COMPARISON OF RAILWAY CHARGES
In his statement to-day announcing an all-round increase in railway fares and freights, the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, included the following tables giving comparisons between the single fares in New Zealand and in some Australian States: —
New Zealand Queensland Victoria New South Vales Tasmania New Fare Class Class Class Class Class Miles 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2md 20 1 3/4 2/1 ' c/- 3/5 1 4/5 2/11 | 3/10 2/8 , 4/- 3/ 301 4/6 3/1 i 7/5 5/- \ 6/3 4/1 J 5/10 4/- | 5/9 4/ 40 i 5/10 4- | 9/3 6/4 S/1 5/4 | 7/7 5/3 | 7/9 5/ 50 ! 7/3 4 11 | 11/4 7/11 ! 10/3 6/10 | 9/5 6/6 | 9/- 6/ 60 1 S/9 6/- ! 13/9 9/6 . 12/1 S/1 j 11/4 7/10 | 11/3 8/ 70 r10/1 6/11 15 10 10/7 13/11 9/3 ! 13/2 9/1 1 12/9 9/ 80 11/7 7 11 16 11 11/7 16/1 10/9 15/3 10/6 | 15/- 11/ 90 i 12/10 S/10 i 19 — 12/S 17/11 12V- 17/- 11/9 16/3 12/ 100114/4 9/9 21 1 13/9 1 19/10 13/3 I 19/1 13/2 j 18/3 13/ 200 ! 28/4 19/4 ! 39 - 25/4 : 39/8 26/5 ; 35/9 24/8 j 36/9 27/ 300(42/4 28/11 1 55/11 35/10 ! 55/5 36/11 1 51/7 35/7 j 54/9 41/ 400.56/3 38/5 | 71/9 44/4 | 67/2 44/10 j 66/8 46/- |" — COMPARISON OF FREIGHT RATES LOWEST TARIFF RATE (MINERALS) Queensland New Zealand (New Rates) Miles Rates per ton Rates per ton 100 13/2 13/5 200 22/10 19 - 300 26/5 22/6 4 00 3 3/5 2-5/5 500 38/8 28/3 HIGHEST TARIFF RATE (GENERAL MERCHANDISE) Queensland New Zealand New Rates) Miles Rates per ton Rates per ton 100 107/3 7 6/2 0 o 18 9/1 1 106/10 ?00 249/9 132/6 4 00 24 9/9 15 S/2 600 249/9 183/10
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Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20668, 1 December 1938, Page 10
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