nelson -lozen Meat Company are prepared to make a shipment of meat in December we will send a, steamer in that month tor it, and she can load wool and other general, oargo (In Nelson). If there is no frozen meat for shipment, we should require at least 1000 bales to make it worth our while to have a steamer calling at Nelson.". Messrs Buxton and Co. have the guarantee from shippers of wool cargoes sufficient to warant a direct liner calling at Nelson both in December and January. Direct shipment of wool to London has long been desired, as thereby the grower will save transhipment charges between Nelson and Wellington, amounting on the average to 4s ij bale. '