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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 3 (July 1, 1932)

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The Railways maintain an open door for all classes of traffic, while providing, in the case of passengers, fares regulated to some extent in the interests of national development, and in the case of freight, distinctive rates for similar weights based largely on the capacity of the respective commodities to bear the rate charged. Because this practice is of such long standing and has come to be regarded as in the nature of things, rather than as a definitely objective and fully conditioned policy, the full value of the national service performed by the Railways is liable to be overlooked.

I wish, therefore, to draw pointed attention to one or two facts bearing on the situation as it stands at present, with special reference to the conditions under which competitive road carriers have been able to operate.