. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . ploughed was comparatively insignificant. All this has,however, been changed, thanks to the initiative of the South African Governmentwho induced the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. to assist in bringing it into theEuropean market, and the practical help so given—combined with special lowrates over the South African railways—brought the cost of transport from thefarm to that market down to from 2/- to 2 9 per muid bag of 203 lb. gross weight,according to the distance of the farm from the port of shipment. The effectof these efforts
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . ploughed was comparatively insignificant. All this has,however, been changed, thanks to the initiative of the South African Governmentwho induced the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. to assist in bringing it into theEuropean market, and the practical help so given—combined with special lowrates over the South African railways—brought the cost of transport from thefarm to that market down to from 2/- to 2 9 per muid bag of 203 lb. gross weight,according to the distance of the farm from the port of shipment. The effectof these efforts on the community cannot be better exemplified than by thefollowing comparative figures of the export through Durban :— 1904 89,214 bags. 1907 bags 1905 116,228 1908 1906 139,439 1909 ... 1, The chief Government officials at the port of Durban are :- Capt. John Rainnie, Port Captain. Mr. D. C. Davey, Harbour Engineer. Mr. George Mayston, Collector of Customs. Mr. J. McConnachie, District Traffic Supt., South African Railways. 48. Shipping Maize I he Win- of 1899 1901 taughl many lessons and, in b commeiproved more potently than would have been possible under more | iul Conditions the peculiar advaut;i ■ of ri;it;il ;ind the fad thai lie poi Durban was then and is now still mon pubic ol mcctiiig any continAs with her maritime , so the railway, the facilities in connewith which are being taxed to the utter-most ; but no matter how demand n is promptly and efficiently met, and there need be no misgivil thai the achievements of these two importanl sections of the public sei will find a just reward m the advancement and prosperity ol the province. Later Developments at the Port It was of course unavoidable that with the enormous growth of busineat the port the Government should have felt it imperative to launch out. incostly schemes for improving and augmenting its facilities and capabilities. A brief record has already been given showing the
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