| | | 25/- b | } C. & D. | | | C. & D. | } | | | | Hull | ” | Meat and other | 25/- | 40/- | | Imported Goods | C. & D. | C. & D. -----------+-------------+-----------------------+----------+--------- a. Exclusive of hampers. b. Inclusive of hampers. X Bacon in 1 ton lots 22/6 per ton C. & D. Butter and Lard in 4 ton lots 22/6 per ton C. & D. C. & D. In other words, collected and delivered. In the interest of shippers transit rates have been adopted; and as an illustration, may be mentioned the rate for tea from China, Japan, and India, brought by water to London, and despatched to Liverpool by rail for shipment to America or elsewhere, viz.:-- --------+------------+------------------------+----------+---------- | | | Export | Local From | To | Article. | Rates | Rates | | | per Ton. | per Ton. --------+------------+------------------------+----------+---------- London | Liverpool | Tea from China, India, | 25/- | 37/6 | | Japan, under Bond | C. & D. | C. & D. | | | | ” | Birmingham | Tea | -- | 34/2 | | | | C. & D. ” | Manchester | ” | -- | 40/0 | | | | C. & D. --------+------------+------------------------+----------+---------- In the abolition of these rates the home trader or consumer can have no direct interest; although the transit rate is lower than that for home traffic, it cannot in any way prejudice the English trader. If the special rate were withdrawn he would be no better off; the traffic would simply go to its destination by water.