New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 41

Page 741

✨ Railway Freight Rates

May 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 741

GOODS. 37

LOCAL RATES—continued.

The Railway Department may require owners to unload timber from the railway-wagons at Dargaville. For unloading done by the Railway at Dargaville the following charges will be made, per 100 superficial feet :—

At the skids ... ... ... ... ... 0 1
At the Railway Wharf ... ... ... ... ... 0 3

AUCKLAND SECTION.

When goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, are consigned to Auckland, excepting such as are consigned to the Auckland Railway Wharf for shipment there, both the classified rates, Part III., and the local rates following will be increased by 1s. 4d. per ton, except otherwise specified; the minimum charge for small lots will be 1s. 4d., except for small lots of Class E goods, poultry, butter, and other articles enumerated in section 3 of Part III.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, between Onehunga and Auckland or Newmarket, will be charged as follows :—

Between Auckland or Newmarket and	Sawn Timber, per 100ft.	A, B, C, D, per ton.
	s. d.	s. d.
Onehunga Town ... ... ... ... ...	0 8	4 0
Onehunga Wharf ... ... ... ... ...	0 9	5 3

The rate to the wharf includes all charges on Classes A, B, C, D for wharfage at Onehunga, loading or unloading in the yards or sheds, and delivery to or receipt from ships in trucks alongside the Railway Wharf. The rate on timber includes wharfage.

CLASS E, PER TON.

Auckland or Newmarket to Onehunga Town ... ... ... 4 0
" " Onehunga Wharf ... ... ... 4 6
Onehunga Town to Auckland (consignor to load; includes delivery at Auckland) ... ... ... ... ... 4 6
Onehunga Town to Newmarket ... ... ... ... ... 4 0
Onehunga Wharf to Auckland (does not include delivery at Auckland) ... 4 6
" Newmarket* ... ... ... ... ... 4 6

Ships’ goods will be charged according to ships’ bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the department.

Pig-iron, Auckland to Onehunga, will be charged 3s. per ton.

Cement, Auckland or Auckland Railway Wharf to Onehunga Wharf, will be charged as Class N.

Sugar for shipment from Auckland Railway Wharf to Onehunga Railway Wharf will be charged 5s. per ton, including haulage at Auckland Railway Wharf, all charges for wharfage at Onehunga, and delivery to ships in trucks alongside the Railway Wharf. Minimum quantity, 2 tons.

The following rates will be charged per ton on goods of Classes A, B, C, D carried from Auckland or Newmarket to the stations named :—

To	A.	B.	C.	D.
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
Te Aroha ... ... ... ...	25 0	25 0	25 0	25 0
Waihou ... ... ... ...	34 0	31 6	30 0	27 0
Waitoa ... ... ... ...
Murray’s ... ... ... ...	34 0	33 6	32 6	27 0
Morrinsville ... ... ... ...

*The rates to and from the wharf include all charges for wharfage at Onehunga, loading or unloading in the yards or sheds, and delivery to or receipt from ships in trucks alongside the Railway Wharf.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1893, No 41

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