FOREIGN SHIPPING
Mr p] (J. Allfii a-ked the ( -o\ ci ivv< nt to clay if. with th«> \ i<M\ of prcicc tiug local flipping, th< v "ill ciu'edAour to aricinge for reciprocal -hipping Lii\." v ih the Au-tra-ban Commonwealth so tint foreign vessels w<.uld be pre\ented from carrying cargo and paas«ngerb from 2n'<jn Zealand to Australia,
and vice versi. Mr Allen said the elifferenc* iv the cost per month of a vessel such_ as tho Breconshiro and one of the- UnionT Steam Shipping Company's boats was very, considerable. The Breconshire would cost £182 and th^e Union. Steam Shipping Company's boat per month. This was exclusive of overtime. The Hon. W. HallJones said this was a very large question, end he did not feel disposed to commit th* Government to anything definite. He suggested that the hon. member should bring" the matter before the committee on th« Shipping and Seamen's Bill, of which com- ' irittee he was a member. — (Hear, hear.)
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Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 29
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159FOREIGN SHIPPING Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 29
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