✨ Railway Freight Rate Amendments




  1. Parcels Rates

Paragraph 1: The rates scheduled in this paragraph are increased as follows:

Rates up to $1.55 .. .. .. Increased by up to 10c.
Exceeding $1.55 and up to $3.10 .. Increased by 15c.
Exceeding $3.10 .. .. .. Increased by 20c.

  1. Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Mushrooms, and Nuts

Paragraph 1: The rates scheduled in this paragraph are increased as follows:

Rates up to $1.55 .. .. .. Increased by up to 10c.
Exceeding $1.55 and up to $3.10 .. Increased by 15c.
Exceeding $3.10 .. .. .. Increased by 20c.

Paragraph 4:

Omit 35c. (in two places)
Insert 40c. (in two places)

  1. Library Exchanges

Paragraph 1:

Omit 10c.
Insert 11c.

  1. Dogs

Paragraph 1 (a): Omit this sub-paragraph and substitute:

(a) Dogs, Tethered (Each):

Miles Not Exceeding $
25 .. . 0.22
50 .. . 0.38
75 .. . 0.60
100 .. . 0.75
125 .. . 0.95
150 .. . 1.10

Miles

Not Exceeding $
200 .. . 1.40
250 .. . 1.60
300 .. . 1.80
350 .. . 1.95
400 .. . 2.20
450 .. . 2.35

Miles

Not Exceeding $
500 .. . 2.50
550 .. . 2.75
600 .. . 2.95
650 .. . 3.10
700 .. . 3.35

For each additional 50 miles or part thereof 0.15

Paragraph 2:

Omit 30c.
Insert 35c.

  1. Corpses

Paragraph 1: Omit the rates scheduled in this paragraph, and substitute:

Rate Per Minimum
Mile Charge
c $
32 13.40
54 22.70

By trains other than express, passenger, or express goods trains
Consignments conveyed portion of the journey by express, passenger, or express goods trains and portion by other trains will be charged at these rates for the full journey.

Paragraph 2:

Omit 75c.
Insert 80c.



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πŸš‚ Amended Rates for Motor Bicycles Accompanying Passengers

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
Motor bicycles, Passengers, Freight rates, Charges, Loading, Unloading

πŸš‚ Railway Freight Rate Amendments

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
Parcels, Fresh produce, Library exchanges, Dogs, Corpses, Freight rates, Charges