ANOMALIES IN DOMINION RAILWAY FREIGHTS
Mr Hiley says any Revision Must be in the Nature of Levelling Up not Levelling Down LEVEL CROSSINGS (I'ct Press Association.) Paltncrsttin Nur b, Apiil 3 Yesforday a deputation from the liirou^h CouiiL'il and Cb.-iinber of (^ommoice met Mr Hiley, Geneuil Manag«r f-f J?uil\va_ys, to dsii:-s anomalies in freight and other matters.
Mr Hiley, in rpply, elated that the icvision of tarilTs lcceuily made in Australia and tho Old Country tended .towards iccreas»s. He assured the deputation that any r. vision in the Dominion would be in the uatuie oi levelling up not I.*veiling down. The Djpartment had tj meet incnased espendi ure iv mattrial for coustiue t!on of t recks, etc
Mr Ililey a's? stated that the De psrtment was experimenting wiili a system of warnings for level er^ssinge aud if satitf^utory these would le installed at the most dangerous cross ings in the Dominion. Tlie syctem vrts an expensive one Mid ho could not promis) width crossings would be uttonuc! to iit-3 f.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6096, 3 April 1914, Page 5
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170ANOMALIES IN DOMINION RAILWAY FREIGHTS Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6096, 3 April 1914, Page 5
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