RAILWAY GOODS RATES (COMPARISON BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, D-03

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAY GOODS RATES (COMPARISON BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND).

Laid on the Table by the Hon. E. Richardson, with the Leave of the House.

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Comparison of Goods Rates, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and New Zealand.

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New South Wales, Victoria. South Australia. New Zealand. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. 10 20 50 100 200 1.0 20 50 100 | 200 10 20 50 100 200 10 I 20 50 100 200 Class A per ton 12/ 15/9 38/3 75/9 139/6 9/ 11/6 29/ 58/6 112/6 9/6 17/ 39/6 77/ 146/5 7/6 13/4 31/6 49/4 70/2 » B 9/ 11/11 29/5 58/7 108/2 7/6 10/ 25/ 50/ 95/10 7/ 12/ 27/ 52/ 98/3 7/ 12/ 26/10 41/6 56/1 . C V 9/1 21/7 42/5 77/10 6/6 8/6 21/ 41/6 79/2 5/9 9/6 20/9 39/6 74/3 6/5 10/7 22/11 33/7 44/3 . D 6/ 7/8 17/8 j 34/4 62/8 5/ 6/6 16/6 33/6 62/6 4/6 7/ 14/6 27/ 50/2 5/10 9/2 17/5 26/6 39/ „ E* 4/ 4/6 m\ 11/9 18/10 4/ 5/ 7/6 11/4 18/4 3/8 5/4 10/4 15/7 23/11 4/5 5/6 9/8 13/10 22/2 Coal x • 1/0 2/1 4/10 8/4 15/8 3/ 3/6 7/6 13/6 21/10 2/1 4/2 10/5 20/10 41/8 2/7 3/5 5/11 10/1 14/5 * Class E, grain for export: For purposes of comparison allowance for loading and unloading is included in each case (New South Wales, Is. at each end ; Victoria, Is. at each end ; South Australia, Is. at each end ; and New Zealand, 6d. at each end).