HOW OUR FARMERS ARE HANDICAPPED.
The farmers of Victoria recently interviewed their Railway Commissioners for the purpose of having the rates of carriage on grain reduced by 50 per cent. In the course of the Chief Commissioner's reply he quoted the various colonial railway tariffs as follows, by which it will be seen that for the average mileage that New Zealand grain has to travel, our tariff per ton is nearly double that of Victoria, and tops the whole of the colonies for all mileages :— Miles Vicfc ' N<Z ' S - A - HAW. mica " s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 50 5 6 10 2 8 4 5 4 100 9 4 14 4 13 7 9 9 150 12 4 18 6 17 9 13 6 200 16 4 22 8 21 11 16 10 250 ... ... 18 0 26 10 26 1 19 4 300 19 0 31 0 30 0 21 10
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, &c, are quickly cured by using Baxter's •* Lung Preserver." This old-established and favourite medicine is peasant to the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. For testimonials see advertisement. Sold by all patent medicine vendors. — W. Auld, agent for Tuapeka district
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XX, Issue 1429, 15 February 1888, Page 3
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204HOW OUR FARMERS ARE HANDICAPPED. Tuapeka Times, Volume XX, Issue 1429, 15 February 1888, Page 3
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