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the Horse and Cattle Deck, which would not 
otherwise be occupied owing to our export trade 
to America as a rule not filling one-third of the 
available space in our steamers. We are always 
glad to get such shipments. The space occu- 
pied by your shipment is not suitable for general 
cargo. 
The Atlantic Transport Co., Ltd." 
Let me assure my readers this will prove a 
very considerable transhipment business in time 
to come. It is nothing unusual for the incidental 
expenses, such as Port Rates, Port of London 
Charges,' Labour Insurance, Boxes, Cartage, etc., 
on an ordinary consignment to amount to £200, 
besides there is the Freightage to New York. 
The consignments vary from .£750 to £1,600 each. 
During our busy season two consignments are 
sent monthly. This means American money to 
the value of thousands of pounds is distributed 
in Great Britain, benefitting all and sundry. 
HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE, 
April, 1917. 
THE RESURRECTION OF A TRADE. 
It might interest the readers of this Magazine 
to know what efforts have been made, and ex- 
penses incurred, in bringing back the Wild Beast 
Trade to its original home — London — during the 
last three years. 
In the March number I wrote as follows : — 
"At the commencement of the War the 
Continental Wild Beast Trade was entirely 
closed. The American buyers were entirely at 
at loss for their usual supplies, which were con- 
siderable. I was approached by one of the larg- 
est Dealers in New York to supply him with 
every description of Wild Animals, Birds, Rep- 
tiles, also Norwich and Yorkshire Canaries. 
One AgAent was appointed in Calcutta. Two 
Collectors were sent out, one to South Africa, 
the other to Sumutra, Dutch Indies. The South 
African Collector is now on his way home on 
the 'Comrie Castle,' the one in Sumutra re- 
meains there still collecting." 
Conclusive proof was also given that no food 
space was ever occupied by these consignments. 
I will now give a rough estimate of the 
amount of money distributed to British Steamship 
Owners, British Insurance Companies, Thet Port 
of London Rates and Charges, als oLabour, Ship- 
ping, and Incidental Expenses. 
Figures shall be given of the last three con- 
signments, being about the general average, 
shewing the amount of American money dis- 
tributed through my efforts to re-establish this lost 
Trade. 
The "City of Bombay" consignment: — 
£ s. d. 
Freight and Passage — Calcutta to New 
York via London 340 18 4 
Insurance — Calcutta, London, New 
York 157 
Labour, Boxes, Shipping, Incidentals 100 
Port of London Dock Charges (for this 
money no services whatever were 
rendered) 19 3 
£606 18 7 
My readers must distinctly understand these 
were expenses only, and does not include the 
large amount of money paid the British Indian 
Merchant in Calcutta for the stock supplied. 
The next to arrive was the " Comrie Castle" 
consignment : — 
£ s. d. 
Freight and Passage — Durban, Lon- 
don, New York 220 4 11 
Insurances — Durban, London, New 
York 48 
Port of London, Labour, Incidentals, 
etc. 60 
£328. 4 11 
This does not include three months cost of col- 
lecting, or cost of stock in Durban, South Africa. 
The next to arrive was the " Media" con- 
signment : — 
£ s. d. 
Freight — Calcutta, London to New 
York 184 
Insurances — Calcutta, London, New 
York 50 
Port of London, Labour, Incidentals, 
etc. 60 
"Comrie Castle" ... 
"City of Bombay" 
The whole amounting to twelve hundred and 
twenty-nine pounds three shillings and sixpence 
for Eixpenses only- — good American money dis- 
tributed to British Enterprises in spite of the 
imbecile opposition of my own countrymen. 
The above three consignments arrived within 
three weeks. 
£294 
... 328 4 
... 606 18 

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