WOOL CHARGES FROM HUNTERVILLE TO WELLINGTON.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 7 November 1912, Page 2

WOOL CHARGES FROM HUNTERVILLE TO WELLINGTON.

(To tho Editor). Sir, —I was pleased to see that "Hunterviilo" had taken some interest in the matter of these charges, and more so as it gives me the opportunity of pointing out to him an error into which lie, along with the majority of tho farmers, is liable to fall into, and as it is very detrimental to Wanganui, I hasten to put him right a« soon as possible. When "Huntervillo" got tho price. for tho carrying of his wool by rail from Hunterviilo to Wellington, a very important charge was overlooked, and that ir. the cost of handling the wool in Wellington, for to the charge for railage ho must add a penny per bale for tallying, and sixpence per bale for tho outward wharfage, or a total of sevenpenco per bale, and this added to tho 6s 4d for railage ibrings tho charge up to 6s lid per balo as against 6s 7d via Wanganui. When a farmer goes to the railway authorities for tho cost of sendinp; his wool from any given station to Wellington by rail, it is clearly not in their province to go into tho details of any charges outside their own, and it s hero tho farmer gets astray. Wool taken into Wellington by sea carriage docs not pay tho outward wharfage, a ipoint entirely lost sight of by farmers when going into the comparative cost of sending their wool to Wellington for shipment to London. I might go on pointing out the gain to farmers by shipping their woo! from various other stations via VVanganui, but that can easily bo got by any farmer on application to the firm through whom he does his business, but it will suffice to mention one only and that is the rate from Marton, whero tho cost per bale to send to Wellington by rail and put on tho Home steamer -is 6s 6d per-bale, but to ship yir. Wanganui will cost him only 5s 9d. 1 cannot help but think that had the members of our Harbour Board gone out in the country and discussed" the harbour matters with our country friends wo should not havo had the opposition to faco that is unfortunate!v tho oaso now. Had they posted thenfselveri up with all tho available details of charges on wool and the gain in general merchandise which would result there would have been a different tale to tell. —I am, etc., INTERESTED.