✨ Railway Freight Rate Schedules
MAY 30.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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OAMARU AND BREAKWATER.
| Item | To or from Station Yard or Goods Shed. | To or from Harbour Board Sidings. |
|---|---|---|
| General merchandise, per ton | £ s. d. 0 2 0 | £ s. d. 0 1 6 |
| Coal and other minerals, including loading, un- loading being done by consignees, per ton | 0 1 6 | 0 1 6 |
| Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton | 0 1 6 | 0 1 6 |
| Wool, screw-pressed, per bale | 0 0 9 | 0 0 6 |
| Timber, per 100 superficial feet, including load- ing, unloading being done by consignees | 0 0 3½ | 0 0 3½ |
| Rails and posts, per truck | 0 6 6 | 0 6 6 |
| Live stock, per truck | 0 5 0 | 0 5 0 |
| Returned empties, each | 0 0 6 | 0 0 6 |
Goods to or from Government sheds will be loaded by the Department, and
those to or from Harbour Board sidings by Harbour Board tenants.
Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measure- ment, at option of the Department; other goods by weight or measurement, as the
Department directs.
All through goods will be charged at ordinary rates; one mile for the Breakwater
Branch line will be added to the mileage to or from Oamaru.
FAT, FOR DUNEDIN AND BURNSIDE.
Fat, packed, from Oamaru Refrigerating Siding to Dunedin will be charged £1
per ton, and from Wallacetown to Burnside, £1 15s. per ton; minimum, 2 tons.
EMPTY CASKS, WOODEND TO DUNEDIN.
Empty casks, Woodend to Dunedin, will be charged 2s. each. Minimum, 30
casks per truck.
DUNEDIN AND PORT CHALMERS.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Port Chalmers to Dunedin, not
to private sidings ... 5 s. d. 8 per ton.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Port Chalmers to Dunedin, to
private sidings ... 4 6 "
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Dunedin to Port Chalmers ... 4 6 "
Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measure- ment, at option of the Department; other goods by weight or measurement, as the
Department directs.
DUNEDIN, PORT CHALMERS, AND INVERCARGILL.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Invercargill,
and from Invercargill to Dunedin, will be charged, A and B, £1 5s. 6d. per ton,
C and D, 17s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity 10 cwt.; any less quantity will be
carried as such minimum, or at the scale for small lots, Part III., computed on the
classified rates. Beer in bulk, minimum, 5 cwt.
MILEAGE.
The distance between Dunedin and the following stations for the purpose of com-
puting the charges will be deemed to be as follows:-
| Left Column Data | Right Column Data |
|---|---|
| Caversham ... ... ... Miles. 2 | Abbotsford ... 5 Miles. |
| Ravensbourne ... ... ... 2 | Sawyer's Bay ... 7 |
| Burnside ... ... ... 4 | Port Chalmers Lower Station 8 |
And between Pelichet Bay and Port Chalmers Upper Station 8 miles.
PORT CHALMERS.
CLASSES N AND O.
Goods of Classes N and O, from Port Chalmers Quarry to Port Chalmers Station
or Wharf, will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Goods of Classes N and O, from Port Chalmers Quarry to stations on the main
line, Hurunui-Bluff, will be charged 2d. per ton in addition to the classified rates.
CLASS O.—ROUGH STONE.
Rough stone from stations between Ieborah and Totara inclusive to Port
Chalmers consigned to ship for export will be charged 8s. per ton. Minimum
quantity, 5 tons.
GOODS FOR TRANSHIPMENT.
When goods are landed ex ship, and taken into shed and redelivered to other
ships, they will be charged 3s. per ton, according to ship's manifest, or by weight or
measurement, at the option of the Department, including one week's storage, after
which storage will be charged for.
BARK, PORT CHALMERS TO SAWYER'S BAY.
Bark in bags from Port Chalmers to Sawyer's Bay will be charged 3s. per ton.
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NZ Gazette 1889, No 33
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Continuation of Detailed Railway Freight Rates Schedule
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🚂 Transport & Communications30 May 1889
Railway tariffs, freight rates, Oamaru, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Invercargill, mileage, stone, goods