Direct Trade With Hull.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7952, 16 October 1905, Page 3

Direct Trade With Hull.

Yievs of Anstnlitn Meats General. (Rtfeivod Oct. l"i, 1 r> p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 11. All tiro Australian Agviits-Ccneral paid a iwu flays' visit to Hull, ami inspected the docks and cold stores. conferral with the Chamber of Commerce, leading importers ami exporters, also with the railway officials, ami discussed the question oi tra<h; with Australia. The Agents-CJenrrnl were greatly Impressed. rs|»"cially with t li«j lon - jicss <»f the charges, nird lhv grvat facilities for thv ilistribution of pro-, iJucv 'n the manufacturing ciutres. with a pojrulntmn of ten millions, whvrrt practically Utile Austral fan has hitherto l*rn wirt. f Hh' importers suggi-sinl that th« ought to subsidise a ilini't lin»'. The premised to jdviM l I heir (Jowrrnuents. and do all iu their prwi-r to as?ist in eslaln lishrng trade, though the iftiuHtjon trf sutai<Ji«*9 must I** left entireix to the Governments.

Sp<-aking at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, Mr Taverner (Victoria) suggested that Hull should establi>h wool and fruit exchanges at the port, one of which Australia ought to top. The best way would be for th* Commonwealth to suljsidine a line of steamers, ami hj- woiiM unhesitatingly ad\ise the Yinon.m Government to act on these 1 iu*%-. Mr Coghlun t.Ww South Wales j <!«*•

clared that the cheapness of ihe charge for the manufacturing centres n«ach of Hull gr<*atl\ favoured Hull in comparison with l.otwlon.

The extra charges paid in Tendon over thase at Hull were equivalent XO an export duty of liv.- p. r cent. aU rmtr.'l. 11suL'L'»''t,f] th'-v a ]loaM rataljlifh wool :sak-s ill YnrkgUre, iut'Tnsctliiili.- bcUwxu the LtniBaa Mies.