CARGO INSURANCE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 August 1914, Page 2

CARGO INSURANCE

j (By Telegraph — Press Association.) \ WELLINGTON, Last NighfcT i The Government has issued a statement, that after consultation with the Imperial, authorities, special arrangements have been made to insure cargo by transports. With respect to cargo in' steamers other than transport, the New Zealand Government informed the Imperial Government that four lines of steamers regularly trade with New Zealand produce to London, viz., the New Zealand Shipping Company, Shaw, Savill, Tyser, and Federal-Houlder lines. All four are; voyaging] via the Cape or Monte Video and Teneriffe and they requested that the hulls and cargoes of those four lines travelling by that route might be included in the Imperial insurance scheme. The Board of Trade state that if the vessels are included in one of the approved war risk associations the hulls and cargoe can be'covered under the Government scheme at current rates. Every consideration lias been given in London to representations by New Zealand on this subject and it is not considered right to urge alterations in favour of New Zealand of procedure settled by the Board of Trade for all parts of the Empire.