CENTRALISATION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16866, 1 February 1929, Page 11

CENTRALISATION

SHIPMENT OF PRODUCE HARBOR BOARD’S PEARS (P<-r Press Association.] AUCKLAND. this day. 'Clio fear that, foreign shipping in forests would capture much of New Zealand's trade it the centralisation of shipments of primary produce was enforced was expressed at the Harbor Hoards’ Conference. Purest in Australia and other evils were traced 1 o shipping from terminal ports, and the conference, after a lengthy discussion, carried a. resolution emanating from Napier, which stated that the centralisation of shipping would be wasteful and detrimental to the Dominion, and should not he encouraged.

Sir. A. K. .lull, chairman of the Napier Harbor Board, in presenting the remit, said departmental officers wore not in a position to guide this country in respect to 'its transport problems. Some of them were associated with the local Government Loans Board, to which body applications for harbor board loans had to be submitted. Did tDo delegates sec anything in that, he asked. Another factor to be considered in regard to centralisation was the possibility of encouraging foreign shipping services if any tiling were done to jeopardise the operations of the four British lines that at present handled New Zealand’s frozen meat, dairy produce, and wool for the overseas markets.

Air. Bignell. of Wanganui, seconded the remit, which was supported by Air. Wallace, of Timaru, Mr. Duncaii; of Nelson, Air. Everett, of Alotueka, and Mr. Aitken, of Bluff.