EXCESSIVE RAILWAY FREIGHTS.
MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL PROTESTS.
“Three thousand cases of benzine were carted from Foxton to Palmerston North on Monday, the first day on which heavy traffic was allowed.” stated Cr. Barber at the Manawatu County Council meeting- yesterday.
“Cr. Barber wants us to make another attempt with the Railway Department,” remarked the chairman, Sir James Wilson, “We have always been told in the past when wo approached it that ‘the tariff is under consideration.’ How long has that been going on, Mr Drew?”
The clerk;-“Seventeen years, to ray knowledge.” At another stage in the meeting Mr Boyce observed that the Railway Department was always squealing about running the railways at a loss, but it seemed to him that it tried to do so. It was decided to write to the Dooarlment drawing its attention to the heavy cartage of benzine over the roads and that wool was being carted to Wellington at a. cheaper freight than by rail. This was also the case with butter and cheese, the rate agreed to by the company concerned being 12/ a ton cheaper than by rail. The Council trusted that the amended tariff which had long been promised, would soon be published.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2763, 3 October 1923, Page 2
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