OTIRA TUNNEL RATES.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 3

OTIRA TUNNEL RATES.

— OETWARD CHARGES EXCESS' ’> E. ( Christchurch ‘‘ Press. "1 Disc liming the question of l ivtg-i:.- • i. general goods endm 1 Class A. tarnuga Llrira tunnel I'neii Chri>t-hureh to Grevmouth, a local merchant -aid that tie- 'present rates were use!-.-.. and aClass A. covers a verv wicH range ol creucral merchandise. it was very apnarcut that, verv little rail tr.-dlu muM he expeeted. The general rate worked out at about El to 1 1 10- net ton. v hieh for railage luininses represented tile ere.-s weight of a eon-ignition t. 1 tie steamers trading to Crevmoutb I rom Welli not on. I a'l-o from Lyileltcm. carried wire. • on the basis el' meawire- ( |•) e ll l l i‘ ie"i tier ton). Alter allowing a fair average a> between wei'dit and measurem» nl. tin l son t ivivht wnuM m** dlls per ton. or with whaling". say ~er ton add'd. 37- a ton "eight y.,m,<l laud goods from Wc-Hingcm at <"p'iii,mi 1,. The railv on from t hrislcliurch to the Lvttehim ste in,j i "a about 7> a inn. so H seemed i hair that verv little ol A. "lass goods would go I tail ft om ClirJst church to <.re\mn"th. \ qiiantitv ol coal and timhei |,'l:ei„g brought over by the railway, and miles- more nl tractive rates ai< j quoted far the Christchurch-!. revnomlj ~qu. It is a I eriainty that the "Utvaio mans will consist ho'g U' ot ; : •truck' It is absolutely impossible lot , the West Coast to absorb nil too retuin freight on the nulwavs with FyI'"’ 1 '"’ mid similar lines winch enjoy a ' railage rate. If ' bree « ho:,sand '■; - 1 coal ami timber are raded to l ! :;:SfLkCk'r'E'oc;:;;';, -i ■e jjnXkTE'j,-. r w." is slid earned westward by the mylie Therefore it must be the n.'H"' t l,e" Railuav Delia rt men! H they nail tb- Olira t.mnel ”> ';;; v 7; ,i ’";,';n have tent th,ward mu. and t... . .. FkrL.gN; 1 ", r,:: iJ r j :::r; 11 ] f,» IK'I | H 1 ‘ FlMiw',:'" * tlui,,». "Tf'Vl. nEn, ~ , lls ~,. I n-vmoutli. If i.uisa. ( east . Usui- 1',,,. sielllW 1 !' AVestp ut a- landing l-o. is !<■•