TWO SUBSIDISED LINERS
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British Ships in The Pacific PLANS NEAR COMPLETION
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AUCKLAND, This Day. The statement that arrangements for subsidising the construction and running of two ocean liners in tli'e Trahs-Pacific service had almost been completed before he left London was made this morning by the Hon. R. G. Casey, Federal Treasurer of Australia, on his arrival by the Monowai. Mr Casey represented Australia at the long, series of Pacific shipping conferences in London and the international sugar conference, and also attended the Imperial Conference and Coronation celebrations. "I have since heard by cable tliat oiie of the few remnining difficulties has been overcome, and I hope soon to hear fchat complete agreement has been reached," Mr Casey said. "Itwill, iiowever, be about two years before tlie ships are in service. Little as any of us lilte the principle of subsidies to shipping > it is inevitable in the circumstances, as Canada, New Zeaiand, Australia and Fiji must have an up-to-date line of ships. The United States has, set the pace which we are reluctantly obliged to follow. Mr Casey indicated that a large mass of facts and information had been considered by the conference.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 161, 26 July 1937, Page 7
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