✨ Railway Tolls and Rates
CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
SCHEDULE OF TOLLS.
LYTTELTON, TO OR FROM CHRISTCHURCH
| Goods—except as hereinafter mentioned—dead weight or measurement | |
|---|---|
| Flour, per ton, of 2000lbs, including Wharfage | Seven Shillings a ton. |
| Coal, Pig and Bar Iron, Slates, Bricks, and Stone | Six Shillings and Sixpence. |
| Wharfage on Through Goods | Six Shillings a ton. |
| Goods Landed on Wharf, and delivered at Lyttelton Station, or delivered at Lyttelton Station for shipment from Wharf | One Shilling a ton. |
| Timber, per 100 superficial feet, including Stacking and Wharfage | Two Shillings a ton. |
| Ditto, V.D.L. | One Shilling and Fourpence. |
| Ditto, if loaded by Railway Porters | One Shilling and Sixpence. |
| Ditto, Wharfage only | Seven Shillings per Cord. |
| Firewood, including Wharfage | One Shilling per Cord Extra. |
| Ditto, if loaded by Railway Porters | One Shilling per Cord. |
| Timber from Christchurch to Lyttelton, when not stacked, per 100 superficial feet | One Shilling. |
| Ditto, V.D.L., ditto | One Shilling and Twopence. |
| Piles and Heavy Timber | Special Agreement. |
| Packages under half a ton sent by Goods Train, to be charged as half a ton at Goods Rate | Special Agreement, but not less than Goods Rate. |
| Packages weighing or measuring more than two tons | Freight and half. |
APPLICABLE TO BOTH LINES
| Stoves and other Castings (not packed) | Single Freight. |
| Hay, Straw, and Chaff, (pressed) per ton weight | Special Agreement. |
| Ditto, ditto, (unpressed) ditto | Single Freight. |
| Bran and Coke, ditto | Single Freight. |
| Flax in Bales, per ton weight | Special terms and rates. |
| China, Glass, Pictures, and other valuable and hazardous goods | Special terms and rates. |
GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
| FROM | CHRISTCHURCH | TEMPLETON | ROLLESTON | LEESTON ROAD | SELWYN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods. | Coal. | Timber. | Per 100 sup. ft. | Goods. | Coal. | Timber. | Per 100 sup. ft. | Goods. | |
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | Ton. | |
| Ton. | Ton. | Per 100 sup. ft. | Ton. | Ton. |
| Templeton... | .. | 6 3 | 5 0 | 1 0 | .. | 8 0 | 7 0 | 1 3 |
| Rolleston... | .. | 8 0 | 7 0 | 1 3 | 3 6 | .. | 6 3 | 5 6 | 1 6 |
| Leeston Road | .. | 9 2 | 8 0 | 1 6 | 6 3 | 5 9 | .. | 7 6 | 6 9 | 1 9 |
| Selwyn..... | .. | 11 3 | 9 6 | 1 9 | 7 6 | 6 9 | 9 6 | .. | 9 0 | 8 0 | 3 0 |
| Lyttelton Through Rates, including wharfage... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 3 | 11 8 | 2 2 | 16 0 | 13 6 | 2 8 | 17 2 | 14 6 | 2 9 |
Pig and Bar Iron, Slates, Bricks, and Stone, to be charged the same as Coals.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1869, No 11
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