The rate for Yarn from Dieppe to Bâle, a distance of 716 Kilometres, is 47 frs. 30 cts. The explanation of these apparent anomalies is that the rates from Roubaix and Rouen to Epinal are based on the local ordinary tariffs; that the rate from Antwerp to Epinal is a special import rate; whereas the rate from Dieppe to Bâle is a still lower special tariff for transit goods. The following is an example of transit or through rates from a town in Italy to a port in France. The proportions of the receipts accruing to each Company and the rates charged for goods carried locally between the respective points are shown. It will be seen that the local rates from the frontier to Paris are in excess of the charges from Milan to Paris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | A. | B. | | | D |-------------+-------------+-------------- | | i |Through Rates|Through Rates| | | s | for lots of |for lots of 5| | | t |100 kilos and| tons and |Ordinary Local | | a | above | above |Rates between From. | To. | n |-------------+-------------|the respective | | c | In the proportions due to | points. | | e | each distance. | | | |---------------------------+-------------- | |km.| 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | | |class.|class.|class.|class.|class.|class. ----------------|--------+---+------+------+------+------+------+------- | | |f. c. |f. c. |f. c. |f. c. |f. c. |f. c. Milan |Modane |238| 22.14| 18.42| 22.14| 18.42| 40.89| 36.03 Modane |Frontier| 12| 1.15| 0.95| 1.15| 0.95| 2.90| 2.50 Frontier |Paris |672| 68.10| 57.25| 53.50| 46.55| 94.20| 81.00 | |---|------|------|------|------| | | |922| 91.39| 76.62| 76.79| 65.92| | | | | | | | | | Ceinture Railway| -- | 15| 3.10| 3.10| 3.10| 3.10| 3.10| 3.10 Paris |Havre |226| 23.05| 19.60| 17.55| 15.35| 32.00| 28.00 Terminal charges| -- |...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1.90| 1.90 -----------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------- Totals per 1,000|Kilos 1163|117.54| 99.32| 97.44| 84.37|174.99|152.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.--The proportions accruing to the French Companies for lots under 5 tons remain the same for traffic from all the Italian stations named in the Tariff.