✨ Freight and Passenger Rates
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41]
Calves, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Rabbits, and other small Animals,
and Poultry,
Properly secured in crates, baskets, or sacks, so as to prevent injury to other goods
will be carried at parcel rates.
Bicycles and Perambulators.
Bicycles and Perambulators will be charged at the following rates when conveyed
as passengers’ luggage:—
Not exceeding 10 miles … … … … … 0 6
Above 10 miles and not exceeding 50 miles … … … 1 0
Each additional 50 miles or portion thereof … … … 1 0
Milk.
For distances of not more than 10 miles … … … ¾d. per gallon.
For every additional 10 miles or fraction thereof up to 30 miles … ¼d. ,,
For each additional 30 miles or fraction thereof … … ¼d. ,,
Milk consigned to cheese and butter factories, and to and from creameries, will be
charged ½d. per gallon for distances of 15 miles and under, and ¼d. a gallon for the
next 15 miles, and ¼d. per gallon for each additional 25 miles or fraction thereof.
Minimum charge, 6d.
Empties will be returned free.
Milk will be carried only at the owners’ sole risk, who will take all responsibility
of loading and unloading.
Corpses.
One shilling per mile. Minimum, £1.
Children’s; half-rates. Minimum, 10s.
Miscellaneous.
No fractions of a mile will be used in computing rates and charges. Five chains
and over will be taken as an additional mile; less than five chains will be omitted.
LOCAL RATES AND REGULATIONS.
AUCKLAND SECTION.
Milk between Auckland or Newmarket and stations not exceeding 10 miles
distance from Auckland will be charged ½d. per gallon.
WELLINGTON SECTION.
For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of parcels carried over the
Rimutaka Incline, the mileage of such Incline will be deemed to be 5 miles more
than its actual mileage.
HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
For the purpose of computing the charges for parcels conveyed between Rangiora
and Christchurch, the distance will be deemed to be fifteen miles.
For the purpose of computing the charges for parcels conveyed between Christ-
church and Springston, and other stations on Southbridge Branch, up to and
including Southbridge, the distance will be deemed to be 15 miles.
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NZ Gazette 1891, No 41
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🚂 Freight Rates for Small Animals and Poultry
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight, Animals, Poultry, Parcel Rates
🚂 Freight Rates for Bicycles and Perambulators
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight, Bicycles, Perambulators, Rates
🚂 Freight Rates for Milk
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight, Milk, Rates, Cheese, Butter
🚂 Freight Rates for Corpses
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight, Corpses, Rates
🚂 Miscellaneous Freight Regulations
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight, Regulations, Mileage, Rates
🚂 Local Freight Rates and Regulations
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