The railway policy of South Africa; an analysis of the effects of railway rates, finance and management on the economic development of the union.

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Author / Creator:Frankel, S. Herbert (Sally Herbert), 1903-
Imprint:Johannesburg, Hortors Ltd., 1928.
Description:xvii, 367 pages tables (some folded) 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3581820
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Physical medium:8vo.
Notes:Includes biibliographical notes.
Other form:Online version: Frankel, S. Herbert (Sally Herbert), 1903- Railway policy of South Africa. Johannesburg, Hortors Ltd., 1928
Standard no.:ZBWT00166964
Table of Contents:
  • The provisions of the South Africa Act, 1909
  • The South Africa Act in practice: railway policy and finance
  • Railway rates
  • The effect of the existing railway rate policy on the industries of the union
  • Addendum. The future management of the South African railways and harbours
  • Tables I. Life of locomotive rolling stock
  • Table II. Capital and betterment services, comparison of annual grants and expenditure, 1913-1927
  • Table III. Comparison of the estimates of the Railway Board with the actual results of working certain branch lines in 1926
  • Table IV. Classification of the stores consumed by the gold mines of the Transvaal, according to the class rates of the South African Railway Tarrif
  • Table V. Estimated S.A.R. earning in 1925-26 from the goods and mineral traffic carried at each class rate of the tariff
  • Table VI. Comparison of railage charges on S.A. products transported at preferential rates, with those on imported commodities.