NEW HARBOUR RATE.
j MEANS INCREASED FREIGHTS. I By Telegraph—Press Association GISBORNE. June 19. In consequence of the Harbour Board’s decision to levy a ljarbour improvement rate and other increased charges against coastal vessels using the inner harbour, shipping companies I operating on the East Coast state that they will be compelled to immediately advance all freights 2/6 per ton. It is understood that the representatives of overseas shipping companies are also considering me positioix i created by the Board’s decision, which, I in relation to ovei*seas ships, will mean l additional expense up to £75 against future arrivals.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18598, 20 June 1930, Page 5
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99NEW HARBOUR RATE. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18598, 20 June 1930, Page 5
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