MONTREAL RATES RISE
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NAONTREAL transport rates have Iv' risen after a ruling by the Quebec Transportation Board on an application by the Automotive Transport Association. The Board granted increases of 8-12 per cent, applying to general commercial cartage, parcel delivery, furniture removing and the transport of coal.
Hauliers will be allowed to charge 22.50 dollars a day for the hire of twoton lorries, 25.50 dollars for lorries up to 4 tons, and 30 dollars for eIticles tip to 7 tons. On a five-day week basis, the rates will be 85, 95 and 105 dollars. respectively.
New parcel-delivery rates are: 50 lb. or less, 22' cents; fractions of 50 lb. will be considered as units of 50 lb.; a minimum of 55 cents will be charged on special-delivery parcels, and there will be a one-dollar minimum charge for trunk consignments. Furniture removers will be allowed to charge 4.30 dollars per hour for small vans with two men on duty and 6.40 dollars per hour for three men.