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GOODS.
LOCAL RATES—continued.
Live Stock—
In double-bogie trucks (single or double floor), per truck ... 10 0
In four-wheel trucks (single or double floor), per truck ... 5 0
Class M, consigned from stations on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway to Kai-
warra, Ngahauranga, or Petone, will be charged 7s. 6d. per four-wheel truck for
conveyance on the Government Railway.
Cased meat, tallow, pelts, and Class H (undumped) consigned from Petone to
Wellington, will be charged at the following rates, viz. :-
Cased meat, per ton, 2s. 8d. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Tallow and pelts, per ton, 3s. Minimum quantity, 5 tons.
Class H, undumped, per bale, 8d. Minimum quantity, 12 bales per truck.
Cased meat, tallow, &c., consigned from Ngahauranga to Wellington, will be
charged at the following rates, viz. :-
Cased meat, tallow, pelts, and manure, per ton, 2s. 6d. Minimum quantity,
5 tons per truck.
Class H, undumped, per bale, 6d. Minimum quantity, 12 bales per truck.
GREYMOUTH-BRUNNERTON SECTION.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A. Maximum rate, 5s.
per ton.
Coals and coal dross consigned to port for shipment will be charged 1s. 10d.
per ton for distances not over eight miles, and for each additional mile or part of
a mile 3d. per ton will be charged, including weighing and delivering to the ship.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Coal to Greymouth will be charged 2s. per ton.
Clay and bricks from Brunnerton Sidings to Greymouth will be charged 2s. per
ton, including weighing.
Coke consigned to Greymouth for shipment, where not otherwise specified, will
be charged 3s. per ton, including weighing and discharging into ships. Minimum,
14s. per truck.
Coke consigned to Greymouth for export to ports beyond the Colony of New
Zealand will be charged 2s. 4d. per ton, including weighing and delivering to ships.
Minimum, 4 tons per truck.
Timber will be charged 9d. per 100 superficial feet, with the exception of timber
from Kaiata and Dobson to Greymouth, which will be charged 7d. per 100 superficial
feet.
Timber, not otherwise specified, loaded at Greymouth will be charged 3d. per
100 superficial feet for haulage from sidings to ships, including wharfage.
Timber loaded at Greymouth, previously carried to Greymouth by rail, will be
charged 2d. per 100 superficial feet for haulage from sidings to ships.
Receiving and discharging ships' ballast will be charged 1s. per ton. Minimum
charge, 10s.
Railway plant and material, in full truck-loads, Greymouth to Brunnerton, will
be charged 3s. 6d. per ton; consignee to take delivery in the railway-trucks and
perform the unloading.
Shunting rate on slack between Brunnerton and Wallsend, 9d. per ton. Minimum
quantity, 5 tons.
HYDRAULIC CRANES.
Loading or unloading by hydraulic cranes will be done at the option of the Rail-
way Manager, and when not otherwise provided the charge will be 6d. a ton, with a
minimum charge of 2s. 6d. per lift.
When cranes are not in general use the Railway Manager may, at his option,
make special charges for their use, but no less charge than 30s. per hour or part
thereof, will be made per crane.
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NZ Gazette 1894, No 90
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Local Rates for Wellington Section
(continued from previous page)
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsLocal Rates, Wellington, Live Stock, Cased Meat, Tallow, Pelts, Ngahauranga, Petone
🚂 Greymouth-Brunnerton Section Rates
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsGreymouth, Brunnerton, Coals, Clay, Bricks, Coke, Timber, Ballast, Railway Plant, Shunting
🚂 Hydraulic Crane Charges
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsHydraulic Cranes, Loading, Unloading, Railway Manager, Special Charges