THE VANCOUVER SERVICE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 93, 23 August 1913, Page 3

THE VANCOUVER SERVICE.

DJURY, AND MEAT FREIGHTS. • [Vw Press Association.]: Wellington, August 22. A number of Wellington merchants interested in the export trade to Vancouver, waited on Mr McLennan of the head office of the Union Company, and Mr W. Kennedy, Wellington manager, to-day with regard to the new conditions of freight and space for butter and meat for Vancouver. Mr T). J. Nathan pointed out that the conditions under which Wellington merchants were asked to tender for space this year made it practically prohimitive for hinV to.continue in the business; -

In the course of his reply, Mr'McLennan s«id that the Union ■Company; was doing its best to meet the trade in rjie matter of freight arrangements. Trade had grown enormously and the company was providing this season refrigerated space equal to 230,000 boxes-of butter- on Vaucbuvcr steamers. This is expected to be much in excess of the demand, as last season the total shipment was 115,000 boxes. The Vancouver steamers would be able to cope with all the traffic, although the space they had to provide under contract with the New Zealand Government was very much less. The company would consider the matter of postponing the date of receiving applications for space till a later date than the Ist September, but it would have to got the Government's sanction and also shippers in other parts of Xew Zealand to this. Possibly tho date could be made tho Ist October. With regard to.the matter of the exporter paying coastal freight to Auckland, ho stated that it was the custom: in other countries.