THE RAILWAY VERSUS THE RIVER
The settlers of Camhiidge and the surrounding distuct looked foiwaid to the opeuiiiu of the iai!wny ;>■= the enmincnceuicnt of an era of chrap rates, ot at least i.ites below those w huh they had hitherto liccn piyin^foi the mot tiansport. But we lcgiet to sn they weie disap])Ointed in then o\p< ctationt., as the) now hud that m th' 1 cuiiai»o ot ceitam matoiial the liver oilci- the be-t induce incnt. The Co opeialiw Association intended goinc m foi the coal tiade inimediately on the op^iiuuj; of the line, but tl.ey now find that the uilwa\ rates arc ho higii tint thoy cannot compete with the Shipping Company in this depaitment of liumih^, and bo have been obliged to abandon the id".i Theie is sonietliinr; like two shillings diUVunce in the puce of a ton of coal biou^ht fiom Huntlj and landed at the lailway station, and that laiide I .it the wliaif Tins has be*", co opoiatois a thinking and the Railway l)e[>ai tni'Mit will shoitly be consulted on the niattei.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 16 October 1884, Page 3
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177THE RAILWAY VERSUS THE RIVER Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1916, 16 October 1884, Page 3
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