SEA-BORNE PRODUCE
FARMERS- 'AND THE SHIPPING ; COMPANIES. Shipping matters as they affect the ; farmers were briefly-touched 'on at the conference .oL.the, New: Zealand Farm- . - ers' Union • - Mr... H. A.. Neviiis (TenuiJ moved tli&t.. fche>j attention -of ."the - Dominion lExccntivo should ho drawn to the large increase; in-the freights. o£ tho staplo - . products., by. - the shipping - companies.: -i-Mr. Nevins 6aid. that; inview of. the , great percentage, of. the shipped produce .which tho. farmers produced, they should have:, more consideration than : merely to J earn ..that the freights had : .been raised. TIIO motion was carriod - The allegation of - shipping monopoly was raised in the following Nol- . son remit"That in view of the. shipping. monopojy 'at present' existing the . time: has arrived when the Government . should!,engage in ' transport ; of.New: Zealand."—This remit was de- ■ fcated. ■ ■ ■ I It was then -,-resolved:;'.'That'.itihe: Govornment should be again urged to adopt the echenJo of thrbugh-hooKing,"
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2211, 25 July 1914, Page 8
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147SEA-BORNE PRODUCE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2211, 25 July 1914, Page 8
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