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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1818.

P. & O'S N, CO..

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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

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are interdependent. The labour leaders as well as the captains of industry must recognise this, and I trust that in the future both classes will work together not only for their mutual benefit, hat for the bene&t of the British race.

THE {BERVICES ÓF TER STAFTS · AND AGENTS.

PROFITEERING IN BOMBAT

CONFERENCE WITH THE

PENGOVERNOR

There has recently been an outery for Gararament action in regard to the great rise in food prices and rents in

for this company, we moderate unconvinced that nothing that, the enemy looking at the present and prospective can do, despite the inconvenience to coms of steamore, and we believe this which the trade of the country may in the meantime be subjected, and despite transaction will also provo a solistautory the bardships which the population may one for the P and 0. shareholders. A have to go through, will effect the pur considerable proportion of the steamers pose which our enemies have in view we have lost have been of the cargo type year go-the sinking at sight-h

| Thofrightfulness which Germany declared The 70th Őrdinary Qerarsi Mesting of and the acquisition of the Hain and

had no affect on the morala of our mer the proprietar of the Peninsular and Nourse steamers, with tonnage chant sailors. (Hear, hear.) With Oriental Beach Navigation Company was 130 will be of materisi axistance 10 bay go to sen to-day just as they did sabors for their loyal and edicient presentativa' citizenz, whom he invited plack and a bravery beyond all praise held on December 19 at the offices,alling the blanks.

before the war, and boys con forward Leadenhall-street, under the presidency T ALLIANCE WITH THE NEW BELLAND apprentices in numbers far in excess of for our merchant ships as cadeta, and anything before experienced. The strain You with be glad to know that the Newpon our captains, officers, engineers, and Graland Federal and Union Steamship Seen very great, but it has been borne crown, during the past 18 months has THE LOY TASMÍRNT AND Tur aptrows.Companies, with which we are now allied, without a murmur. Steps have been When the war broke out the Govern have been, able to hold their own during taken as far as possible to relieve men ment and the shipowners met together, the past 12 months, and to pay their by giving them a spell sebore. but aren those who have undergone the shock of and it was agree that all ships requiritdinary, dividend after providing for having their ships torpedoed soon get |Bepreciation. The boards of the New tired of their rent and apply to go afloat by the State for paval and military pr powes should be chartered to the tavern. Zealand and Union Companies, both in again. (Cheers.) trens st practically pee.war rates, and what of the fall, and the board kuin as the Bluebook was framed of the Federal Company in London are secordingly. The vessels not required for

of the light Hon. Lord Itchenps, the chairman of the company. In the sparse of his adires the Chairman said:-

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YEDERAL AND UNION STRIMSUIT COS

TILE ACCOUNTS: DIFIKOL

I would take this opportunity of Buhay, and, in response, H. E the thanking the staffs and arents of the Governor presided over an important P. & O. and British India Companies private meeting of loading and ro co-operation during the year, and would to discuss the problem with him inform report as to the splendid services which lengthy peopb. He pointed out that mitenta, what has been said in the ally. His Excellency delivered a have been rendered by our men afoat in very trying conditions. No words can the question under discussion had been meresant, men far shoir services to Government for some time a Committee express wish the country owes to one airing the anxious attention of the the nation during this war. (Hear, Kar), having been, appointed to examine, some aspectsofthe matter last September and having now presented a valuable submitted in the simple forms which you that there had

Turning to the accounts they are report. The inquiries did nat indicate | were good enough to approve a year a cornering or over charging and the shop

bean deliberata. The result of the year's operations justi Bus the directors in propening to the feels land, on dhe mbols soos kod shareholders the anime na

good sense. Sema setion the time previous year. I am afraid the necessary to steady the prices and accounts

will not be as gond the ice of the wheat operations of as they were in, the yours which preended the Government of India was comfort- the bas in

war

existing circumstances

general question of Government action was diminished by War Office and Ad. Our wervices, you will see from embarked in the building of merchant succeed in the current year in covering in the controlling of "foodstuta. His mimity repairments and by war homes, the map, Dow andrele de globe, and ships. We are frequently suured that expenses in providing for depreciation Excellency specially referred to the and tright roso la consequence—not? by: When normal, times, rekura, we hope to there is no intention of nationalising and contingencies,, and in again' hans high, price of clath, which had caused

a balance snfiment without encroaching #daughn, of the owners, hub by the law be able, without eserchens of attack shipping, but so far.no official pronounes

ment has been made. The nearest }

on our resortes 10 gire the shareholders disturbances in some parts of India and ize our neighbours, to provide efficient approach to this is a remark recently the proposed modest dividend on the said that though he felt sure that end demand. Then she Governor

large amount of capital setually emplog-) disturbances would not occurin Bärbay We did he charter all: the free trade and comfortable trampare for pas that the amount saw being invested i

Meantime, the cash resources of the standard ships will come back to the

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SHIPPING POLICT.

THE DOVERNMENT AND THEIR FONT-WAR

Attempts have been made to got some - service were luft free to the P. and D. Company, and we are declaration of policy from the liver

rendering each other mutalaistance ment na to their attitude to shipping

view of the fact that the Government basi

prossete theirtonlinary work. This went in "ull directions for the georral interest.after the war. This is only ustural, int we must submit to sacrifices. I consideration in regard to the].

on till the beginning of 1917. Tonnagy

Sinosi went further, and urgeated that means of communication for world-wide made by the Chancellorof the Exchequered in the bosires, we shall be thank these prices pressed kesily on the poor KERMITS, Rnd that the owners should gers. I am sure you will join me in Treasury after the war when the ships ordinary coursa would have been past whether some restriction #sa. not. work these whips on Government account, thanking the chairmen and director ofre gold...

Baking Baly: the Binebook rates of hire and handing over their Hurplas earnings to the Government, the idea being that -konnage would in this way be saved through not being employed promisepovse ly. The suggestion was adopted by the

gone, on" now for the past eight or ten

there companies, as well on the staffs, for their good: work...Erar, hear.) -

THE PO AND BESTIAM INDIA

COMPANI FLIRTY, te

When the war broke out the 'P, & 0.

& Company and its allies, which in and they must earnestly conder into new ships, has bears lent to the necessary. As regards rents, both of These resources will he available to its the increased demands by Government to help to dance the wandrolling bouses and of business prats. for now tonnage when we permitted landlords were out of all proportion to to build new ships. If it should be reason, and some check appeared:

never.to. rident that such time

absolutely necessary. intention comeagain, and that it le the to wipe out privata enterprise and to

hipozem, and the arrangement, has and British India Companies had 212 the part of a certain section in this coun- turn the British Mercantile Marine into lines of the schemas which the Gorarn-

steamers ufloat' and under construction, months. The fixing of rates of freight with a touage of 1,247,492 tous. With is no longer in the Gwners" hands—it is

the companies we have sequired since the in the hands of the Ministry of Shipping outbreak of the war and the ships we and the iners, at any rate, have the have built, our combined fleets now stand at 319 steamers afcat and under construe. aatisfaction of knowing that they a tion, with a tonnage of 1,730179 tons,

king nothing out of the war.. Sinet, the new arrangement was inaugurated the that so far as the P. & (2 Company shipowners, working as they are for the is concerned, we have the command of Government instead of for themselves. 107 steiners with a tonnage of 472.847 have placed the organisations which they as more than we had at the outbreak

We constantly best eulogies passed on the services which the mercantile marine has rendered to the country during this war. We soo it reported that Germany and other countries are to help ship owners to rebuild their acess, and at the same time, we observe disposition on

Lord Willingdon outlined the general | try, notwithstanding all that shipowa State Department managed by officials mant might undertake to encourage by their enterprise and energy, have done for the nation, to wrest their buat tied up with red tape, then we shall dis Building enterprises and assure the pro- near from them and to work the shipping tribute our resources among our share vision of temporary accommodation for ndustry, at a rational No bolders, after making proper pro the large immigrant population sow in vision for our employees, mako' our wonder thers is considerable unrest on

bow, and let the curtain fall on what has the city, owing to war conditions, and, the part of owners. No wonder floats hitherto been the supremacy of British to the prevalence of high wages in the and can be found to have the courage to prcantile shipping on the seven sta are, being sold. The wonder is that any-

town and of plague to the district. But (Hear, bear).

ho said he must make it clear that the but then Possibly we have been

I will now propose: That the se-Bombay Government could take no 125] foolish in laying out your surplas fand in adding to your fleet Peasibly it counts and report be adopted, and will special action without the authorisation might have been wiser to distribute the ask br. Rathbone to secand the resolu- of the Government of India, and the amounts realised for the ships that have tion, but before putting it to the stock- Against prirate competitors vs can hold questions which they may desire to put addressed. Subject to this proviso, be

forward.

stated that the Fombay Government our own, but against a State-owned

Mt. WILLIAM GAME "RATON-I proposed to appoint a Controller, with concern that is not possible, and if the organisations and the business which are the pleasure of seconding the power to take special measures, and to private individuals have built up by

resolation,

The CHARMAN."I shall now be glad Government officer, with a knowledge: elect for that appointment 4 high rears of work are to be filched from

toanswer any questions. No proprietor them by the State, there is an end to all rising to address the meeting, he lost of the city, who would hare the coute security of property. (Hear. bear.) Irising may be

berong, but I am sanguine the motion in the usual way and ance of the people, as being unconnected enough to hope that no Government will declared it carried unanimously. Can-with, any particular, industry or interest, be so ill-advised as to kill the ship.

tinning The proposed "Thata dividendfor while he would be in the best position owning industry of the British Empire the half-year ended September 30 last to co-operate with the Naval and and to try to work it as a Governmet of 21 per cent on the Preferred stock, Mility Supply Department and with concón; and I go farther than this, less income-tax, and a dividend of 6 per and say that if they attempt to inter cent. on the Beferred stock, free of the Manisions Board. He would be Da Dctober 22, 1913, we received in fere with it or to control it while they income-tax, a trommended in the assisted by a representative General

cannot control that of

other countries report, be now-declared, and that pay-Committee, branch Committees and We make no complaint while the war timtion from the Admiralty that two they will land it in ruin. (Hear, hear) ment of the same be made on and afterward Committees Annie and parano is new are proud and willing to place British India straniers of 10,000 tousWe work for no Government assistanco, the 18th inst.

Mr. HERBERT Books have very our services and resources at the disposal ench, which had been contracted for at we ask for no contribution from the

taxpayer beyond a fair remuneration for much plosaure in seconding, the resolu of the country-hat what we do want, y moderate prices long before the out services rendered in the earring of but we want no Government and what we think we are entitled to break of war and were eating complemails. radiget, jende skamme that when then had been appropriated by the interference with our business when the

Serofer the shipowners of this country

Government. We were told that the Defense of the Realm Act is no longer will be pleased from the position of civil Ciovernment had taken over our contracts necessary. Cheers.).

orvants which they now cecupy, and that with the builders, and that we had no the incentive of individual enterprise and farther interest in either the continets .. Initiative will be theirs again. (Hear. or, the ships.. We contracted as soop

keur. Under the general per requisi-possible for another two, identical vessels tion schemes steamers are now switched to replace those which had been appro. off to any service. All the lines are work-printed, the contract price being double Ong of ing a national body, their teamers that of the original coat. Gelng wat here or there as the exigencies the strummers under the new contract was of the situation may require, and entirely delivered 10 days ago and has been paid irrespective of the trades in which they for; the other we hope to get within the were previously engaged.

next 12 months. We have frequently applied to the Government for the differ ence in price between the old and the new contracts and for the loss we have stained through being deprived of the services of the two ships, but so far have failed to obtain any satisfaction.

have built up all the world over at the of the wur. (Cheers.) As I ventured to been lost and to wind up the business. bolders I shall be glad to answer any Government of Indis had already been dipal of the State. In agreeing us we on a previous cerasica, we have no did to place our ship and out organise intention of disposing of our ships and tions at the disposal of the Government,ing out of business, provided we are and to accept ne nur remuneration the permitted to carry it on. Despite the prwur standard of freights, notwith-shocks, anxieties: and trials which we standing the fact that the cost of run-have daily to endure, if permitted to do ning, stores and, provisions has increased we are determined to prosecute our erormonsly, we undertook to use all dili-rd-wide enterprise in the interests of gence in working for the State just in the country, and, we hope, without detri the samus way as if we were working for ment to the shareholders. (Hear, hear.), -Ourselves, and this widertaking. I need GOVERNMENT APPRIURIATION OF

scarcely say, we are loyally carrying out, ind during the continuance of the Wur tha andetaking will be fulfilled.

AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT.

An agreement has been made that all differences and jealousies and personal interests shall be sunk, that we shall work as an individed Hindu family during the

giving en other the benefit of nut var

NEW STEAMERS

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· NEW ́HARBOUR FOR PLYMOUTH.

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The motion was carried unanimously,,

A CORDIAL VOTE OF THANKS,

Proposal to ranke s national, harbour નbs ryed Mr. TOOMAS DETEL-Mr. Chairman

entrance to the English Channal is under discussion, and is brother proprietors. I have much upon the Government. The roadstead pleasure in proposing,

That ': EFFECTS, OF, TALS NATIONALISATION OF

the INDUSTRIZA,

cordial thanks of the proprietors be which, it is suggested shogid bo developed, Suppose shipping were nationalised, gives to the chairman, the directors, and is none other than that from which Drake, naturally all the other industries of the the staff, both at home and on the sex Hawkins, and Frobisher set sail to meet country would, follow. It would be of the F. & D. and its allied companies.the Armada, and from whose wates the against all recognised public policy to I think that, as one of the oldest pre make a profit out of industries conducted prietors. I am entitled to the priflere ilgrim Fathers started on their voyage. by the State, the revenue from income- making this proposition. Ivan Locdily known on the Catheyatera It is a

conceive nothing on each other. I make bold to say that! bed his prest, we should be living position of the directors. They must charming sheet of water, sheltered by: a but headland, and running from the the Five per cent. Lown, which now take what steps they can whenever stands in the neighbourhood of 93, would voyage is made to prevent the busts famous Scond at Plymouth. Clustered be nearer 50, and repudiation would be from being torpedoed and to protect the round it are inepotice of many men and on the horizon. If nationalisation is pro- safety of the crews and the passengers. numberless ships who have beed to ceeded with, the Government will have Their responsibility must be very great make the name of Devon famous.- to buy up the F. & O. and its allied con- and it is not every one who is competent. The distance of the West, Country from to undertake, so heavy a burden. I ceras, and we shall have to seek an think we are extremely fortunate in London and the populous Midlands bas outlet for our capital and sctivities in some other field. If and when that having directors who are able and long deprived the part of that develop- occurs, there will not be much room for willing and competent to undertake this ment as a harbour for ships of commeren office. I have much pleasure, therefore, which its natural advantages inspire. A ernment officials will be allord in making this proposition (Cheers.) everything.and will be suffering from an Mr. ARTHUR PITT.I have the plesenre farther factor has been that the Admiralty set their face against the attraction of of seconding that. (Laughter.)

The vote was unanimously accorded further shipping to the port, for per

tremely obliged to you, andao are many col:

private enterprise in this I do out know what our Socialistic

war, loading each other's ships in turo. friends would say if a Government offcio!tack of indiges Till see The CHAIRMAN.—I SIH sure i am ex-ttently proper reasons.. The war, however,

sta non-organisations, and agreeing that none

of us shall attempt to encroach on each

walked into their houses or on to their As the risk of boring you

all holdings and cleared out their ture to say a wor I on this subject »hich belongings on the same conditions. It is I am afraid you will regard both as other's preserves when the, war is over the sort of thing we might prissibly have | superfinous and e'ementary.. There is a leagues, for the kind way you haveɛpoken in this, si ận số many other things, has | by reason of information or connection acquired in the meantime. This arrange to endure if the Germans got over here, curiona ides in some quarters that wealth of us and it will be a gratiflation to the wrought importans thanges, one of which hele of our men afloat to know that the is that the Admiralty, have intimated that consists of money, while, as a matter. of ment, which is one of great nurmitude but scarcely what we would expect from fact, money is merely a nessure of vaine shareholders are thinking of them at the they would have no objection to any and 'disinterested negotiation, and which a British Government. (Hear, hear) Icerience for the settlement of present time, when they are undergoing scheme of development which is in the is working perfectly smoothly, and will am sanguine enough to hope that we may differences in transactions, abolishing greater dangers than they have ever un

general national interest. The proceedings then terminated.” play, no small part in the eventual con set obtain some equitable settlement for the old system of bartering one form of dergone before. (Hear, hear.)

our two ships without having to resort wealth of the country does not consist goods or property for another. The to that expensive procedure, Petition of of money, an called; it is made on, among Right, which, fortunately, sull remains other things, of land and houses, factories, open to the subject in his dealings with ships and railway, either at home of the Crown, which will emble us to bring tions, the produce of the soil, includ abroad promises to pay by other, na our case before the Judges of the landing that obtained from garden allot. who, when nageliations fail, are finalments, furniture, clothing, horses and tribunal to whose verdict we bow

quest of our earmies, has been brought about by the genius and tact of the Ship- ping Controllor, Sir Joseph Maclay. (Hear, bear.)

TER COMPANY'S" RECINT, ACQUISITIOSA,

TEF SUMMARINE MÉNACED,

The value of the

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barrows, the village pig, cocks and heng," brand, above all, the brains, the skill; the capacity, the thrift, and the industry of

lost

replace

were at liberty to build new ships," which

The new proposal refers to the upper Teaches of the Cattewater and of the Pairs Lake, roaning from it, and, if-adopted, would entail.the.deepening of the former and the conversion of the latter, into forke for the accommodation of the largest liners. The gress docks and the large workshops, would loved online ara WORTH $1,000-REALISES, 28,050 how a dow and a racecou, but there would-be about, mile of landing

FORTUNE IN DERELIC

A derelict and shall sabradors and stares on the towp

At an extraordinary general meeting of the company held on June 27 last, it was decided to purchase the Caion Steamship. Company of New Zealand, with Its fin 74 steamers, with a tontage of

the people (Hess, bear) 2 wonder how mony of the ladies and gentlemen-pro-

•* 1237-800) toda. Viis transaction went but it would be impossibilidad 4241 here to-day, the supposed wealthy schooner, of only 1/7 tqns gross, raghavent embankment would through without a hitch, and the enm.them for their insured values, even if I could produce: £10,000 or even £5,000 been sold by suction at an Irish port right mund, the new docks, proprietors of the P&O Company repaired so that she would float, ass Bbly widened and tramw pany is now proprietor of 99 per cent. we are not, the yards being occupied by this aftertioon without realising some of

for £4.00 In her condition before the the railway, the northern end. It would of the shares of the Union Company. what are known as standard ships for their, self or borrowing from their war she would dot have fetched 24th depend upon the decision of the eppingen No doubt, the remaining 1 per cent will the Government. Owners are precluded bankers. I very much doubt

says an expert, who was present at the some in Lefore long. A four weeks ago from replenishing their fleets which have any of the directors could, tougher sale, and when, aswly built would be whether here should be transporter is hail the opportunity of Requiring the been denuded by enemy action: After um perfectly sure the chairman could valued for more than 21,0nmack whether, there should be a lock

The bridge at the entrance to the dock or the war, however, the individual effort pot(newed laughter) and if we all Haip Steamship Company, which come which has built up the merchant service became sellers thers would be so buyers, She was the victim of submarine the water always to be kept up into the starkes owing to the death of of this country, if left unfettered, will be and we all became borrowers there in a sinking condition by the at high tide. The transporter bridge, attack, two years ago, and abandoned dock, though allowing ships to water only Sir Edward Bala. The feet comiste of equal to the occasion, and our mercantile would be no lenders, as fear it truly crew. Some months later the serponer some 27 well-built cargo sieuners, 20 of marine will rapidly secure again the stated somewhere recently, our soldiers was copied by British vessel docks which would take the place of the waist

foremost place in the world cannot be fed and clothes on bits of which are in commission and four under

There is no doubt that the Germans factories or on the aligen of ships and submerged and only the eats showing, ing iron bridge for all vehicular traffic nut construction, the gross tonage being have it in their mind that the subjugs even at are of land will not take the As a danger to shipping, she was taken pedestrians, would be similar to be que 109,787 tons. The price paid for the tion of Great Britain can be boat place of munitions. The socialistic in tow and brought to port, where she already in existence at Widnes, Land,

schiaved by the destruction of our doctrines of which we hear so much will lay on modbank for twelve months

whares of the company was a high ope meresatile,marins. The menace,e1all go overboard when they come to be Before the Diana'is senworthy caror though it would not be on so large bas carried with it certain 'assets in addi-admit, is ar serious' ene, and it is muen seriously conaldered or, examined, ang wundred pounds, will have to be ex-The promoter of free scherze tion to the ships, and while the share graver than it was a couple of years ago.

ocr economic structure, which encour-pended on her. All her masts are down Joseph Bellamy, but it should be explain- holders in the Hain Steamship Company We are confidently assured that the agra enterprise, Industry, and thrift, and the repairs that have been executed ed that it follows closely, though with have realised their shares at a very astik, high-water mark of the submarine will be pronounced the best in the in-are of the most makeshift order. Bomb important differ

cargo, of timber, at a generon pre-war factory, price, to themselves, we hope that ace has been turned. We can only rests of the country. (Hear, hear.) catlante, was worth £800 but 24,000 Ft forward in 1918 by we, too, may have no reason to be dis that the sinking of enemy submarines

hope that this is the case....

We e are told

Stevens of Manchester CARITAL AND LIBOULL WE realised for it at the sale infissed with the terms of the purchase. is now far in excess of what it was s I am glad to say, that the relations We have, Liso acquired within the last year ago. We might hava had lower between ourselven And inbour' havE few weeks a small company know ships at the bottom Soying it, as was continued to be perfectly friendly: urged in some quarters, our efforts had Applications for increases in rates of

general lines of the sch

approved by the Commissio

trol the Ottewater, and they are

the necesary steps to belors the national

the Nourse Line, which owns six modern been earlier directed more to the means wagon at the docks have been disposed high-clar "steamers of good speed, with of protesting our ships and destroying of without diffealtyThe rise which

Mr. H. G. Wells was rustly clover grcar lounge of 20,400 tons. These submarines than to building shine to bas taken place in the price of the amusing and entertaining while making the cooperation f vesela, aro wall adapted for trade in the take the place of those that were being necessarios of life has justified and fun of Bishops and criticising the

when it came to s matter the troplos, where they have hitherto been unk (Her, her). I will not quote increase in the rates of pay, and this has Churc

the Agures giving the tonnage of this been fall recommised. If this country S

tion in place of what he was {] tho employed. Four of the ships are of country and of the world which have to maintain its supremacy, espine and attempting

"ågʊ" of nine yours, and two aro boen destroyed, nor will give the clabgar murs work hand in hand; alointe, failure any the Bishop of elyżnew vessels. - The price peld amount, of, replacement. But I am Neither can do without the other both Ozforda

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