HIGH PORT CHARGES
SHIPPING COMPANY’S COMPLAINT NO PREFERENCE PERMITTED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WANGANUI. Friday Commenting on a statement by Mr N. Nomura. Sydney representative of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha shipping line that the port charges in the Dominion were much higher than the freight, his company receives and in particular that the port charges at. Wanganui and New Plvmouth made it unprofitable 1 o proceed direct unless sufficient inducement fop loadinr cargo could bn obtained. Mr W. .1. Rogers, chairman of tlie Harbour Board, said the statement was apt to give a wrong impression. Evidently Mr Nomura thinks beeaus<s only a small quantity of is offerme Iml should receive nt in port dues, bu*. the Harbour Act does not permit thi6."
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20503, 20 May 1938, Page 8
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121HIGH PORT CHARGES Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20503, 20 May 1938, Page 8
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