RAILWAY PENN’OTHS

Grey River Argus, 23 October 1936, Page 10

RAILWAY PENN’OTHS

IN BRITAIN AND “BRIGHTER BRITAIN” The latest issue of the “Universal Directory of Railways” has a section headed “What the Railways (British) Carry fo r a Penny”. The following are some of the household commodities which are carried by those railways at charges which work out at a penny for:— , Airies. 91b Apples—Glasgow to Newcastle -•••--• 156 81b Bacon —Newcastle to Manchester 51b Butter—Yeovil to London 123 3jlb Cheese —Liverpool to Aberdeen 356 4?lb Chocolate —York to London 1 189 2doz Eggs—Bristol to London 117 71b Fish (herrings)—Yarmouth to London 12.1 ■’4lb Flour —London to Brighton 49 51b Meat —London to Bournemouth 105 21b Poultry—Barnstaple to London 187 12Mb Potatoes —Spalding to Loudon 93 141 b Vegetables—Biggiewade to Loudon In comparison with that table of surprising “penn’orths” the Commercial Branch of the New Zealand Railways Department gives the following list of household commodities which tire carried by the railways at charges which’work out. at a penny for:— Allies . .-.Lhsr.p.er-ld Any distance —Apples F.D.U. 7 133 —Bacon 41 123—Butter 5 3o6 —Cheese 3} 189—Chocolate 2} 117—Eggs 4t 121—Fish 84 49—Flour 18 105—Meat 3} ( 187 —Poultry 3 93 —Potatoes 13 41} —Vegetables 12} iFut in another way here is anothcr glimpse of the service which the New Zealand Ralways does for a penny (on the average):—

Miles 71b N.Z. grown fruit/and vegetables Lyttelton to Bluff 392 71b N.Z. grown fruit and vegetables Wellington to Opua 606 411 b Bacon —Auckland to Whangarel 130 9-l/31b Butter —-Palmerston N. to Wellington 87 •8-l/31b Cheese —-Paeroa to Auckland 129 3!b Chocolate —-Dunedin to Christchurch 230 1£ doz. Eggs—Wanganui to Wellington 150 8-2/310 Fish —Oamaru to Dundein 78 Siflb Flour —Wellington to Napier 199 4}lb Meat —Hamilton to Auckland SG 4.11 b Poultry—Dunedin to Invercargill ' 139 101 b Potatoes —-Oamaru to Christchurch 152 These official figures show that Hie penny is credited with some more remarkable transport feats in New Zea land than in Great Britan],