Railway Freight Rates




SEPT. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1175

NEW PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER LINE.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D will be charged according to ships' manifest, or by
weight or measurement, at the option of the Railway Department, at the following
rates:—

Between the Breakwater and Morley Street Goods Dépôt, 3s. per ton; between
the Breakwater and New Plymouth Station, 4s. per ton; and for goods to be
despached inland by rail, 1s. per ton for re-despatching, minimum charge, 6d.

Goods despached inland will be charged at the classified rates from the Break-
water.

Goods for shipment requiring storage at the Goods Dépôt will be charged 1s. 6d.
per ton for the first week or fraction of a week, and 2d. per ton per week for each
additional week.

Goods consigned to the Breakwater for shipment, and not taken delivery of by
the ship within six working hours, will be held thereafter at the risk of the con-
signor, and may be returned, unloaded, and stored at the Goods Dépôt, at the risk
and expense of the consignor.

Cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs carried between the Moturoa Cattle Yards and the
Breakwater will be charged 7s. 6d. per truck.

GREYMOUTH SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A. Maximum rate, 5s.
per ton.

Coke, for shipment to foreign ports, will be charged 14s. per truck, including
weighing and discharging into ships at Greymouth.

Timber will be charged 9d. per 100 superficial feet.

Shunting wagons from the Greymouth Station-yard to foundry will be charged
5s. per wagon. Minimum charge, £1.

Receiving and discharging ships' ballast will be charged 1s. per ton. Minimum
charge, £1.

WESTPORT SECTION.

The charge for receiving and discharging ships' ballast will be 1s. per ton.
Minimum charge, £1.

One penny per ton will be charged for use of gravel shoot.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A.

Timber, minimum charge, 10d. per 100 superficial feet.

Native coals consigned from Waimangaroa Branch line to Port for shipment
will be charged 2s. 5d. per ton, including weighing and discharging from the coal
staiths.

Coke conveyed from the Waimangaroa Branch line to Port for shipment will
be charged 16s. 8d. per truck, including weighing and discharging from the coal
staiths. Small lots will be charged as Class D.

CLASS O.

Road metal conveyed from Serjeant's Hill to Westport will be charged 1s. 6d. per
ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

NELSON SECTION.

NELSON STATION AND PORT.

Goods passing over the Railway Wharf, and paying wharfage, which are conveyed
between Nelson Station and Port, will be charged at the rates for Port traffic,
Part III., weight or measurement, according to bill of lading; other goods by
weight or measurement, as the Department directs.

CLASSES C AND D.—GOODS.

Goods of Classes C and D will be charged as B.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.

Timber consigned from Wakefield, Wai-iti, Foxhill, and Belgrove to Nelson
or the Port will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates.

CLASS P.

Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N.

PICTON SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D booked through between Blenheim or other stations
on the Blenheim-Picton Railway and the Ports of Wellington or Nelson, consigned
by steamship companies making suitable arrangements with the Government for
through booking, will be charged 15s. per ton, weight or measurement, according to
ships' bill of lading.

Ships' goods of Classes A, B, C, D, from Picton, will be charged as Class B.
Maximum charge, including wharfage, loading, and unloading, 7s. 6d. per ton, weight
or measurement, according to ships' bill of lading.

All other goods of Classes A, B, C, D will be charged as Class A.

Goods of Class E consigned direct to ships for shipment will be charged 4s. 6d. a
ton, including all charges. At Tua Marina and Spring Creek Stations, on goods of
Class E preceding, no storage will be charged for the first four weeks, after which
1d. per ton per week will be charged. The Department does not guarantee storage
room.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1886, No 49





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🚂 New Plymouth Breakwater Line Freight Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, New Plymouth, Breakwater, Goods Dépôt, Storage

🚂 Greymouth Section Freight Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Greymouth, Coke, Timber, Ballast

🚂 Westport Section Freight Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Westport, Ballast, Gravel Shoot, Native Coals, Coke

🚂 Nelson Section Freight Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Nelson, Port, Timber, Class K, Class P

🚂 Picton Section Freight Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Picton, Blenheim, Wellington, Nelson, Steamship Companies, Storage