A HARSH REGULATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14299, 19 February 1910, Page 8

A HARSH REGULATION.

WEIGHT OF GRAIN SACKS.

The prosecution by the Government of con- < signees infringing the regulations with regard to the carriage on the rail wars of grain sacks, was referred to by Mr. Isaac Grey, the president, at the General r : Committee of the Auckland Agricultural ' jand Pastoral Association yesterday.' '{£. 'y?yr&-l*r-There had; said he, : been eeveral prosecutions lately in the South against consignees ] of grain for breaking the regulations liiaJt-- | ; ing the .; weight : of grain i' Sacks : ' fin :■':. the,rail-.] 1 ways to 2Coib, and believed these pro- 1 ! secutions had been a;jainrt consignee* who] | had only infringed the regulations :, to i the' I extent of l£lb or 31b, and they had been J I very, heavily fined. Of course,, continued i } Mr. Grey, this , did not affect. Auckland i ! very ninch, but it was rather far-fetched > j on "the Government's part to m Ibeaviry fine < j a consignee became :a ' bag-SHier at the I threshing machine had perhaps been in a j I hurry and had filled a sack too- full. I Mr. E. Dick said the' hardship was that [ if there was overweight in any one .truck' { the consignee was fined for the whole conj signmcnt, four times the amount of freight. I and that would represent pretty well the j value of the whole consignment. The panj ishment was far too severe, and he thought j it exceeded the regulation. ' j A member asked if the regulation afI fected maize. j The President: Fes. I On Mr. Dick's motion, it was resolved, j " That this association supports the SouthI ern associations in protesting against such \ I a- narrow margin, vaßdetich a hearr fine: ? in respect of the regulations relating to [.weights of sacks of grain." ■■ .. >.~.