RAILAGE OF PARCELS
“CARRIAGE FORWARD” AND STAMP SYSTEMS Some time ago a system o£ parcels freight stamps was introduced by the Railway Department. Although the innovation necessitated the imposition of a penal charge on other than “prepaid” parcels, it was expected to prove helpful to business houses in eliminating the numerous small cash transactions entailed by the existing system. Experience, however, proved that the advantages were Tiot sufficiently great to compensate for the forfeiture of the consignors’ privilege of railing “carriage forward.” The disability thus imposed on certain classes of business has been recognised by the department, and a modification of the original scheme has been introduced. While the benefits of the freight stamps are still available to those who find them advantageous, their use is not essential and consignors may consign their parcels “carriage forward” at no extra cost if they so desire. The Railway Department states that the present system has met with the hearty approval of clients.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 576, 31 January 1929, Page 6
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160RAILAGE OF PARCELS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 576, 31 January 1929, Page 6
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