Freight Rates

Rise in New Guinea Freight Rates

A S a result of spiralling costs, Messrs. Burns Philp & Co.

Ltd., in July, raised all their reight rates to the oorts of Papua tfew Guinea, New Hebrides and Solomons, by an additional sur harge of 5 per cent., taking effect rom August 1.

The company expressed regret hat this was necessary, but it lointed out that it was helpless in he matter—the cost in Australia if practically every commodity and ervice had risen steeply, and was till rising.