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Briefly, the conditions of the railway companies are as 

 follow : 



(1) For squared timber the 144 divisor 1 is used. 



(2) For round timber string under bark and 113 divisor 



(or if measured over bark, an allowance for bark to 

 be made). Includes loading. 



But on (i) Scotch railways, (2) or from Scotch 

 railways to England or Wales, (3) or from North- 

 Eastern Railway stations 



Tape over bark, and 144 divisor, and loading 2 

 is not included. 



(3) The companies reserve the right to charge separately 



for bark when measuring with string under bark and 

 113 divisor. 



(4) Timber, in pieces over 6 tons, is charged 25 per cent. 



over usual rates. 



(5) The weights of timber are ascertained from the 

 measurements on the assumption that : 



Acacia . . . 



Ash . . ^ 



Beech ........ 



Hornbeam 



Oak 



Elm (if string under bark, and 113 divisor) 



And that : 



Alder 



Birch . . . .... 



Spanish Chestnut 



Elm (tape over bark, and 144 divisor) 



Fir 



Hemlock 



Larch 



Pine 



Spruce 



Maple 



Plane . . . ..... 



Poplar . . . . . *..* 

 Sycamore . . . . : . . . 



Walnut IS 



1 Vide Chapter XIII. 



2 Tape over bark rates are not the same as string under bark rates. In 

 nearly all cases, tape over bark rates may be agreed upon by the sender. 



40 cub. ft. 



(as measured) 



equal i ton. 



50 cub. ft. 



(as measured) 



equal I ton. 



