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FRANCE 



Railway to favour me with a statement showing 

 the rates charged by his Company for the 

 carriage of blackberries from (1) St. Malo to 

 London, and (2) from stations in Devon and 

 Cornwall to London. He has furnished me 

 with the following figures : — 



(1) Rate (including delivery) for the transport 

 of blackberries from St. Malo to London : 

 £2 0,?. 2d, per ton. 



(2) Rates (including delivery) from stations 

 in Devon and Cornwall to London, in respect 

 to consignments above those represented by 

 " smalls " : — 



FROM 



Bere Ferrers (Devon) . 

 St. Budeanx ( ,, ) . 

 Holsworthy ( „ ) . 

 Launceston (Cornwall) 

 Camelford ( ,, ) 

 AVadebridge ( „ ) 



MILES. 



221* 



225§ 

 21 Of 

 222 1 

 239| 

 2o2| 



3-TON 



LOTS. 



Per ton. 



s. d. 

 10 10 

 10 10 



10 10 



11 8 

 13 4 

 13 4 



2-TON 

 LOTS. 



1-TON 

 LOT. 



Per ton. 

 £ s. d 



1 12 61 1 

 1 12 6 1 1 



1 12 6 

 1 13 4 

 1 15 

 1 15 



Per ton. 

 £ «. d. 



14 



14 

 1 14 

 1 15 

 1 16 

 1 16 



LOTS 

 UNDER 

 1 TON. 



I 



Per ton. 

 £ s. d. 



15 10 



15 10 



15 10 



16 8 



17 6 



18 4 



It will thus be seen that if the traffic is sent 

 from Devon or Cornwall in any quantity above 

 " smalls " it is carried at a more favourable rate 

 than from St. Malo ; while if it is sent in large 

 quantities, such as three tons, it gets the benefit 

 of from 9.v. 4d. to 6s. 10r/. per ton. The Si exces- 



