SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS
Reading edition
PROPOSED UNIFORM FARES AND RATES:
Passenger Fares: Any Distance, so far as train travels.
Main Lines: First Class 5/-, Third Class 1/-.
Local Lines: ” 6d. ” 1d.
Goods Rates: Any Distance.
Fast Service: Average 10/- per ton.
Slow Service: ” 1/6 ”
Introduction.
Page 15.
The Royal Mail.—Letters carried for same price any distance. Why not passengers and goods? Object of pamphlet to prove that this is financially possible with small uniform fares and rates mentioned. A Business Proposition for Nation and Shareholders.