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REBATE ON WOOL FREIGHTS.
A reversal to its pre-war policy regarding
wool shipments has been decided upon by
the' Oversea Steamship Owners' Represen
tatives' Association, inasmuch us a rebate
of 10 per cent, will now be granted on
freight for the tarriage of wool from Aus
tralia. This step Ijas. been resolved upon
owing to the appreciable improvements of
wool shipments to tlie United Kingdom and
Kuropc, and yyth the object of reviving
the wool industry still further.- The pie-
son t freight is ltd. greasy and ljd. scoured.
AVlicn, however, 5 per cent, is added for
primage, the net rebate to shippers will be
5 per cent. TJie Commonwealth Govern
ment, line has also, derided to adopt tlie
same course.
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