UNRECOGNISED BY AMERICA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 958, 27 October 1910, Page 4

UNRECOGNISED BY AMERICA.

\ NEW ZEALAND ' SHIPPING CEETt : FICATES. ■ ;; ■ ;/, '•■.-■

' A matter of considerable, importance ia ' regard tp .shipping' was;.brought- under the notice, of ' the ■ Government',by Mr.. -'■■ Poolo, M.P;,.. recently. 'It was : to. the;.,' effect, that, the-Now Zealand Government . certificate in. shipping. is not, recognised „ by the. American Government.: 'Would.:.-, the- Government,, be asked, : take .steps'to,,,: see, that.: the .-Dominion: tests are officially', accepted',by other' countries?. The,over-:..-haul and refit 'of the Aorangi in Sydney, i - ' at great, cost, might havo taken place in, ",;■ New -Zealand,. but for -tho- fact that it';". was necessai-y to; secure, an . Australian ;: • Government certificate, and this entailed.', the loss of trade and employment to.this ; country. In .the course of his roply to:.:. the'question in the House.of Bepresentaf , tives. yesterday,- the.''Hon'. J. A: Millar' ■',. stated .that Ms Department has .been in ;"■ communication witti; the United States navigation authorities for some time past..' " in connection with tho 1 matter.■'• It js.'exrv pected that advice that such recognition;::', has been granted will be received' it"ah'.:, ;early ; . date, '.The United States authdri-;; ties 'have .been advised that New-Zev ■-,'■ land will- reciprocate by' recognising', their,'!; ' certificate's, As regards.other -countries,'-:-' there: is reciprocal recognition between'; New', Zealand and '.the .follOwingT-yiz.,,;. Great. Britain, the Dominion of Canada,; . the Commonwealth of Australia, Fiji,' IMiice,. Germany, Denmark, Norway, 'V and Holland—and should it become-neees-; \ sarv'to-ask for recognition'of ouf.certt.V ficatos by other countries,".' it irill b« .done..;'-; •-;-•' ''.■■;■';'-:'. .-' . ,; : ;..>',',> ''>!!*-