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Refrigerator Cars, 



IN March last Mr. J. W. Moor and Mr. 

 H Blaker saw the Minister of Lands 

 and Works by appointment with reference 

 to providing insulated railway trucks for 

 the dairy business of the Colony. Their 

 request was cordially supported by the 

 Minister of Agriculture and the then Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture, who suggested 

 that the insulation of one of the trucks 

 should be cariied out according to the 

 designs approved of by Mr. Challis, the 

 Dairy Expert. The suggestion was accep- 

 ted, truck 1501 being fitted up by Mr. 

 Arthur G. Enock, the Cold Storage Engi- 

 neer. Further information will be found 

 in the subjoined minute and circular. 



Hon. Minister of Lands and Works. 



Mr. Enock has now fitted up the truck 

 for the conveyance of dairy produce, and 

 I intend to run it with van No. 64, which 

 was specially fitted up V)y our Loco. 

 Department, on alternate days between 

 Durban and Mooi River. One of these 

 vehicles will be on the train leaving 

 Mooi Eiver at 2.20 p.m. daily, and will 

 pick up consignments of butter, milk, 

 eggs, etc., at intermediate stations for 

 Maritzburg and Durban. I enclose a 

 copy of the circular of instructions I 

 have issued to our staff with regard to 

 these trucks, and shall be glad if you 

 will request the Minister of Agriculture 

 to notify intending senders, so that 

 they may take advantage of the facilities 

 afforded. 



Will you also kindly make them 

 acquainted with the fact that ice can 

 be placed in the vehicles as indicated 

 in my circular, and that the station- 

 masters will render them every assist- 

 ance. 



Dav. Hunter, 



General Manager. 



29th August, 1901. 



The following is the circular referred 

 to in the foregoing : — 



NOTICE TO THE STAFF, 

 Conveyance of Dairy Produce to 

 Maritzburg and Durban. 

 1. The stafl: ia hereby informed that 

 van No. 64 and truck No. 301 have been 



specially fitted up for the conveyance of 

 dairy produce from intermediate stations 

 Mooi Kiver and below to Maritzburg and 

 Durl)an. 



2. These vehicles, on and from Monday, 

 2ud September, 1901, will, on alternate 

 days, be attached to No. 119 train at Mooi 

 River, picking up consignments en route, 

 and will be returned fi-om Durban to 

 Mooi River by No. 4 train empty so far 

 as the refrigerator chamber (hereinafter 

 described) is concerned, but use may be 

 made of the ordinary compartment for 

 luggage, etc., for stations up to and in- 

 cluding Mooi River. 



3. These vehicles {which will he rim 

 in addition to the ordinarij van on the 

 trains mentioned) must not be detached 

 en route, and the stationmaster, Mooi 

 River, will have them in readiness to be 

 promptly attached to No. 119 train. Tn 

 like manner the stationmaster, Durban, 

 will have the vehicles expeditiously off- 

 loaded and got ready to be attached to 

 No. 4 train. 



4. 'I he vehicles mentioned are fitted 

 up as under : — 





a 





1 



B 2 c 



3 





D 





Explanatory Notes. 



1 Compartment into which ordinary 



consignments may be loaded. 



2 Air-lock compartment. 



3 Refrigerator compartment. —Only 



butter, milk, eggs, and clean 

 vegetables to be placed therein. 

 A B C D Doors. 



5. On arrival at a station where a con- 

 signment for the refrigerator compart- 

 ment (No. 3) is to be picked up, door A 

 or D will be opened, the articles placed 

 in compartment No. 2, door A or D then 

 closed, and door C opened. The articles 

 can then be transferred to chamber 3, 

 and door C closed. The doors A or D 

 may then be opened. On no account 



