SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES.
NEUTRALS REAPING A HARVEST. SYDNEY. Marsh 7. Colonel Burns is returning from England, where he made inquiries with a view to securing additions to the company ’s fleet. He says the price asked for new steamers is prohibitory. The cost has doubled since three' years ago. Th 0 Admiralty is still taking up vessels. cVry few arc being built, and as there arc constant losses, the reult is that neutral vessels ar e reaping a rich harvest.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 58, 8 March 1916, Page 5
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79SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 58, 8 March 1916, Page 5
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