TIMARU'S DIRECT TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 197, 5 September 1903, Page 2

TIMARU'S DIRECT TRADE.

Tuesday's Timaru Pott says: —" Today tho Timaru Harbour Board earned the gratitude of local importers and tbe thanks of the whole community, when he steiraship Waiwera, which has direct from Home with over 2000 tons of Timaru cirgo, took her berth at the Main Wharf here, This direct service is the outcome of the mooting of importers bold here, under the auspices of the Harbour Board, in January last, when representations were made to the shipping companies to send their boats hsre direst, and thus save transhipment, which in the past has been ihe causo of vay great delay, and even monetary loss to importers and others in Timaru. The exict quantity that the Waiwera brings here ie 2030 tonejof geoß'al cirgo and 1500 casks of cemeut for the new fteezirg works at P.ireora. The cement for the Canterbury Frozan Meat Company was originally consigned to JLytteltOD, but through the boat calling at Timaru tbe oost ot railage from Lyttelton to Timaru will be saved—a fact which the company will doub'lesa appreciate. The 2030 tons of g >ceral cargo on the Waiwera repie;euted about thirty Timaru importers, The big ocean liner was drawing 23ft of water wh«n she steamed into harb:>ur this morniDg, i 'and she tcek her berth with perfect ease and an utter abs-no of friction of any kind, The Haroou-.' Board are to be congratulated on having inaugurated this direct service for Timaru, for it will be of incalculable value to the port and dUtric 1 ;.