Freight Rates and Charges




JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 811

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 despatched inland by rail, 1s. per ton for re-despatching, minimum charge, 6d.
Goods despatched inland will be charged at the classified rates from the Breakwater.
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 consignor, 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.
Coals from the mines at Brunnerton and Wallsend consigned to port for shipment will be charged 2s. per ton, including weighing and delivering to the ship.
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.
Railway plant and material, in full truck-loads, Greymouth to Brunnerton, will be charged 3s. 6d. per ton; consignee to take delivery in the railway trucks and perform the unloading.

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 Class 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.

PICKTON 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,



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1887, No 39





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🚂 Freight Rates for New Plymouth Breakwater Line

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, New Plymouth, Breakwater, Goods Dépôt, Morley Street, Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Pigs

🚂 Freight Rates for Greymouth Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Greymouth, Brunnerton, Wallsend, Coals, Coke, Timber, Ballast, Railway Plant, Material

🚂 Freight Rates for Westport Section

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

🚂 Freight Rates for Class O

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Road Metal, Serjeant’s Hill, Westport

🚂 Freight Rates for Nelson Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Nelson, Port, Wharfage, Classes C, D, Timber, Wakefield, Wai-iti, Foxhill, Belgrove

🚂 Freight Rates for Picton Section

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Picton, Blenheim, Wellington, Nelson, Steamship Companies, Classes A, B, C, D, Port Traffic