RAILWAY RATES

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 June 1925, Page 5

RAILWAY RATES

FREIGHT REMISSION

A COMPLEX TARIFF

READY FOR CIRCULATION

(By Telegraph.—Special to Star)

WELLINGTON, June 18. Proposals for the revision of the railway tariff have been submitted by the Pail wav Board to the Minister for Railways, who is circulating copies among representative bodies of railway users for their criticism. It has not vet been found possible to make any explanation of the proposed changes,, as the tariff is complex, but it is understood that when the timber millers and local authorities which use; the radway for the haulage of road metal see what the Board proposes that they will make representations to the Government. . „ , . , ' The tariff, it is officially explained, is not in final shape, not having received the approval of the Cabinet at the present stage. CHPTSTCHURCH - INVERCARGILL express. The Railway Department has decided to revert to the former winter services, between Christchurch, Dunedin and Inve rear gill, by withdrawing the thioi.*gh expresses between Invercargill and Christchurch on Wednesdays and Iridavs. ~ „ The Minister, in announcing the change, says it is based on an examination cf the volume of traffic since the full services have been running, and that the running of the Christ-, church-lnvercargil] through express on Mondays will ho an improvement on last winter’s service.