20060.
No. 4.
The GOVERNOR OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE to the
(No. 140.)
SIR,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received June 1, 1903.)
Government House, Cape Town, May 13, 1903.
I HAVE the honour to transmit to you, with reference to your despatch, General No. 1, of 16th February last, copy of a minute froni Ministers on the subject of coasting trade and laws affecting shipping.
(No. 1/230.) MINUTE.
I have, &c.,
WALTER HELY-HUTCHINSON.
Enclosure in No. 4.
MINISTERS to GOVERNOR.
Prime Minister's Office, Cape Town, MINISTERS have the honour to submit the following information in reply
May 13, 1903. to his Excellency the Governor's Minute No. 185, of the 10th March last, forwarding a despatch, General No. 1, dated 16th February 1903, from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies relative to the coasting trade and the laws affecting shipping, in regard to which Ministers do not consider it expedient to introduce any legislation so far as this colony is concerned.
No special records have been kept at the ports of this colony showing the tonnage of cargo carried on British and foreign vessels, but the particulars available give a very fair indication of the extent of the competition between British vessels and those of other nations in the coasting trade.
During the year 1902, 115 foreign vessels of 357,209 tons cleared coastwise, against 1,139 British vessels of 4,605,976 tons, the proportion in number of the former being slightly over 10 per cent. and in tonnage 7.7 per cent. Of these vessels, 96 were of German nationality, 9 Norwegian, 4 Danish, 2 Italian, and 1 each Austrian and Chilian. The amount of cargo carried by these vessels, with one exception referred to later on, is very small indeed. For instance, in 1902, 19,374 packages were shipped coastwise from Port Elizabeth in foreign vessels, of which quantity 18,885 packages con- sisted of transhipped cargo from New York brought to Port Elizabeth by a British ship; Mossel Bay shipped 2,064 packages and Port Nolloth 2,679 packages, of which 2,064 packages were military stores being returned to Cape Town. The only port from which any quantity of cargo was shipped coastwise on foreign vessels is Cape Town, and this is due to the fact that the Woermann Line (German) are practically the only vessels that_trade to Port Nolloth and Walfish Bay, they maintaining a regular service. In regard to the quantities of goods borne by the foreign vessels above referred to the Controller of Customs reports that practically the whole amount was carried in vessels of German origin.
• No. 2.
J. GORDON SPRIGO.
21676.
97
No. 5.
The GOVERNOR OF NATAL to the SECRETARY OF STATE.
(No. 135.)
(Received June 13, 1903.)
Government House, Pietermaritzburg, Natal,
May 18, 1903.
SIR,
WITH reference to your despatch, General No. 1, of the 16th February last, transmitting copy of resolution passed by the Colonial Conference, on the subject of coasting trade and the laws affecting shipping, I am requested by my Ministers to inform you that they do not propose to introduce any legislation dealing with the matter into the Natal Parliament.
2. As regards the penultimate paragraph of your despatch, I have the honour to transmit copy of Minute by the Port Captain, together with enclosure thereto, which gives information as to the proportion of coasting trade carried in foreign ships, and also furnishes the number of foreign vessels engaged in trade between Natal and other British Colonies during the year 1902.
I have, &c.,
HENRY MCCALLUM.
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
Enclosure in No. 5.
THE coasting trade of Natal is insignificant, and vessels under a foreign flag have never been engaged in it.
2. The trade with the Cape Colony is of inconsiderable value, but is likely to assume great proportions. Foreign vessels compete with British vessels in
picking up cargo while going up and down the coast.
3. Foreign vessels are to some extent engaged in the trade from Australia. 4. None of the countries which reserve their home trade and the trade
with their distant coasts appear to have had much business with this colony during 1902, in so far as concerns their ships.
5. Return of foreign ships engaged in trade between British possessions and Natal put up. Those marked with a * had cargo.
HY. BALLARD,
March 28, 1903.
Port Captain.
RETURN of FOREIGN VESSELS engaged in Trade between NATAL and other BRITISH COLONIES during the YEAR 1902:-
Name.
"Wladimir Sawin" S.S. 1,295 "Kurfurst" "Kaiser " "Kotka" "Oddersjas " "Ennerdale 11
"Kalesh
"Rhea"
"Lorraine "
From
To
East London. Natal. Barbados,
Fremantle. Natal.
Tons,
Flag.
Cargo.
-
S.S. 3,539
Danish German
Nil -
Cape Town
Natal.
General
·
S.S. 1,714
"
-
Bk.
857 Norwegian Ballast
Nata! East London Natal
Bk. 1,276
"
21
Bk.1,197
11
"
"Hohoufels " "Bonanza"
S.S. 3,550
German
General
East London
Bk. 599
Swedish Sleepers
Bk.
778
Norwegian Ballast
Bunbury Natal
•
"7
Bk.
968
Russian
"2
Bk.
828
Italian
"
"Teutonis "Content
31
"
S.S.1,962
Gorman
General
Bk. 552
"Luke Bruce'
"General"
"Aurora"
11
Bk. 295 Swedish
S.S. 1,480
"1
·
Bk. 627
"Admiral" "Australia "Eugenia
S.S. 1,480
German
11
-
Bk.
912
Russian
-
"
-
Bk.
466
Italian
"Irene
"Kronprins
ין
Bk. 1,066
German
S.S. 3,559
I'roduce General
""
Barbados.
-
"Natal.
""
"Konig
S.S. 2,981
39
44
Margs"
Bk. 1,016
"
Ballast
"Freidig
"
Bk.
" Lochee
15
Bunbury
Cape Town
"
† No. 2.
Norwegian Sleepers
Ballast German General Norwegian | Sleepers
General Ballast
649 Norwegian❘ Timber
Ship 1,670 Russian General
Cape Town Baubury Natal
Banbury
East London Natal
Melbourne East London' Natal
19
Melbourne.
Barbados.
Newcastle, N.S.W. *Natal.
"
Barbados.
•East London.
*Natal.
•
*East London.
Port Adelaide. Natal.
E 45018,
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