RAILWAY FREIGHT ON HONEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 8

RAILWAY FREIGHT ON HONEY.

BEEKEEPERS WANT CONCES- ' SIONS. ■')'"J., -The opinion of some Beekeepers ; regarding tlio Now • Zealand railway ;' v; : ;"freights, oii honey is. that the charges ;aro not so;arrauged as ..to facilitate "the' : .!! ,y: keeping of. the supplies and tlio prices w;normal.. -The, beekeeperswho are ;now •'. .in conference in .Wellington liayo the subject under consideration,'.! and .- will ■ probably .approach:"' tiio .Minister -forRailways -to-day . with. requests: that bo ,'r' 'should,, readjust;, the. railage . 'arrange-, meiits in'directions which they will in-

dicate.. / : Af tho conference yesterday when a '' - committco was being set up to consider ' the matter of' railway■ freights,. Mr.T. AV. Kirk (State Dnector of Apianes) • - : stated'that the; subject - had not been overlooked. "Wo havo been'.in comiji 'Vmiicationvwith'JiW Railway. Depart- ;'.' ment for some time," he said,"and so ; '■ far they :have not-beenabloto see their;. ' , .way- to 'grant concessions.. They co.n- ---'; :;. Bider.. that honey- is not.-a : perishable article: ;You see, where fruit, gets the '.consideration '.is;. that' tweiity-four hours ; . makes all tho difference, to it." •' : . Mr. TV. B. Biay (State Bee Instruc- ; ' j'tor)" : interjected: "Howabout.'; asking' for a better classification ?" '■'? ! The .suggestions - which tho. above-. ' - ."-'iinentioned committee was.set up to.consider and report on. emanated from the; Waikiito Association, and .were as follow — fe; f^;;;i??THat;in;view; o f::thte: rapid :advanee !: m. !*. :^:.tlie; total .output; of New Zealand' apiary i > " iies, and the consequent increasingly ua- ■ - :: ,'':;Batisfactbry state • of, the." local markets,: K?v v uJJtlie shouldbe:iurged;-tq.do ''. - ■..' •.'all'in'.its -power 7 to, assist jitlie. , trade

. \. . .'• ;• . "Firstly, •by appointing.-an offi-. •U • .. eial grader to ,elassjfy_ all honey for !;'V'Kiii jlisli/ market, f. ■ of- ;!'■!'! r'-Vf-O > inaintaiiiihg,;an even- - standard....of;,.'! ; • ' .New.'Zcaland.hone '. •, ~ 1 . ' ? "Secondly, by reducing the pre- .'•..:. ■ '•bout heavy expense ol" ocean freight , .•;;; v ".:,''an,d : ' landing charges; and. ,; • . :• !. -v R cllyy) ty i; granting 'fa/ reduced . .^;i,!;f!^!as\f6r : 'ei^jrt."c:!r :; ''';'.-.v:";'£ ? ' ; last , ... day,: a!nd;' ; as'.'stated above, a' deinita- \' .tioii.-'m.ay. ; .'- ; approach; tho S?:vS:L'r!A';;- : y;^U; ! Ujv'.