Excerpt from Report of the Imperial Shipping Committee on Rates of Freight in the New Zealand Trade
As regards the rates on general cargo, these were designed to return £6 a ton measurement to the ship, and hence the rates per ton weight varied with the nature of the goods. Attention having been called to the fact that whereas the rate on oats was now £10 per ton weight as compared with the pre-war rate of from 253. To it was explained that the low pre-war rate was due to the general freight situation at the end of the season when freights was very scarce. The current rate was on the same basis of the others, viz., £6 per ton measurement.
The general increase in freights was attributed to the increased cost of running the ship, and a telegram from the London Tonnage Committee was put in in evidence which gave particulars of the increase-s in expenses as follows.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates a complaint raised by the New Zealand government in 1921 about the high levels of freight rates on produce exported from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. The Imperial Shipping Committee was called upon to review and report on the evidence presented, which included nancial information from various shipping companies. The book's conclusions delve into the impact of factors such as rising fuel costs and wartime conditions on shipping costs. It also highlights areas where improvements could be made to reduce expenses, especially in relation to delays and inefficiencies at ports. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the situation in the early 1920s, shedding light on the complex interplay between producers, shipowners, and the government in determining freight rates for New Zealand's produce exports. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781334430060_0
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