RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 30, 5 February 1925, Page 8

RAILWAY FREIGHTS.

( AMUR IDOLS UNLUCKY .MILK. rlity Telegraph. Own Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, this day. The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce ■waited on the Minister of Lands in connection with the hardship imposed through Cambridge being 101 miles from Auckland, and having to pay freight for!; 125 miles. The deputation'pointed out I that a regular steamer service was j running which carried good-* cheaper and asked if the railway could not fall', m line and reduce the freights l 0 a:, _r £x: ~s a,,,,,ip " w The Minister said he was 1 man and wished that, fur as possible., would reserve ,„_♦. directly connected with his colleague's! (Hon. .1 flfoates) department. " Mr. Lye MP. Ba . d ~_„ ol Ihe district admired the enterprise of the shipping company, hut the railways I belonged to the people, and thoy wanted I them to pay. He „„,iM rccpiest the Minister to bring this matter before his' colleague. The Minister was definilely of opinio,, that it was necessary sometihieg to make concessions when' farming requirements were concerned, but the mutter was runwhich required careful i-onsjrii-rnlinn However, he would be pleased lo bring the deputation s views hefore the jk_i_iate.r of -Rai^ya,