CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 257, 17 February 1877, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

Till-: CARKIAfiE OF GOODS.

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to Tii:: i::>it;>[: or tii:; iivkxixi: .mail. S n -,_\Vo are pl.-as-.-d to notice that oiir WahnaU- :rivt:ils have Liken the initiative in making puhlieihe present exorbitant goods of all kinds coming to this Port. The puhib of Oaiunru ami district have fe.n exceedingly o.r.i-t i:i t"ic matter during the biter period "f prosperity, l;ut, in the meant itr.e, iiave l>een paying very dvar'y f>r the lli'.v'i ""ir Board manngometn. It is high 'hue some alteration was made, more especially now that clouds *«i" adversity are besetting us. When goods were landed by the Boating Companies the charts were even less than th< y are at present, ami wry often greater despatch and easier f.-.-'ity given in obtatnitu' good-. V.'e ilo not wish to dictate to the Harbour i3oard as to their future policy, but we certain!;- fail to see the necessity for such an expensive staff atiit management, and are of opinion that with economy the IJo.ir.-l might .safely reduce thc-ir charge.-; one-half. Jf t!ie R:ulwnsv Company made a similar reduction, the chr.vg" oti tx-.ods landed would be !>v;. 'M. p-u- ton. instead of Tl-i. G.l. We wtK pL; *-d t«» sec the remarks of your tuomin.,' contemporary in yesterday's but w;'.s s.'.'i'ry t" s■£■■; lit--; leader tins irt „r:iiii'. T'Jvidvntiy s >:na one lias been throw im: du-« in his ores. V>e do not ftxttse ;iny particular member of the l>);.v.d. It is only fair i«i the Union S.'eamsltip Company to stare that their for years past has only been I.ls. per ton from l)un.;din io the importers. Since the steamship Waitaki commenced running t'uv prh'e hrs Ken 13.-5. per ton evorvoiic. Guild noi. an arrangement be made, or ,tn ama'g tmaiion, ot the various companies int<r.s>ed to make oa« through charge—say I7s. u'd. per ton—which w.uld greatly isimplify the present. complex tns>vi!i. Jf freight ean be made to p'ty ;:■" "">.•'. l>;--r ton froiu London to Port "C-r.tmorrf. s;ire!y J7s. o" 1. is ample fro;.'. JKnedin to <).-.r,i:ir>t. in ail Ci.»nf.cA'ticv. Wc .".iv rjtiite .sure if every inditeeiiK'Tii ,'ifid f.ieibly Were o-i'ered to (•ttsinc.s» iiii:ti noit!: P.:id mr.iih of Oamaru to nn'ke Oaniart! their Port, the increased traf-io thereby would more than recoup tiie various companies f f> r -""3' concessions they mr»y make in reduction of prievs. Ax Oi.ii Firm. * T«> Tilt; EMI OK OF THE EVK.VINO MAIL. t —T obsosve n short kader in tin's issne of t!ic yt>rlii Oca-jn Times, stating Ehat the rate of freight by steamers YV.utaki and S';sms>n from Dunedin to Oamaru is -ivatvr by ."s. |>er ton than by t'.e Taiaroa from Bnnedin to Timaru. Tiie statement being very wide of the truth, I tV-1 it my r\-ity to contradict it. The race of freight by stea.mers above•ir.uiccl fo" s.v.iws considerable time has been 1-i*. ]>er ton, and which, if the writer of the article was not otherwise aware, he mi;ht have seen advertised in the Doibj Ti»»-i f»v months past. I am, &c, H. Aitke>".