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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 266, 5 August 1932, Page 17

That it is difficult, under our present handicapping system, for Australian horses to pay their way in the Dominion is exemplified by the case of F. B. Macfahlane, who brought over a small team of horses last seasons Their record is as follows:—Nimble Direct has started 17 times for one win and three minor plactngs, Princess Mauritius 12 times for one win, Donna Gulvallis 13 times for one win and, one placing, Wilbur White 10 times for three wins and one placing, and Huon Voyage nine times for one win and one placing.

Cheap Freight on the Railways Classified Rates Essential Many people wonder why the railways, which carry freight at the very low average rate of 2£ pe.nce a ton per mile, require to maintain classified rates for different kinds of commodities, while their competitors charge “so much a ton without regard to the capacity of the goods to bear the freight. The railways aim to carry all kinds of freight—they do not “pick and choose”—and in doing this essential transport for the Dominion, low rates are necessary on such goods as coal, fertilisers, etc.—goods which, in ordinary circumstances, their competitors do not touch. To make these lew rates possible, higher rates must obviously be charged on such freight as can bear higher transport charges. As everyone benefits In the long run by the special* |y low railway rates, it is morally right to give also their higher rated traffic to the railways. Wellington, Ist August, 1932. Manner r N.Z. Railway.