Canterbury and the Railway Tariff

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 33, 20 March 1884, Page 3

Canterbury and the Railway Tariff

The Christchurch grain-exporters are WMui^Hth^^ratfir very 'cleverly and energetically in their opposition t* the increased railway tariff, which came into force on the.l7.thv They have taken good care to impress ujkm the farmers that •ny increase in. the charges for conveyance of grain will -have te come out of their^tbef»r_ners7 pockets. Ihe latter readily accept this . view of the case, ttbt : withstanding that thfsj hi realty received none of tfeeJbenefit of ; the lower charges, and so they have' Beeh easily' induced to commence "Hh' 'agitation ''a^tiinst the in crease, while the local members must of course go^\^^h^v | Mf?wni.'vThis is the ''• first step. Tbe second is also very ingeni--'Ws.^c'Th^agirttoir'»' a'ri* : instructed 1 to ■Mja3\f<ft pdStporiement, to urge that the alteration shaU hot come j^nto^ effect until ParKame*M|i*_.i ha** pronounced: on the. matter, tidtdise'cure'delay Sy any means: fair or fott.?-j Ts*e device is altogether too ing off t Fie wih? ng into operaju^^ith?,«ew : tariff, until Pa»v Hament jihonl*. hk've been consulted; another grai-s.'«r<.«lsb_t r would be'losf; and a vast tr»fficjsßiit&aHtin be carried on with : «J^§_w^LingJM-P- r P6 t ' '.'- This, no <Fo jbt, Itoiß&AwtytiL the. aHthqtiiiftS -dewredjto ivfflAitfV *fto*eii kWila'tJ'tntcti the grain trSmc. isie agi _&^*!coVep^ thn fart t\r mt h y grVnfinr ' «v*n iWa ' tiiitesi^lr.b-JPdit^'! i'iy.t-ii: .<x ■!::•;:. *bdva \~.r.\teil?-iiM>r<.T--\) R.i! 'i-jS'.-jvui-ii.. ,batd&&& vo/x. uinv aim it. so V Ji___*.'>j .'«m JL'dul ,0S detail

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