New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 33

Page 599

✨ Continuation of Railway Rates

MAY 30.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Miles ... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
s. d. 0 9 s. d. 0 9 s. d. 0 9 s. d. 0 10 s. d. 0 10 s. d. 0 11 s. d. 0 11 s. d. 1 0 s. d. 1 0 s. d. 1 1

Miles ... 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
s. d. 1 1 s. d. 1 1 s. d. 1 1 s. d. 1 2 s. d. 1 2 s. d. 1 2 s. d. 1 2 s. d. 1 2 s. d. 1 3 s. d. 1 3

Miles ... 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
s. d. 1 3 s. d. 1 3 s. d. 1 3 s. d. 1 3 s. d. 1 4 s. d. 1 4 s. d. 1 4 s. d. 1 4 s. d. 1 4 s. d. 1 4

Miles ... 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 5 s. d. 1 6 s. d. 1 6 s. d. 1 6 s. d. 1 6

Miles ... 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
s. d. 1 6 s. d. 1 6 s. d. 1 7 s. d. 1 7 s. d. 1 7 s. d. 1 7 s. d. 1 7 s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 8

Miles ... 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 8 s. d. 1 9 s. d. 1 9 s. d. 1 9 s. d. 1 9 s. d. 1 9 s. d. 1 9

For every additional mile 1/2d. per 100 superficial feet will be added.
Consignments 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.

Timber other than white pine for export to places outside the Colony of New
Zealand, and rimu for export, consigned direct to the ship, will be charged as
follows at per 100 superficial feet:—
From 40 to 50 miles ... ... ... 1 10
Over 50 miles and not over 60 miles ... ... 1 11
60 " 70 ... ... ... 2 0
" 70 " 80 ... ... ... 2 1
" 80 " 90 ... ... ... 2 3

A shunting charge of 6d. per 100 feet will be made on white-pine sawn timber
consigned to Booth's Siding from stations between it and Masterton, in lieu of the
classified rate.

BARK FROM WELLINGTON WHARF.
Bark in bags or bundles from Wellington Wharf to Kaiwarra or Ngahauranga,
3s. 3d. per ton.

CLASS D.
Goods of Class D will be charged as Class C when not otherwise specified.

CLASS E.
Goods of Class E, except where otherwise specified, will be charged rate and a
quarter, provided that the total charges shall not exceed the charges at the classified
rates for Class D.
Potatoes, consigned from Lower Hutt to Wellington, will be charged 3s. 9d. per
ton.

CLASS H.
Wool, undumped, dried sheepskins and rabbitskins to Wellington will be charged
as follows:—
From Mangamahoe ... ... 6 8 per bale.
" Mauriceville ... ... 6 4 "
" Kopuaranga ... ... 6 1 "
" Opaki ... ... ... 6 1 "
" Masterton, Carterton, and intermediate
Stations... ... ... 5 1 "
" Greytown... ... ... 5 1 "

CLASS L.
Firewood from Lett's Siding or Kaitoke to Wellington will be charged 21s. per
truck.

CLASS P.
Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N except otherwise specified.
Coal from Wellington to Petone will be charged 3s. 2d. per ton.

MILEAGE.
For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of all goods and parcels carried
over the Rimutaka Incline, the mileage of such Incline will be deemed to be 5
miles more than its actual mileage.

PORT TRAFFIC.
Haulage, Class H, double-dumped wool from shed to ship's side, ship to s. d.
take delivery in the trucks alongside, per double bale ... 0 4
Class H (except double-dumped wool), haulage between ship's side and
station, ship to receive from or deliver into trucks alongside, per bale ... 0 2
Ships' goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E, haulage between ship's side and rail-
way sheds, including weighing and handling in railway sheds, ships to
receive from and deliver into trucks alongside, per ton, weight or
measurement ... 2 3
Ships' goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E, haulage between ships and station
sidings, ships to receive from and deliver into trucks alongside, per ton,
weight or measurement ... 1 0

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1889, No 33

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Continuation of Detailed Railway Freight Rates Schedule (continued from previous page)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated30 May 1889
KeywordsRailway tariffs, freight charges, timber rates, bark rates, wool rates, coal rates, Rimutaka Incline, port traffic, Wellington

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