HEMP FREIGHTS
•» —- —.. NO REDUCTION 'PROPOSED. " "Jlas any. action been .(alien in regard to..the. reduction of shipping freights on hemp?'' asked Mr.' J. A.. Nasli (Painterston) in the House- of _ Representatives yesterday. Mr. ..Nash said that the position., hail become very acute. Tim pre-war charge Tor the shipment'of 2000 tons of hemp'was \EMSO, and 'this had risen io ,KM,(I 00. au increase of ,£22,'(i50. Pi-iocs ltiid fallen recently about .iii a-Con-. The flaxmiHers had to meet the competition of East African and Manila hemp, where, it .was reported that ' much ' cheaper freights were obtainable,. The blight and .the high freights would gradually wipo out tbo industry unless : sonict!lillg; were done'-tri assist it. Tlie-Prime Minister replied that, action ;hii<l Iteen taken regarding shipping, bnti ■ the result up to the present, had -not. been satisfactory. TTe had communicated several times with the Imperial shipping authorities, but so far lie had not received anv satisfaction or any indication that freights on flax and tow'would 1)0 ■reduced in the hear future. • ...
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 26, 25 October 1919, Page 7
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166HEMP FREIGHTS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 26, 25 October 1919, Page 7
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