THE SIZE OF CORN-SACKS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 9017, 17 March 1908, Page 5

THE SIZE OF CORN-SACKS.

(By Telegravh— Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Yesterday,

At the auunal meeting of the Agricultural aud Pastoral Association, communication was received from the RailwayJDepartment, asking that full publicity should be given to the new law limiting the weight of graiu to be carried iv auy one sack on the railways.

Tho chairman, Mr J. Massey, explained that, according to this regulatiou. all sacks containing more than 2001b, exclusive 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 corn-sacks in baud or under order for the coming grain seasou to be utilised, the by-law would not take effect uutil Ist February, 1909. Mr Massey said he would like to know to wiiat 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 preseut size came in very haudy for.

Mr M. J. Johns said that from personal investigations he had made in America he had come to the conclusion that the decimal system was a very convenient form of haudliug agricultural commoditie ••, aud he thought 1001b or 2001b packages would facilitate matters greatly, and result in quick haudliug. Tiie matter was referred to the incoming Committee to consider.