Freight Rates




494
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

INVERCARGILL JETTY AND RAILWAY STATION.

To or from Station Yard or Goods Shed.
General merchandise, per ton £ s. d. 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 3½
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.

WAIMATE AND DUNTROON AND HAKATERAMEA RAILWAY COMPANIES’ LINES.

The following rates will be charged per mile 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 1¼
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 9
Class E, per ton 0 4
Classes N, P, per ton 0 4
Wool (undumped), per bale 0 1½
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

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 ,,
Nightcaps to Bluff 7 6 ,,
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.
Picton—Blenheim.

Lyttelton—Christchurch.
Port Chalmers—Dunedin.
Bluff-Invercargill.

BRANCH LINES.

GOODS OF CLASSES A, B, C, D.

One penny per ton per mile will be charged in addition to the classified rates on goods of Classes A, B, C, D, on the following branch lines:—Rangiora to Sheffield, Eyreton, Springfield, Whitecliffs, Mount Somers, Lincoln, Little River, Waimate, Duntroon, Ngapara, Wyndham, Invercargill to Kingston, Riverton and Otautau; but such addition to be made only for the distance goods are carried on the branch.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1884, No 31





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🚂 Freight Rates for Invercargill Jetty and Railway Station

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight, Rates, Invercargill, Jetty, Railway Station

🚂 Freight Rates for Waimate and Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Companies’ Lines

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Freight, Rates, Waimate, Duntroon, Hakateramea, Railway Companies

🚂 Freight Rates for Rakaia-Ashburton Forks Railway Company’s Line

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Freight, Rates, Rakaia, Ashburton Forks, Railway Company

🚂 Minimum Charges for Local Traffic on Companies’ Lines

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🚂 Freight Rates for Native Coal, Coal Dross, and Fireclay

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight, Rates, Native Coal, Coal Dross, Fireclay

🚂 Freight Rates for Ships’ Goods

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight, Rates, Ships’ Goods, Measurement, Half Rates

🚂 Additional Freight Rates for Branch Lines

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Freight, Rates, Branch Lines, Additional Charges