New Zealand Gazette – 1880 – No. 93

Page 1407

✨ Railway Freight Rates Schedule



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For all goods of Class H (Wool) not taken delivery of by consignees within £ s. d.
5 working hours after arrival, the storeage charges will be, for each
week or fraction of a week, for each bale 0 1 0
When delivered to ship's side an additional charge for haulage will be 0 1 6
made, at the rate of, per ton

HAULAGE.
On goods consigned to the station for delivery on shore and delivered
instead to vessels, a charge for haulage will be made at the rate of, per 0 0 6
ton
On goods consigned to private sidings and delivered instead to vessels, a 0 1 0
charge for haulage will be made at the rate of, per ton

LYTTELTON AND TIMARU.
CLASS H.-WOOL.
Wool between Timaru and Lyttelton will be charged as follows, viz:-
Undumped 5s. 8d. per bale.
Double-dumped 10s. per bale.

OAMARU AND BREAKWATER.

To or from Station Yard or Goods Shed. To or from Harbour Board Sidings.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
General merchandise, per ton 0 2 0 0 1 6
Coal and other minerals, including loading, unloading being done by consignees, per ton 0 1 0 0 1 0
Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton 0 1 6 0 1 0
Wool, screw-pressed, per bale 0 0 9 0 0 6
Timber, per 100 superficial feet, including loading, unloading being done by consignees 0 0 3 1/2 0 0 3 1/2
Rails and posts, per truck 0 6 6 0 6 6
Live stock, per truck 0 5 0 0 5 0
Returned empties, each 0 0 6 0 0 6

A uniform rate of 6d. each for all passengers.
Goods to or from Government sheds will be loaded by the Department, and those to
or from Harbour Board sidings by Harbour Board tenants. Demurrage at the rate
of £1 per truck per day will be charged on trucks not loaded or unloaded within
4 working hours after arrival.
All through goods will be charged at ordinary rates; one mile for the Breakwater
Branch Line will be added to the mileage to or from Oamaru.

DUNEDIN AND PORT CHALMERS.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, booked from Port Chalmers s. d.
to Dunedin, not to private sidings 5 7 per ton.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, booked from Port Chalmers
to Dunedin, to private sidings 4 6 "
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, booked from Dunedin to Port
Chalmers 4 6 "
Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measure-
ment, at option of the Department; other goods by weight or measurement as the
Department directs.

CLASS N.-SHIPS' BALLAST.
Ships' ballast carried on the Port Chalmers line will be charged half-rate.

MILEAGE.
For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of passengers and all goods and
parcels between Dunedin and Port Chalmers Lower Station, and between Pelichet
Bay and Port Chalmers Upper Station, the distance in each case will be deemed to
be 8 miles.

CLARKSVILLE AND LAWRENCE BRANCH.
CLASSES K, N, AND P.
In addition to the rates specified in Part III., a charge of 1/2d. per ton per mile
will be made on all goods of Classes N and P, and of 1/2d. per 500 superficial feet, or
fraction thereof, per mile on all timber carried on the Lawrence Branch, such
addition to be made only for the distance such goods are carried on the branch.



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🚂 Continuation of Railway Freight and Carriage Rates Schedule detailing fares and storage charges. (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 October 1880
Railway rates, storage charges, haulage, wool, Oamaru, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, branch line charges