SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
BRITISH OWNERS MEET. EXPENSIVE RAT CAMPAIGN. Rcutcr LONDON. May 14. A new word, "deratisation," was mentioned at the resumption, of the international shipping conference. It was explained that it meant the fumigation of ships every six months with the object of killing rats.
The discussion showed that deratisation was unpopular with shipowners, often working out at £500 per rat. It was asserted that the use of the process had cost one ship £467 and killed one rat. A committee was appointed to consider the whole question of sanitation.
The conference passed a resolution urging the abolition of policies or acts of flag discrimination which impeded the free flow of international commerce.
A discussion on port facilities chiefly concerned delays in British ports. A resolution was adopted urging the maritime nations to do their utmost to take steps to ensure that the seaports should keep pace with the modern requirements of trade.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18710, 16 May 1924, Page 9
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