" STUPID AND ABSURD.”
ABUSE OF CARRI AGE OF DIM \
Elect* jc Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. Last Night. 1 Ih< position is stupid and absurd,” said Mr T H. Langford, Transport Licensing Authority No. 3, •commenting on the free carriage of Jinn; for iarmers on the. railways, during the healing of an application lor the renewal of a goods service licence Mention was made of backloading and of the service given to farmers in regard to lime, and Mr LnngfoiJ pointed out that 1200 tons <>f iinu- had been taken to Mount Floraei s and 400-odd tons had been failed a.wav. Apparently farmers the district had shares in lime work ; other than lhr.se at Mount Somers iiml preferred to get their requirepc* nts from them. Mr Langford said the cost of railing lime, to farmers last year was -hi.!s of>o and it could have been done for half the price. Up to six tons • f are transhipped free and for atlianai tonnage a low rate is charg-
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13857, 16 May 1938, Page 5
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