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Twenty-trip Technical.

Goods Traffic.

Mileage Rates for Goods Traffic.

Cost per Mile. Excess per Cent, paid by Lyttelton. Accountants. Railway. Accountants. Railway. Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill 1/6-97 1/5-44 1/4-95 1/3-94 8-77 11-92 1901 -2-11 -2-11 -9-80

Rate per Ton per Mile in Pence. Account nits. Railway. i Excess per Cent, paid by Lyttelton. Accountants. Railway. Account mts. Accountants. Railway. Merchandise. Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill i 8-063 6-203 6-781 5-431 2-143 3-375 2-250 2-470 29-99 18-90 48-46 - 57-49 - 4-99 - 15-26 Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill i Grain. 4-743 3-877 3-767 2-302 0-857 1-500 0-750 0-882 22-34 25-91 106-04 - 75-03 14-26 - 2-92 Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill Coal, Imported. 5-375 3-877 3-767 2-302 0-857 0-750 0-750 0-941 38-64 25-91 106-04 14-26 14-26 - 9-80 Coal, Native. 0-857 0-750 0-750 0-941 38-64 25-91 106-04 Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill 5-375 3-877 3-767 2-302 14-26 14-26 - 2-92 Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill Wool. 2-609 2-132 2-072 1-298 2-143 2-250 1-875 2 059 22-37 25-92 101-00 - 4-99 14-29 4-08 Timber. 0-381 0-333 0-333 0-627 I 22-23 25-87 42-93 Christchurch Auckland Dunedin Invercargill 1-265 1034 1-005 0-885 14-40 14-40 - 64-56 I

Merchandise per Mile in Pence. Grain. Wool. Timber. Coal. Uhristchurch — Accountants Eailway Average other three ports— Accountants Eailway... Lyttelton — Higher ... Lower ... Percent. 8-063 2-143 ■ 6138 2-698 4-743 0-857 3-315 1-044 2-609 2143 1-834 2061 1-265 0-381 0-974 0-431 5-375 0-857 3-568 0-804 p-555 25-90 0-187 21-52 0-82 0-50 13-12 0-53 + '3-98 + '6 : 59