With the discharge of the Nordbo Inst "week, the last shipment of Imported wheat by. the" National Flood Tcllef Commission "reached ina, 'The size of the ocean transport® tesie@and. subsequent distribu tion can be gauged by computing the height of a: building' on. the area of the Shanghai Post Ofice as bago which would be required to hold the wheat which has. come Mr. P. L, Gillett of the Commi aury Division estimates that" It would teke a building' 260" fect high: the tallest trees in the world reach 260 feet, Mr, F. B. Lynch, who has been charge of the freight, interviewed on May 25 in respect of tthe task just completed stated that 86 vessels had been used. The frst arrived on November 15; 1931, the Inst on May 16, 1932 OF these, 34 were chartered-—11 British and 23 Scandinavian vessels, The. remaining 32 were regular liners. The terms of the original " agreement between the Governments of the United States and China provided that American shipping should be used wherever possible. Except the case of regular freight carriers, however, competitive rates were not obtainable. 24 out of 82 regular liners were American, "The total freight paid by the Commission was approximately one and 2 quarter milton United States dollars," stated Mr. Lynch. "The
the rates" quotod—(emmiasion is of gion that at fon for wheat and 'G.$860 "per short ton'for flour, the carrying Sontract wa eamvicd out ata tate more cheaply could have. been isewhre tained. The "Commis: Sion has" reason to congratulate itself on the effective services tendered by Messrs. W, L, Comyn, of Seattle, and. Messrs. L. Everett, Me. local agents. Tt has equally to thank "Messrs. Balfour, - Gutherie Ltd. who," through Messrs. A. R. Burkill' and Sons, were appointed to-watch the interests of the Come mission in loading and purchase of wheat on the Pecifie coast. files of the Commission reveal pany stances where the expert knowledge possessed. by Mesers. Balfour Guthrie Ltd, saved, to the National Government a sum'far in
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