THE EXPORT OF FRUIT.
FREIGHT RATE TO BRITAIN,
A REDUCTION SECTORED.: I ■ 4 -1 [ST ■ XEtEGBAFH.—PBESS ASSOCE&I2GK.J . ;| WELLINGTON, Wednesday. || As the result of representations 'made Jf by the Department of Agriculture to the il| Shipping Controller in, London,' it has been arranged to charge a stated rate vet ■ 40 * cubic feet measurement on fruit ship- -r? ped .to the United Kingdom, instead of a ;§| flat rate per case. It is expected this win result is a caving of a' shilling .per" case, and possibly more, as at least 20 to 22 k- H ' oases, with full allowance for - dunnage, 7 '■'■ should be equivalent to 40 cuhio feet ot'S space, whereas, the original quotation was — evidently based on 18 cases to the same ' •
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17428, 25 March 1920, Page 4
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122THE EXPORT OF FRUIT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17428, 25 March 1920, Page 4
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