New Zealand Gazette – 1884 – No. 81

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✨ Railway Rates and Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

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.

CLASS K.—BLUFF.

White-pine timber consigned to the Bluff for shipment direct to Australian ports will be charged as on Wellington Section.

Consignments for Australian ports not made direct to the export ship will be charged the same rate, upon a statutory declaration to that effect being furnished, such declaration being made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” sections 233 and 234, in the form prescribed.

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 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

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. | Lyttelton—Christchurch.
Picton—Blenheim. | 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 to Little River, Waimate, Duntroon, Ngapara, Tapanui, Wyndham, Invercargill to Kingston, Riverton and Otautau; but such addition to be made only for the distance goods are carried on the branch.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1884, No 81

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🚂 Invercargill Jetty and Railway Station Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsRailway, Rates, Invercargill, Jetty, Station, Charges, Demurrage

🚂 Bluff Railway Rates for White-pine Timber

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsBluff, White-pine, Timber, Rates, Australian Ports, Declaration

🚂 Waimate and Duntroon and Hakateramea Railway Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsWaimate, Duntroon, Hakateramea, Railway, Rates, Classes, Wool, Timber

🚂 Rakaia-Ashburton Forks Railway Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsRakaia, Ashburton Forks, Railway, Rates, Classes, Wool, Timber

🚂 Native Coal, Coal Dross, and Fireclay Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsCoal, Dross, Fireclay, Rates, Springfield, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Bluff

🚂 Ships' Goods Carriage Rates

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsShips' Goods, Measurement, Half Rates, Lines, Onehunga, Auckland, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Picton, Blenheim, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Bluff, Invercargill

🚂 Branch Lines Additional Charges

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 July 1884
KeywordsBranch Lines, Additional Charges, Classes A, B, C, D, Rangiora, Sheffield, Eyreton, Springfield, Whitecliffs, Mount Somers, Lincoln, Little River, Waimate, Duntroon, Ngapara, Tapanui, Wyndham, Invercargill, Kingston, Riverton, Otautau

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