FREIGHT RATES BY RAIL.
FURTHER REDUCTIONS MADE.
KEROSENE AND WOOL.
Further reductions in freight charges on the railways have been made by the Railr ways Department in addition to the reductions on benzine published last week. The freight charges on kerosene have been brought into line with those on benzine, as follows:—Lots under One ton at class A, plus 22£ per cent.; lots one ten and over at class B, plus 25 per cent.
The department has also made a reduction in the rate for carriage of wool by rail, the surcharge of 40 per cent, formerly carried by this commodity being now reduced to 25 per cent.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19241110.2.45
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18862, 10 November 1924, Page 6
Word Count
108FREIGHT RATES BY RAIL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18862, 10 November 1924, Page 6
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in