The Rail way Tariff.
"°" At a meeting coticerning-'t.fce railway ~~r tariff at Christchurch on Saturday, Mr Pearson, M.H.R., read the following telegram which he had sent to the Premier : — " Consider iucrease of grain traffic very unfair action after promises I made t?< Canterbury members? -ses^iqiv, 1882 ;, specially ihoppdrtu flute 'sp hkSpjj :when large transactions have been mado on stfcength^ -b£ old ride. • , Immense . •; discontent here." Xo this,. he had rec£ved the fulloWitig >r^ply*LU< Thanks for telegram. Much 1 egrej, necessityjoi; Increase, but the fact that after 'faij f experience of late, rates the railways, as ; a' whole produced only about ; 2' pfeir. cent, compelled change,' and the Government felt that the necessities of tfie coiinf fy demand such ah increase as . : : hks l)een made. •' ShdulU-' gladly iave.. ; delayed if the Government could have seen; then way,' but having regard to decline m customs revenue, did not feel justified .m suel\\ com-ae.— H. A... r Atkinson." ; Mr Pearson added. that; this action of the Government appeared' be .the last straw that breaks the xaniei'ss back', as far as his' support of the present Ministry was concerned. (Applause.) /..' ;■/ . 7- r.-' >;r : :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 101, 25 March 1884, Page 2
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189The Railway Tariff. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 101, 25 March 1884, Page 2
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