WEIGHT OF GRAIN SACKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2818, 18 March 1908, Page 21

WEIGHT OF GRAIN SACKS.

AUCKLAND. March 14. At the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association a communication was received from the Railway Department asking that full publicity should be given to the new by-law limiting the weight of grain to be conveyed in any one sack on the railways. The Chairman (Mr J. Massey) explained that according to this regulation all sacks containing more than 2001b. inclusive of the weight of the sack, would be charged for conveyance by rail at four times the ordinary rates, but as it was intended to allow the stock of cornsacks in hand or under order for the coming grain season I to be utilised the by-law would not take I effect until February 1, 1909. Mr Massey said he would like to know to what use these sacks could be put after they had fulfilled their first purpose. They would not be big enough for potatoes, chaff, or bran, such as the present size came ii: very handy for. Mr M. J. John" Paid that from personal investigations he had made in America he had come to the conclusion that the decimal system \vas a very convenient form of handling agricultural commodities, and he thought 1001b or 2001b packages would facilitate matters greatly and result in quick handling. The matter was referred to the incoming committee to consider.