EVILS OF SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19772, 13 April 1934, Page 9

EVILS OF SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

PLEA FOR BRITISH CO-OPERATION EARLY COUNTER MEASURE PROPOSED British Official Wireless (Received April 12, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, April 11. Asked in the House of Commons what action was intended in response to the invitation from the Danish, Netherlands, Norwegian anrl Swedish Ministers to co-operate in remedying the evils from which the shipping industry is suffering, and whether the Government would convene a meeting with a view to discussing the abolition of subsidies in the industry, and adjusting the supply of tonnage to actual world requirements, Dr. E. Leslie Burgin (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade) replied that the communications were receiving consideration. The Minister remarked that the four countries who had made these representations had supported the British Government in this policy at the World Economic Conference. The matter would be much more important when a subsidy-granting country showed willingness to take such action.

IMPROVED DESIGNS OF SHIPS

LESSONS FOR NAVAL ARCHITECTURE British Official Wireless (Received April 12, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, April 11. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Cunard Company, Sir Percy Bates (chairman) said that in view of the constant progress in naval architecture he would like to see whether they could not make a second and even better ship than the great liner 534. That, however, was a question for the projected new merger company of the Cunard and White Star Lines.