Report of the Committee of Investigation into transportation costs in northern Australia, September 1965, [to the Minister for National Development]

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION INTO TRANSPORTATION COSTS IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA 1
CONTENTS 7
INTRODUCTION 11
SUMMARY OF THE COMMITTEE’S CONCLUSIONS 13
CHAPTER I NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND ITS TRANSPORT SERVICES 20
CHAPTER II QUEENSLAND 51
CHAPTER III WESTERN AUSTRALIA 78
CHAPTER IV THE NORTHERN TERRITORY 94
CHAPTER V TAXATION AND TRANSPORT COSTS 117
CHAPTER VI FREIGHT SUBSIDIES 126
APPENDIXES APPENDIX I RETAIL PRICE INDE —FOOD AND GROCERIES BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, PERTH, AND SELECTED NORTHERN TOWNS 131
APPENDIX II BUILDING COSTS—NORTHERN AUSTRALIA 134
APPENDIX IIIa RETAIL PRICES OF DEVELOPMENT GOODS 135
APPENDIX IVa FREIGHT AND ASSOCIATED CHARGES FROM PROPERTY TO POINT OF ULTIMATE SALE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS PROCEEDS 138
APPENDIX IVc FREIGHT AND ASSOCIATED CHARGES FROM PROPERTY TO POINT OF ULTIMATE SALE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS PROCEEDS (1964-65 SEASON) 143
APPENDIX IVd ORD RIVER RAW COTTON (LINT) 1963-64 145
APPENDIX IVe FREIGHT AND OTHER COSTS ON 1½ BUSHEL CASES OF PINEAPPLES FROM NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND SOLD ON METROPOLITAN MARKETS 146
APPENDIX Va SOURCES OF ROADS FUNDS IN AUSTRALIA 1958-59 TO 1962-63 147
APPENDIX Vd BEEF ROADS PROGRAMME—PROGRESS ON APPROVED ROADS 156
APPENDIX Ve PROPOSED ROADS PROGRAMME—QUEENSLAND 159
APPENDIX Vf WESTERN AUSTRALIA—KIMBERLEY ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 161
APPENDIX Vg ROAD TRANSPORT OF BEEF CATTLE IN THE KIMBERLEY REGION 163
APPENDIX Vh NORTHERN TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION—THREE YEAR PROGRAMME OF ROAD DEVELOPMENT 164
APPENDIX Vi CONDITIONS OF PERMITS FOR ROAD TRAINS—WESTERN AUSTRALIA 166
APPENDIX VIa PORTS OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA 167
APPENDIX VIb AVERAGE DISCHARGING RATES IN MAIN AUSTRALIAN PORTS AND NORTHERN PORTS 172
APPENDIX VIc MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 173
APPENDIX VId VESSELS SERVING NORTHERN AUSTRALIA 176
APPENDIX VIIa Railway Freight Rates 178
APPENDIX VIIb QUEENSLAND RAILWAYS—SCHEDULE IIA RATES AND PRINCIPAL SPECIAL PUBLISHED RATES 182
APPENDIX VIIc QUEENSLAND RAILWAYS—CONTRACT RATES 183
APPENDIX VIII FARES AND FREIGHT RATES SCHEDULED AIR SERVICES IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA (1964 FIGURES) 184

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