The Hokitika Guradian WEDNESDAY JULY 26th. 1922. AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH GERMANY.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1922, Page 2

The Hokitika Guradian WEDNESDAY JULY 26th. 1922. AUSTRALIAN TRADE WITH GERMANY.

It hits been announced in Sydney that tlTe second vessel to sail from Hamburg under the auspices of the Genuan Australian Line will he the Eurylochns. The Eurylochns is a llritish vessel belonging to the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. This vessel will follow the Hannu on September 2nd. “I do not expect any (treat in-j flux of goods when the embargo on I trade with Germany Is removed on I August Ist, said the Comptfolleriflfn-f

oral of Customs. Hi spite of strenuous efforts,” Mr Whitton eontinnd ‘ there lias been groat difficulty in obtaining reliable information, and, ,judging from the few enquiries received by tie Customs authorities, there seems to he far less interest in the question that might have been expected. We have received hardly any enquiries from prospective importers about the rates of duties which may he imposed, and. owing to the difficulty in ascertaining what German prices and conditions are, we have been obliged to hold up repl - Two slips are understood to have loaded at Until burg for Australia, but we have no particulars. It is possible that many of the goods will prove t be not of German’manufacture, but in tin- absence of information no conclusions can he arrived at. Each shipment will have to he considered oh its c orps. Upon examination of the invoices and other documents we shall b able to say what rates of duties are to apply, lint this will not he jxissible until we have complete information.”' Ti e German-Austraiinn line lost during lie war practically the whole of its fleet of trading. vessels, and many are ir w included in the fleet of the Commonwealth Government Line. Its present fleet consists of seven steamers, of which only two were built before tlie war. “Nobody knew of ally German ships lying in any Java port with the specific purpose of sailing to Australia toward August next to duiiip their cargoes of German goods here,” said Air M. I’. Gordie, general manager for Australia of the Royal Pocket Navigation Company and the Molland-Australia ino at Sydney, concerning fiis recent -.“sit to Java. The German shipping cciieO'lis are gradually increasing the number of their steamers running to the East however,” lie said, “and v’-ile the German-Australian Company sending their ships lo Java the ■Votli German Lloyd and the Ham-burg-Amvii<a Line are beginning to operate again with cargo steamers to tic Ear East. The Holland-Australia iiii* of the United Netherlands Navigation Company is a purely Dutch Company. The loading of cargo from German to Australian ports was not taken into consideration Until it Was known when German goods Would tie ]>ornijtie I into Australia. As tlib prohibition against goods will be lifted tjie line loaded a vessel a Hamburg, and it s- '! id from that port on June 10th.”