✨ Railway Freight Rates
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93.
Parcel Rates.
| MILES UNDER | NOT EXCEEDING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 7 lb. | 14 lb. | 28 lb. | 56 lb. | 112 lb. |
| 15 | s. d. 0 6 | s. d. 0 6 | s. d. 0 9 | s. d. 0 9 | s. d. 1 0 |
| 20 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 3 | 1 6 |
| 30 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 1 6 | 2 0 |
| 40 | 0 9 | 1 0 | 1 6 | 1 9 | 2 3 |
| 65 | 0 9 | 1 3 | 1 9 | 2 0 | 2 6 |
| 100 | 1 0 | 1 9 | 2 3 | 2 9 | 2 9 |
| 150 | 1 6 | 2 0 | 2 9 | 3 3 | 3 9 |
| For each 25 miles or fraction thereof in excess of 150 miles | 0 2 | 0 2 | 0 4 | 0 6 | 0 9 |
In addition to the above rates a charge of 4d. per parcel will be made upon all
parcels consigned to Dunedin.
Parcels must be at the station at least thirty minutes before the advertised time of
departure of the train by which they are to be forwarded.
The charges on parcels must be prepaid or paid on delivery.
All letter parcels must be prepaid.
Newspapers.
Newspapers will be charged half parcel rates.
Horses and Carriages.
| Item | For any Distance not exceeding 10 Miles. | For every Mile after the first 10 Miles. |
|---|---|---|
| s. d. | s. d. | |
| A single horse | 8 8 | 0 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ |
| Each additional horse belonging to the same owner | 6 0 | 0 2 |
| Two-wheeled carriages, each | 7 6 | 0 3 |
| Four-wheeled " " | 10 0 | 0 4 |
Entire horses requiring a special box will be charged a rate and a half, but if
allowed to travel with an additional horse belonging to the same owner, ordinary
rates will be charged.
Foals, one year old and under, half-rate.
Horses and foals in consignments of not less than two truck-loads, may be sent in
cattle trucks, at rates charged for cattle in truck-loads.
Dogs.
Dogs must be provided with chains, or sufficient means of securing them. They
will not be allowed in carriages, and the sender must obtain a ticket, to be given up
at the end of the journey, before the dog is delivered.
The charge for conveyance of dogs for every twenty-five miles, or fractional
part of twenty-five miles, will be per head ... 0 6
The maximum charge per head ... 5 0
Lambs, Sucking Pigs, Rabbits, and Poultry,
Properly secured in crates or baskets, will be carried at parcel rates.
Milk.
For distances of not more than 10 miles ... 4d. per gallon.
For every additional 10 miles or fraction thereof ... 4d. "
Minimum charge, 6d.
Empties will be returned free.
Milk will be carried only at the owner's sole risk, who will take all responsibility
of loading and unloading.
Corpses.
One shilling (1s.) per mile Minimum, one pound (£1).
Children's, half-rates. Minimum, ten shillings (10s.).
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NZ Gazette 1880, No 93
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Continuation of Freight and Carriage Rates Schedule
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🚂 Transport & Communications30 September 1880
Parcel rates, Newspaper rates, Horse transport, Carriage rates, Dog conveyance, Milk transport, Corpse transport, Freight charges