THE TRADE BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE CAPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10300, 27 November 1896, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE TRADE BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE CAPE.

For some time past correspondence has been going on between, the Wellington manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Mr. T. H. Hanna) and Mr. , Walter Halse, of .. Capetown, with the view to the opening up of a trade in New Zealand products : ,with the Cape. Mr. Halse, who was one of the delegates sent to this colony by the Cape Government, for the purpose of ascertaining the extent of our agricultural' and • pastoral resources, is convinced that) many of our products would find a ready sale at. the. Cape, and he has been , making ; enquiries on the subject from Mr. Hanna,, who has . supplied liiin with . current) ' quotations ~ for : stud sheep, draught horses, timber, and grain. Difficulty has, ,: however, occurred in the matter ' of;.' transport. '• Tho New Zealand Shipping Company could, it is believed, bo prevailed upon to send one of its steamers home via the Cape, bub ib is understood that the freight would be as great as if the cargo','were taken on to London, .The Union Company has expressed its willingness, oil payment of £3500, bo Bend a vessel capable of carrying • 2000 tons dead weight and 500 live sheep, -to leave in February,' March, or 'April, the last-named aontli preferred, and will undertake the responsibility of securing a -return cargo. - Mr. Halse was only recently informed of the Union Company's offer, : and hasnob;yet had time to fully consider the position. - ?