TRADE AND COMMERCE.
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS BY THE PREMIER. PBB PRK>H ASSOCIATION. Wellington, April 7. The Premier promised a deputation from the Wellington Chamber of Comm'.ice that the Government would see what it could do to alter the form of bills-of-lading so as to prevent ocean steamship owners from practically freeing ihems D lvfß from 1 ability for d,-. ma tie »nd loss of cugo. He expressed himself in favour cf tbe es'ablishment of preferntial trade relations between New Zealand and other perts of the British Empire. He aleo promised to see what could be done to bring about a uniform fire insurance policy for the wbo'e colony. The Government was taking steps to fortify tbe principal coal port?, and was considering the question of establishing large local depots in various parts of the colony in case of war. The Government would give early consideration to the suggestion that ocean mail contracts should only be let to British-owned steamers,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 8 April 1902, Page 3
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158TRADE AND COMMERCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 8 April 1902, Page 3
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