PARCELS BY RAIL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20178, 5 March 1931, Page 8

PARCELS BY RAIL.

- ' .;" MAHKEP INCREASE SHOWN. \ OP POSTAL RATES. One immediate effect of the higher postal charges has been a marked increase in the number Of packages handled "by the parcels branch of the Railway^Departmont at Chrjptchwch* Thig was first felt on Monday, 'when the number of outwards parcels .was far greater than usual, while the improvemeat was continued yesterday then being particularly noticeable in the inwards tragic, The express from the south on Tuesday carried a considerably greater number of parcels than usual. Many firms were malting enquiries about the railway facilities for parcels carriage, and the rates charged, stated the railway official in charge of the parcels branch to a Press representative yesterday. The Department's own agents were also very busy seeking further Qtistom, he Bftid. Thefe was no doubt that the new postal rates were having a effect on the railway parcels traffic, which, he supposed, would bB noticed nt>t snty in. Chrigtchuteh as a central station, but even throughout the country. Ono reason for this, apart from the cogt, was the postal limit of 11 pounds weight, while the Railways had no such limit. A Toll Be*vide.* On the si<Je of cost the railway charges were now more likely to appeal, he continued. Although the (jhatges for parcels to North Island had to ' be made out ib terms of tiuree freights, there was still an ndvanlftge. A 381b parcel, whidh wdtilcj, have to be difricied into lllb portions for the postal service, could be sent intact, the charge for such a parcel t& Auckland being Sn Odj in all, made tip of fid, «3hri?tchurtih to Lytteltoa), Is fld sea th&rgeij, and 3a fid- by rail {Wellington, to Auijk« , land). A pkrcel of lllb iot would aost In all 4s $&, while a ltift parcel to Wellington Would 3ost £& fid ; including 6d ft>r delivery. t '.- j ?, We can dope With the increased, | traffic £ll right, fe#- WC Jyrt'o plenty of : trains tfn which parctitycan 1)6 earned/* ha said. "We do not,aei}& to rested ourselves to expffcif&j to* good* .•frafofl ; are 'travelling at 411; titoes/ so that , can give goos sefVice Wid <jniek delivery. The postal sedf>l&neTOr segt&ed to be in/a htbr?y'fi.bottt phfreels, a 'ttfcty I hsre or there toot deeming td inattor mitdli. Our situs tdfeefi) fihve .looKfed things flifferently ifl til® And they havo objacted if thete whs ftii honr'tf 'fb^ lay. | " • • ■ • %s;'| ■ . 3Se»m far ptstag*. //, "It is possible that the porfU Sttticit-' ities may be glad io put the -Jaroeb trafia to to thfl for they have been, restricted' ' t£aco available in'the vans for patfeei m&il, andthsy needed 'moire sphee tMjr have had to pay extra rktes ffor anothtff Waggon.' The increases ate putting the id the rail, and it insy bs tliftfc Hifc&p ellttgfea haVe been raised for just that reasons ' . ' jI'.J Ift the pasij lie statsd, thb ffeilWiy pftrcol& oustom had b?#ft; JJifcgalfc country to city, while tha po*tfft £sk~ vi«e, had carina, ihe. >f' p&tgqis fofr the eouxluy. -It rioW ~s<3gtf@d r that the railways wOold haye tho freight"ih both diteetions. A s)oi£V tliat, likely ,to help tha *aUWajß* there woa no oh B|m or Weight, although, hiWj vswiftiipj} in tha charge Unw, Th» railway «harge B Wwg.«wiidUy, weight awkward facto? CtuA for o\xr Lhfl ««* for Norih Island kiM rftifi to 'rigid? Wh?« ih? IWftOrfiili* U W*W*i emtst tlm ths, \|MW «ba*gamm,ffljadci r. , Help" tae X <- fV J ?J la eonttiu^»K tnivellar .by this means.to show,an .iakftape irf the railway ravanqe, ana fat' not <|Jy- him' of ihcrhaseu rbvonup from tlio po«Ui