AMERICAN SHIPPING.
AUSTRALIAN GRIEVANCE. PACIFIC TRADE COMPETITION. (Received November 13. 11.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 13. The Federal assistant Minister of Transport, Mr. L. L. Cunninghary, received a deputation of employees of various shipping industries to-day. They complained that heavily subsidised American shipping interests were capturing the Pacific trade from Australian, New Zealand and British shipowners. reference was made to the serious inroads made by the Matson Line.
The deputation urged that Australia and New Zealand should introduce retaliatory legislation. Mr. Cunningham replied that the Federal Government took a serious view of the matter, which was being thoroughly investigated.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21030, 14 November 1931, Page 11
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