FREIGHT OF GRAIN IN SACKS.
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 14. This morning a deputation waited on the Minister for Railways to urge that the regulations tinder which sacks containing wheat, oats or barley exceeding 2001bs weight are charged four times the. ordinary freight, should be extended to apply to other produce which has to be handled by manual labour. .' : Mr Millar said that his instructions, to the Department had been to overlook, cases in- which . tho maximum weight of 2031bs has been exceeded by! only or so, but the penalty of fourfold freight had been inflicted where the bags weighed 2061bs or 2071b5. It was .too late this season to make tho regulations apply to the other cereals named, but the principle had been laid; down, and he would at once take steps to collect full information.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7822, 15 June 1909, Page 3
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