RAILWAY FREIGHTS AND SIDINGS.
TARIFF BADLY TN NEED OF REVISION. (Special to Daily News.) ' Wellington, Last.Night. Reports the Parliamentary Industries Committee:—The Committee took evidence regarding railway freights, and it was clearly shown that the tariff is badly in need of revision, especially in view of the altered values of many of the articles carried; further, the rate classification list should also be. altered and brought up to date. The increases of 10 per cent., and 10 per cent .imposed during the war period, cause confusion and further emphasise the need for revision of the railway tariff. The Committee recommend abolishing this special loading and substituting a definite rate in all cases'.
The general question of railway policy regarding revenue is one that should he reviewed by Parliament, especially seeing that further increased charges in fares find freights are foreshadowed by the evidence given by the General Manager. For many years a profit of 3 per cent, was regarded n= sufficient, and. any excess over this rat» was followed by reductions in passenger charges and freights. In 1915-I'd, the rate increascc 1 to 4J per cent., and in 1016-17 it reached its maximum, namely, 5J per cent. Tn the yen.r following, however, the rate fell to a little over 4A per cent. What rate of earning power is expected by Parliament? That being decided, the charges should be adjusted, as far ns practicable, on the basis of reasonable maximum earnings.
Every encouragement should be given to New Zealand industries on the general principle that goods manufactured or produced in the Dominion should receive preferential rates, as against imported articles of a similar class. Freight. anomolli(R such ■as exist on many sections of the railways should be eliminated.
Private railway sidings are not encouraged by the Department, and many complaints were made to the Committee in respect to this matter. The Committee consider that adequate siding facilities should be given to manufacturers, merchants, millers, and others on more reasonable terms than is the tlUtab at ftrtu&t
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1919, Page 3
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334RAILWAY FREIGHTS AND SIDINGS. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1919, Page 3
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