THE UNION COMPANY AND THE SYDNEY TRADE.
Auckland, November 21. Mr Thorn&9 Henderson, the Aucklaud manager for the Union Company, states that there haa of late been a considerable increase in the quantity of freight offering for Sydney at this port in all kinds of farm produce, and more especially in fodder. It has been stated that the Union Company refused to take chaff by the Tarawera; but this is not so, the Sminybelna prepared to accept chaff as well as othe? freight if shippers will pay a remunerative Srice for conveyance. Hitherto chaff has been cS-ried to Sydney for 30s per ton, but then Sere was nob^o mU cargo offering as at present One result of the drought has baen to raise *hfl j price of freight to 40s per ton, and oven at that it .will not pay so well as ordinary cargo, Even when sub?sed to hydraulic pressure nhaff represents three and a-half tons to the ton weight, and It would not Say to fill up a steamer at that rate. The Tarawera, Shlohis to leave for Sydney at 5 p.m. to-morrow, X have about 400 tons produce, including flour, butter, grain, chaff. *c. and &* 1 ! 4 , expeC M d to be a 8a 8 full' ship. As for remmtajr the weekly earvlcc, tha Inducement does not appear to be Bufficientat present. The cargo carried by tjic .Union eteamers from Sydney to Auckland only "Muntoto about 200 tons a month , and it is this want of return cargo, along with a falling off in the passenger traffic, that causes the company to hesitate before Receding to the request to provide inoreased facilities for the shipment of Auckland produce.
SHIPWRECKED MARINERS. It is not creditable to the colony of New Zealand that no society has been formed for tlie relief of Buffering shipwrecked sailors and others We believe the matter only wants a little ventilation in order to bo remedied. In bringing before the public the necessities of those unfortunate men who suffer from the perils of the sea. we are impelled to quote the recent ; wreck of the schooner Lizzie Guy, wherein the master and one of the seamen lost then- lives, while those who were lucky enough to escape did so with only a part of their clothing. Mr Thomson, the chief officer of the ill-fated Liwie Guy (who is at Dresent in Dunedin), informs us that, he is literally without clothing, the garments »c now wears having been lent him by » fn»4. Jh> SSgnmniiof course unable to offer himself for Jny poSiw afloat, owing to the Im of hi? wjtte)
instruments, clothing, &c. It is to be hoped that some philanthropical people will be good enough to take this matter into consideration, and that a shipwrecked mariners' society be formed in our raid&t. When the many privations and extremes of weather that "those who go down to the sea in ships " have to encounter are considered, it is hardly necessary to point out the need of some organisation for their relief in cases of this kind. No doubt Captain William Thomson (Lloyd's agent) will heartily approve of any scheme devised for the relief of distressed seamen.
During the week ending November 25, 12 vessels, registering a total of 5249 tons, arrived at the Dunedin wharves, and six vessels, with a total of 2278 tons, left them. The ship Nelson has now on board 600 bales wool, 150 casks tallow, and 50 tons flour. There is also a quantity of wool and other cargo in the shed reedy for shipment.
The Kurow railway station was broken into on the night of the 20tb. The burglar opened the window sash and cut a hole in the ticket desk to get at the drawer, but found nothing. The goods shed at the Hakateramea was also broken into and several bottles of spirits taken away.
Some months ago, when the schooner Awarua returned to the Bluff from a cruise in Baas Strait, the customs aufchorities'setaed the sealskins on board and refused to give them up until a satisfactory explanation had been given as to where they had been obtained. Statutory declarations were then made and the embargo on the skins removed, but Mr Hatch wa6 required to pay the expenses. This he did, but under protest. The money was refunded on Friday last.
THE UNION COMPANY AND THE SYDNEY TRADE.
Otago Witness, Issue 1932, 30 November 1888, Page 18
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