A PENALTY.
SACKS OF GRAIN WEIGHING OVER THE LIMIT. (Peb Press Association.) .OAMARU, Feb. 2. Some time ago the Railway Department instituted a penalty upon those sending sacks of grain by rail that weighed over 2001b each. This was done to relieve the railway and wharf lumpers of the duty of handling heavier sacks. The North Otago Times has been placed in possession of facts relating to two instances in which the surcharge has been made. In both instances the grain was railed to Invercargill. In the first instance, 210 sacks were railed, and there being an excess of the surcharge was £35, or one shilling and fourpence per bushel. In the second, 255 sacks were railed, the excess being 31b, and £47 5s 9d was charged. The longer the railage the more the Department makes, and the greater the surcharge. It is contended that the surcharge is excessive, and should be a fixed sum for long or short distances. In the cases under notice there was no desire to defeat the object of the regulations, but the excess was due to want of proper care or inefficient scales at the mill.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9133, Issue 9133, 4 February 1910, Page 2
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192A PENALTY. Manawatu Standard, Volume 9133, Issue 9133, 4 February 1910, Page 2
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