SHIPOWNERS' FEDERATION.
! EXPRESSION OF INDIGNATION. AUCKLAND, June 50. At a meeting of the committee of the New Zealand Shipowners' Federation on Friday it was resolved to ask the Minister of Marine to permit news of vessels bound to Auckland passing Cape Maria Van Diemen on Sundays to be telegraphed and posted outside tbe Post Office. The following resolution was also carried: " That this federation also desire 3to express the greatest indignation at the opinions expressed in the New Zealand Times, Wellington, of June 22, wherein Wellington firms were advised to tako advantage of the unfortunate disasto- to the Kia Ora by endeavouring to divert the Kawhia trade from Auckland to Wellington in spite of the efforts made by the Northern Steamship Company to promptly place another steamer on the line." It was further resolved that in the event of such an attempt being made the federation would render every assistance to the Northern Company to defeat the proposal.
The Police Court returns for Gore show that in 1902 and 1903, the last two years under license, there were 124 and 78 cases respectively. For the periods of 1906 and 1907 tho numbers were 47 and 52.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2782, 10 July 1907, Page 62
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