Cattle Rates.—The rates for through cattle traffic from a Station of one Railway to a Station of another Railway in Holland, are, if carried by Goods Train, as follows.—
(a) For large cattle (oxen, cows, large calves, heifers, horses, donkeys, and foals) fl. 0·12 per square metre truck room per 10 kilometres (2½d.) 6·21 miles with fl. 5 (8s. 4d.) terminals for all trucks of all sizes.
The size of the trucks being from 12 to 18 square metres (about 14½ to 21½ square yards).
For a truck of 15 square metres (about 18 square yards) for a distance of 108 kilometres (67 miles) the charge would be—
| Mileage rate | fl. 19·44 | 32s. 5d. |
| Terminals | fl. 5 | 8s. 4d. |
| Disinfecting | fl. 0·60 | 1s. 0d. |
| fl. 25·04 | 41s. 9d. | |
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(b) For small cattle (pigs, small calves, sheep, goats, &c.) the rates are:—
Fl. 0·09 (1.8d.) per square metre per 10 kilometres if carried in trucks with one floor.
Fl. 0·15 (3d.) per square metre per 10 kilometres if carried in trucks with two floor stages, with fl. 5 (8s. 4d.) terminals in every case.
If carried by passenger trains the above rates are increased by one-third.