THE TUNNEL RATE.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1924, Page 1

THE TUNNEL RATE.

HOW IT AFFIX TS Ill'll.DFßS. CHRISTCHURCH, I'oli. II Miiildor.s are keenly interested in the projected transfer in the control of the Otini Tumid from the Public \\orks Depart incut. It the Railway department docs uoL impose a special tunnel rate the following reductions in freight ivill apply in the cases metii ioiiotl— Kates on native timber. per lOn superficial feet

i.Ai'xnnv SLAVES. LOVDOX. Dec. I. !• nllnwiny a raid on Chinese laundries at Liverpool, several well-dress-ed Chinese who bad lauded without permission were sentenced at Liverpool yesterday to two months’ bard labour and recommended for deportation. and the prerrietOTr X - v. c. l,*undric-. v. ho acre di u yed cob harbouring the men. were ordered to pay lines, amounting in one instance to Police-Inspector Howard said the practice of smuggling Chinese into England had licen revived on a la roc scale. Owing to the disturbed state of China the men were clad to pay to be smuggled into Kugland, but they were practically slaves in the laundries, and bail to work for nominal wages until their fare, were paid off.

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