COMMERCE IN MAIZE GRAIN 557 



I hereby certify that the bags of meal for CHAP 



(state whether for cattle feeding or human consumption) consigned xil 



t0 on behalf of 



to be exported beyond South Africa, are the total pro- 

 duct of the bags of maize received from 



on 



17. In the case of grain consigned to be milled at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, 

 East London and Durban, and subsequently exported, the Goods Superintendent 

 at the ports will advise the harbour officials of such consignments, so that in the 

 event of the manufactured product being carted to the docks, the necessary steps to 

 protect the revenue and collect the charges due may be taken by that Depart- 

 ment. 



18. Forwarding station must see that the labels on trucks containing weevily 

 grain are distinctly marked as " Weevily Maize " or Weevily Kaffir Corn," 

 and the grain described as such on the consignment note, and that such grain 

 is not loaded with other traffic. The staff at stations where weevily grain is tran- 

 shipped must also see that such grain is not transhipped into trucks containing 

 other traffic. 



Trucks which have been used for the conveyance of weevily grain must be 

 properly cleaned before again being utilized. 



514. American Railage Rates. — The South African farmer 

 grumbles against the Government, as much as the farmers of 

 other countries, and has not been slow to lay the blame for 

 grievances — actual or imaginary — to Government ownership 

 of railways. He has even suggested that the reduced rates 

 and other facilities for the export of maize were inadequate. 

 Some experience of private ownership of railways in new and 

 thinly populated countries like South Africa, leads us to the 

 conclusion that the South African farmer is far better off than the 

 farmers of most other countries, and that he will be well advised 

 to cling tenaciously to the ownership and control of his own 

 railroads. The South African export freight rate for maize 

 compares favourably with the American through rate of 26 

 cents (is. id.) per 200 lbs. from Chicago to Boston. The 

 following figures are given by Bowman and Crossley (1) : — 



" Maize is usually shipped from terminal to terminal 

 export markets. The freight varies according to the route 

 and method of exportation. In 1909 the rate for corn by 

 river from St. Louis to New Orleans was 10 cents per 100 lbs. 

 Corn shipped from Chicago to New York by lake and canal 

 cost in 1906 -055 1 cent per bushel, exclusive of Buffalo charges 

 and transferring from lake steamer to canal boat. By lake 

 and rail, -02572 cents per bushel covered the entire cost of 

 transportation, shipped by rail entirely cost -0952 cent per 

 bushel during the same year. A freight rate of 13 cents per 



