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Charges for Conveyance of Fruit on New Zealand Government and Australian Railways.

Fresh-meat Rates, New Zealand Government Railways and Australian Railways.

The rate for fresh meat, Woodville to Spit—97 miles—is £1 Bs. per ton. In New South Wales and Victoria fresh meat is carried by the track. In New Zealand about two tons of fresh meat is usually loaded in a truck.

Charges for Conveyance of Small Lots of Butter and Cheese on New Zealand Government and Australian Railways.

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20 Miles, 30 Milei 40 Miles, Weight. s N fl O o> r o j> I 3 o Is o o 5=8 (72 o N I a i. o> p=te O , S5 .3 <& Cwt. 1 4 I l 2 3 4 10 20 s. d. 0 9 0 10 0 11 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 9 3 5 6 9 s. d. 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 3 6 4 8 s. d. 0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 7 s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 3 6 s. d. 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 2 s. d. 0 9 0 10 0 11 1 0 ] 2 1 9 2 3 4 8 9 3 s. d. 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 11 4 9 6 i s. d. 0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 9 3 6 s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 5 0 s. d. 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 ] 4 1 8 3 1 6 1 s. d. 0 9 0 10 0 11 1 0 1 4 2 0 2-9 5 11 ill 9 s. d. 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 10 2 5 6 0 8 0 s. d. 0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 1 G 1 G 1 6 2 3 4 6 s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 6 0 s. d. 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 9 2 2 3 11 7 9 50 Mile; 70 Miles, LOO Mile: § i 2 3 4 10 ' 20 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 6 2 4 3 2 6 6 IS 0 0 G 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 3 2 11 7 3 9 8 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 11 1 6 1 G 1 G 2 9 5 5 1 0 i 0 8 1 0 j 1 0 1 0 I 1 0 10 10 1 0 j 1 4 1 2 f 1 9 1 -6 2 2 3 9 J 4 9 7 6'95 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 9 2 8 3 C 7 9 15 6 0 9 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 11 9 9 13 0 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 8 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 0 5 0 10 0 0 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 2 2 9 6 0 11 11 1 2 ; i 5 I 1 9 2 0 2 3 3 5 4 6 8 9 17 5 0 9 1 5 1 5 1 5 2 9 4 1 5 5 13 6 18 0 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 6 2 G 2 6 2 6 4 11 9 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 9 6 9 13 6 0 11 1 0 1 1 1 8 2 1 2 10 3 8 7 10 15 8

Miles. New Zealand. 1892. Queensland. 1801. New Sou' 18 th Wales. )91. Victoria. 1891. South Australia. 1891. Per Ton. £ s. a. 0 6 5 0 10 7 Per Ton, £ s. d. 0 6 8 0 12 6 For Truck. Beef. £ s. d. 0 10 0 0 16 8 Per Truck. Mutton, ii s. d. 0 10 0 0 12 6 Per Ton. £ s. d. 0 4 0 0 8 6 Per Truck. 14 6 1 12 6 1 19 6 2 7 0 2 14 6 3 2 0 3 9 6 3 17 0 Per Ton. £ B. d. 0 6 6 0 9 6 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 14 6 0 18 7 1 2 11 16 2 18 8 1 10 6 1 12 2 1 13 7 0 18 4 14 2 1 10 0 1 15 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 10 0 a 15 o 10 0 1 10 0 1 16 8 2 3 4 2 10 0 a 16 8 3 3 4 3 6 2 0 15 0 12 6 17 6 1 12 6 1 17 6 2 2 6 2 7 6 2 9 7 0 13 3 0 17 0 10 9 14 6 1 8 3 1 12 0 1 15 9 1 19 6

20 [iles. 30 [iles. Weight. I Victoria. Victoria. New ; QueensZealand, land. New South Wales. ' South ■Australia New Zealand. Queens' land. New South Wales. South Australia Butter. Cheese. | Butter. Cheese. Cwt. i ■ i s. a. 0 9 0 10 0 11 1 0 s. a. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 s. d0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 s. d. s. d. 0 3 0 8 0 4 10 0 6 10 0 7 10 s. A. 0 6 0 10 1 0 1 0 s. a. 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 6 s. a. i o i o 1 6 1 6 s. a. 0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 s. a. 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 7 s. a. i o 1 6 1 6 1 6 s. a. 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 40 :iles. 50 iiles. 4 f i 1 2 1 5 1 9 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 5 0 6 0 8 0 11 0 3 0 5 0 8 0 10 1 0 1 6 1 6 1 G 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 7 1 11 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 G 1 6 0 S 0 6 0 8 0 11 0 3 0 8 0 5 0 10 1 0 1 6 1 6 1 6 0 8 1 0 1 0 1 2 70 ;iles. 100 [iles. } 1 1 4 1 9 2 3 2 8 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 0 0 4 0 8 1 0 1 8 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 1 2 1 5 I 1 G J 1 3 1 11 I 1 3 2 5 2 6 2 11 2 6 I 0 9 1 3 1 9 2 G 0 6 0 11 1 5 1 10 1 8 2 6 2 6 2 6 0 11 1 2 1 7 1 11