✨ Railway Freight Tariffs
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1898
BUXTON'S TO INVERCARGILL.
CLASS P.—BRICKS.
Bricks of native produce, from Buxton's to Invercargill, will be charged 1s. 6d.
per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
INVERCARGILL JETTY AND RAILWAY STATION.
To or from
Station Yard
or
Goods Shed.
£ s. d.
General merchandise, per ton
0 2 6
Coal and other minerals, loading and discharging being done by
consignees, per ton
0 1 0
Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton
0 1 6
Wool, screw-pressed, per bale
0 0 9
Timber, per 100 superficial feet, loading and discharging being
done by consignees
0 0 3
Rails and posts, per truck
0 6 6
Live stock, per truck
0 5 0
Returned empties, each
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 four 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.
WAIMEA PLAINS, DUNTROON AND HAKATERAMEA, AND WAIMATE
RAILWAY COMPANIES' LINES.
The following rates will be charged per mile upon the Waimea Plains Company's
line, and upon the Duntroon and Hakateramea Company's line, and upon the
Waimate Railway Company's line :—
s. d.
Classes A, B, C, D, per ton
0 9
Class E, per ton
0 4
Classes N, P, per ton
0 3
Wool (undumped), per bale
0 1
Timber, per 100 superficial feet
0 1
Classes F, M, per truck
0 9
Double-floor trucks
rate and a half
Class L, per truck
1 0
RAKAIA-ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY COMPANY'S LINE.
The following rates will be charged per mile upon the Rakaia-Ashburton Forks
Railway Company's line:—
s. d.
Classes A, B, C, D, per ton
0 7
Class E, per ton
0 3
Classes, N, P, per ton
0 2
Wool (undumped), per bale
0 1
Timber, per 100 superficial feet
0 0
Classes F, M, per truck
0 9
Double-floor trucks
rate and a half
Class L, per truck
1 0
For local traffic on the Companies' lines, and between the terminal Government
station and the Companies' stations, the minimum charges will be not less than the
classified rates.
CLASS P.—NATIVE COAL, COAL DROSS, AND FIRECLAY.
s. d.
Springfield to Christchurch
6 0 per ton.
Glentunnel or Sheffield to Christchurch
5 2
South Malvern or Whitecliffs to Christchurch
5 6
Shag Point to Dunedin
6 6 "
Stirling to Dunedin
6 8
Nelson's to Dunedin
6 6
Nightcaps to Invercargill
6 0 11
Minimum quantity, 4 tons.
SHIPS' GOODS.
The following ships' goods will be carried by measurement at half rates on the
lines stated below, viz.: Combines, omnibuses, tramcars, tanks, (iron, empty), wire
netting.
LINES:—
Onehunga-Auckland.
Lyttelton-Christchurch.
Picton-Blenheim.
Port Chalmers-Dunedin.
Bluff-Invercargill.
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Detailed Railway Freight Rates and Charges for various South Island Branches and Routes.
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Railway rates, Freight charges, Tariffs, Buxton, Invercargill, Waimate, Rakaia, Christchurch, Dunedin, Ships' goods