RAILWAY RATES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 5

RAILWAY RATES.

BIG IN C R BASE PEN DING-

£750,000 TO BE RAISED.

WEI.-LINGTON, July 14

Immediately the three Railway S0"-A cieties intimate the acceptunce’of the‘ new terms, the Government will and nounce an import:ul‘t revision of railwag frei-ghts ami fares. The tarifr' has been‘ under consideration by Half a. dozen ex-‘ perts fof some time, as the Govern: mout proposes to make larger increases: on some lowara-tefi mines of freighfi than upon those already producing it.‘ good return. Thus {here win he Var’-7 ia’r.io.nS upon the old tr-afiie, as well as a general percentage increase. The‘ whole advance will be very substan-« 1.331, as the Department must raise 311 additional £750,000 to meet the ind oreaseél wages ‘bill. 3