AT LAST.
The Railway officials m the Colony are waking 1 - up. to the fact that something must be done m the matter of the strong competition offered by carters to the railway lines m the various districts. The following is a couy of a letter sent 1 by the station-master at Onehunga to a
firm of'merclwnts m Taranaki : — "You have just forwarded by steamer to Onehunga 10 kegs butter, oonsigned to toe care of Mr - t carter, ; Qnehuhga. Had yd\i consigned them to care of Railway Agent, Ouehunga, the charge by rail for carriage to Auckland and delivery to consignee would have been 2s sd, estimating the weight at ssowt, or at the rate of Gs Hd per ton. As I believe the carter's charge fto be much higher than this, Ijt.lij.tik it right to advise you of our rate, that you may make a comparison. ' Should you find|out rate lowest, please m future , consign your shipments to cave of our agent it Onehunga,. and they will receive attention and. prompt dispatch. ;••■■••■ '■'■■■■■
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS18851103.2.5
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 2
Word Count
173AT LAST. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in