THE RAILWAY TARIFF.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5280, 7 August 1882, Page 3

THE RAILWAY TARIFF.

Azmtteg vu held at 2.30 jun. oa SitnMtoyaS the Owa Exchange, convened tor |£» Chairman oi the Ssnnere , OβeLtihe Asexsiafcioa sod the Com Exto «oatfßw the aeitoa of the OsDteiW «e&b*re is respect to the rail. vay tariff charges for tosaiifc of gain ana rf&a fans produe* , , „ .Smbs m a fait atUmdanee, ana Mr &»or, ■ Chairman of the I.Z. Famere , OβoneM&e Aewebriaon, oeenpied the chair. «id that the object of the SKctfefl «*> to- eenaide? the aetton of the Oasfmm membe» with regard to the »- feeJtos o* the rates on grain, && Whiltt ao&e of ihs members were thoroughly in cftseet in the nafcSs? others 17879, v his &£o£ IB? Hifgjjas mold say, cajoled by the XheeaTessaaest had* in wplj »|£f Ifss, stated thaS the7 intended to ooatie suOtefdoxisg the wnwsb. It was tn&tesira that the rail ways in Oaatezbnzy m&s& least 7 pec eeat. oa the cost of conSmtieo, acd £v Pearwn bad vorked out a eilceiitfam bf wfeioh it appeared that the QBtafenyraihrajedEiiEg tlw grate aeeson notffei Ui ia the £ for oarriage, or doable tfe&W pdd elMwheie. A gnat many of gftfeffifii ia Caotttbuiy vera growing jpaia, tt|MtiMT}ffb.fc that the Qoremment, iiutead ySm tit &B ba?efife of political to iHdaee the ocafe for carrjing «@ #an Cfeatobiay bad beea »fened to fes B;«SSS «s & qaeitiea of public poKqr, l«9S»ii tba& ga7» them »a oppottanity of jsitioa. She wilwsys in Osntes* ts*r>Mf% ■ they faae», aumaged in amoffc mmsii&i s&eeseparicg way, and they fasew •Jto&ll ia many isstances the farmsn, inStead ej eEdeworing to nar the ndltrayi as m poedWf tried to do without them. Si Mt it was IsemobestUss fh* OoTsniment tonfoeethelure*«# asd he thought feat the who vodld be bolo «WC|h to feboflaseift rednetioa would do not *Jt a bwtSt to the farmixtg community, but aietoßwpo'olieafi large, l»eaa*e the rail* *WflßSßld-V» ojed far more than they were aw.- I ®* trastea thafe meeting* woald be Mi is aQ the eentees of Oanterbory, and Ga& tosttet&ms, t»*ald be pam£ to «to ahaw sot comeback - aaUJFiUjsy bad ieoarn «qb» oeaeesioa from &c Qetsnaeaafc Iα thk matter. He voald sew e≤l Boon Mr Higguu to move the «i*t Iβ the opinion of HSkwtOi^ the tnantry membeie Kot beddof issifee t» few -ftnutitnsnte taslae tiey tin aTer? mease ia fheir poverto gat fee-pwan* ©a fans pzsanee ndsnd, sod tb«fr the. matfcnf chall cot Ea'ljltthfttth-eoDiy

«isi»SHtliEfjb«aßM.-a-^rae.onlyvhil«6Far. ge lks»s% mc is cession that the p»?d«teat c* t&ttmuj ef &c& i&wfttaKMnld be of u>; ■*» UN. 80 jooo v tfca fear of lorieg their of Ministry of •» tbe day they irodd £sd tfa&t their chanoe of w obulrtog fteenfiaras ofraui vu bat emalL - &baal»enefti3 t&afc no Gcremment could «« icUwhaeiffesniwlsate*, fajth«>teh*cl to «* pdateßttk»t tia ftttffi»awew Bet called « epos to &to» tke edusg, Imt tbe3wa»B*er. S»eag«fe&£.tss» it« tedscsnta ««b mede & MKqnM&diiiroaidte&lfoTsdbyageneral pi lhew»y£or their *, ngemamim, to je|.wljeljm» wanted w*» teegf—*X«itoffi* Mag *|ieat this rednc- •* [Hear, the ealywaj to bring pfes- «« ton tobw, Xet Uwf fuix»n mj to their Rftaeeetetms that they care the <t eontcstcalta aijdeetaiid that if they did «. at* ba9» I&9 they •hooldTOte u< assd sot xetom to thai? Irt «w>ftwaitfc tgtw.hsar.3 33ds was m wiy w tt&d perhesa it otghti be objected ttei* *«s islieifieiaa with the tight of pii- b, ¥&tja&ga<£&. Bcb the membew were »up- is poiea iathe fia* inctaaoa to npraent tb» ti sajoiity of tteir tcutitasstts. a ffH»y Si sot, then they oaght to gin w»y b •< Ife Beece seoofided 3ie nujtian, end coa. g feheredccUco iujfuet asdeeoiage «4fiifewoti!(iiQcieas*«sietaffiooatheUaeß a WBpffiMdHably, soS, throagh sosasiig at a li Wetpd the Qoveeimeat would flsd that s w<MN»b« *oold eqckms. He hoped thai 1 vboM roose th«a»elre», and I --safe« demaad ca the €hT«rpinent. The ! gone by fa; reqoisitieni to the 3 , wtemssmii (They mnst now demand the»a 3 eaftejMidau frraa U>« Q«TOrnment and get i £ta&; fHeae, hear.] ! 3&» asiloffl vas tfcen pot and carried < esttSa&waly. - 1 3ft fejjassif, Bsoved the aext reselaties, iu—*Sik J«me» be xeqeeeted to hoick ; Wetfe|ifeßnii»eoontiydaferiot»,incrd« ) . Iβ aw &dii,e«&l membateths strong feeling • !s«sfetßaacies ob -the matter." It vas . aa&fet to aead petitioa* to WeOinston, ***** they ware either tw&ted car CKSC&td to them bse&BS* they were written «ttt** pass* ol paper. The farmem were employersot the taiivay in the «k«y»£aS hewtreM pn theiaa&w the txtest to wbish .VeMeam of Chriafcchnish eianloyed the »&«». Steafigasae Insed by fin Harbor 1^2 5 fee^ ** Sonag **• J B * 3l =1«.518 eaeks of (pain hwJ baa exported aesSatae, aad t» the Uoited atoetes, laa&ing a total of 3,463,396 basheis, per baihel, meatft eaHieana^f '^S?** , "to* **fcwm-to b» to the . 43of«rBQtezil;- aaS as & rkht dasaapd isat! ' ewMMsioia sassid ta aside to «fi«at I nrmenencnudfatUM Ctoramaiesk 00S asdl rHa» t ken.3 There! vat so Bee esicsag Iβ? |p3li« j ||r mart} »w decnad frasxUte th«t. 1 iensfci» »hoald be Mrl» bsated, > bT^I «jsia » isbi anaal e?niSaJj4e tefeSa,] ■- '.J » tooted from &• 1

be sM«lߣS«ti« £fSn* mad* in sab. tfwfiel bettfit to th* farmer. 'Bat k» ™ enable to we any ndtuftfam in <&* charge far earryiag She grain, and he hoped thaifarmers WJBkl jno% relax their efforts nniil taeygot Vnai th©r ■ Us MMisshlao said Chat he did not fcbiaS iwaUfltP ac those now predated. They n»d a: good Soyasamenl, end one de«emss|; &c eonfi< deneToT&e pwpls. "Hβ, as » farme, theosrhfe that oae-thinJ was too much to ask the GoTOTimeat to If they got the presna Q&fmmea& questurn it would be a wigr l»ad tnm*. beeanw they aaght hare Sir Sreorge Grey back in powe? with a land tax. Hβ was of opinion that t&» resolntione were too sweeping

I&ttenaaa eaii tint Mr McL&ohlan o*«a*&te be ia great favor with the Govern, ment, as h» bad W» able to get name of DoyleetonalSewd to Cheddar, [fcsaghto]. Mr Moßeth pointed out that the high rate on the carriage of sheep was also a very great grievance. Mr Hsrctra, in the csnrte of his wmerka, expressed hit emmetioß that unless the county member* stonewaDec! evey sunk measure they would not get soy redaction of tariff. ItvMt saving to fannen to on their teams instead of the railway. He thought that they oaght to request their numbers to stone wall any Government measure osleu the rates were reduced, The motion m then pat and earned Mr Higgros suggested that the resolutions should be forwarded to the Canterbury members. •'■■".■ / . Mr Brace moved—"That copies of the resolotioos fee forwarded to the Canterbury members now in Wellington." Mr Hajdea seconded Hie motion, whiah tv earned unanimously. Mr 3. Hone said that the farmers in Canterbury were paying two-thirds more for carriage of stock end personal carriage than in the other ooloniee. ' ■ Mr Henderson said there was another subject which interested farmers, and that wa* direct steam communication with England. If, as Mr Coster had said at the recent meeting of the Jfew Zealand Shipping Company, £10,000 would be sufficient to «ive as a bonus, the Government oaght to be moved to do it,l aren if it cost double that amount, Thia would be very interesting to them as it affected the frozen meat industry, whioh was now aesuming large proportions, If steamers oould call here once a month, and take away cargoes of frozen sheep it would open out s very {large and profitable trade. He hoped the farmers woola consider this matter. A vote of thanks to the chairm&n oloied (he meeting. " "