Railway Freight Rate Schedule




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 33

CEMENT, WALTON PARK TO DUNEDIN, ETC.

Cement manufactured from colonial products, from Walton to Dunedin or
Pelichet Bay, will be charged 3s. per ton.
Cement manufactured from colonial products, from Walton Park to Oamaru
Breakwater, will be charged 10s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons.

BURNSIDE TO DUNEDIN.

Oil, soap, and candles, also bar iron and iron castings, from Burnside to Dunedin,
will be charged as follows:--
To private sidings ... 3s. per ton.
Not to private sidings ... 4s. 2d. per ton; minimum, 8s. 4d.

DUNEDIN, PORT CHALMERS, AND MILTON.

White lead, china clay, Cornish stone, flint, calcined bone, baryta, manganese,
borax, metallic oxides, and other raw materials used in the manufacture of earthen-
ware, Dunedin or Port Chalmers to Milton, will be charged Class D.

CLARKSVILLE AND LAWRENCE, DUNTROON, NGAPARA, LIVING-
STONE, AND MOUNT SOMERS BRANCHES.

CLASSES K, N, AND P.

In addition to the rates specified in Part III., a charge of ½d. per ton per mile
will be made on all goods of Classes N and P (except on Mount Somers Branch,
where the charge of ¾d. per ton will be made on Class P only, no increased charge
being made on Class N), and of 1d. per 500 superficial feet or fraction thereof per
mile on all timber carried on these branches, such addition to be made only for the
distance such goods are carried on the branches.

BLUFF TO INVERCARGILL.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Bluff to Invercargill, not to s. d.
private sidings ... ... ... 7 9 per ton.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Bluff to Invercargill, to
private sidings ... ... ... 6 6 "
Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Invercargill to Bluff ... 6 6 "

Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measure-
ment, at option of Department, provided that the charges shall not be computed
on more than twice the actual weight of any package. Other goods by weight or
measurement, as the Department directs.

INVERCARGILL JETTY AND RAILWAY STATION.

Item 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

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.-TIMBER.

Timber from saw-mills in Southland consigned to Dunedin or Oamaru will be
charged 6d., and to Timaru or Temuka 9d., per 100 feet less than the classified rates.
White-pine timber consigned to the Bluff or Invercargill Jetty for shipment
direct to ports outside New Zealand will be charged as on Wellington Section.
Consignments for ports outside New Zealand 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, consigned direct to the ship, will be charged as follows at per 100 super-
ficial feet:-
From 40 to 50 miles ... ... ... 1 8
Over 50 miles and not over 60 miles ... ... 1 9
" 60 " " " 70 " ... ... 1 10
" 70 " " " 80 " ... ... 1 11
" 80 " " " 90 " ... ... 2 1

CLASS P.-BRICKS, TILES, AND CLAY.

Bricks, earthenware tiles, and clay (native produce) will be charged as follows:--
Buxton's to Invercargill... ... ... 1 6 per ton.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.



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

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30 May 1889
Railway tariffs, freight rates, Walton Park, Dunedin, Oamaru, Burnside, Milton, Bluff, Invercargill, Timber export, Bricks