New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 87

Page 1359

✨ Railway Freight Rate Schedules



Oct. 24.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1359
INVERCARGILL JETTY AND RAILWAY STATION.

Item To or from Station Yard or Goods Shed.
General merchandise, per ton £ s. d.
Coal and other minerals, loading and discharging being done by consignees, per ton... 0 2 6
Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton 0 1 0
Wool, screw-pressed, per bale 0 1 6
Timber, per 100 superficial feet, loading and discharging being done by consignees 0 0 9
Rails and posts, per truck 0 0 3½
Live stock, per truck 0 6 6
Returned empties, each... 0 5 0
0 0 6

Demurrage at the rate of 10s. per truck per day or part of a day will be charged
on trucks not loaded or unloaded within 4 working hours after arrival.
All through goods will be booked at ordinary rates; one mile for the Branch Line
between Invercargill Station and Jetty will be added to the mileage to or from
Invercargill.

PART V.—THROUGH RATES.

The following rates will be charged for through goods upon the lines herein
specified, instead of the classified rates, fares, and charges specified in Parts I. and
III. Small lots will be charged as specified in Part III. :—

AUCKLAND SECTION.
RIVER TRAFFIC.

Through goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and E, between Auckland and the ports of
Whatawhata, Cambridge, and Alexandra, will be charged at per ton as follows :—

Railway. River. Total.
A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s.
Whatawhata... 39 0 32 4 26 2 19 6 12 6 14 0 13 0 12
Cambridge and 39 0 32 4 26 2 19 6 12 6 19 0 19 0 18
Alexandra ...

The transhipment from railway trucks to the river steamers, and vice versa, will
be effected at Ngaruawahia.

KAIPARA HARBOUR TRAFFIC.

Passengers will be booked through from Auckland to the following stations at the
under-mentioned fares:—

Auckland to RAIL. STEAMER. TOTAL.
1st Class. 2nd Class. 1st Class.
s. d. s.
North Head and intermediate stations 9 6 6
Port Albert and intermediate stations 9 6 6
Matakohe or Port Curtis and interme- 9 6 6
diate stations ...
Dargaville and intermediate stations ... 9 6 6

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, between Auckland Station and ports on the
Kaipara, will be charged at per ton, weight or measurement, as below, wharfage at
Helensville included. Ships to place in and take delivery of goods from trucks at
Helensville Wharf.



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