Railway Rates and Charges




1836
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90]

46

GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

WESTPORT SECTION.

The charge for receiving and discharging ships' ballast will be 1s. per ton.
Minimum charge, £1.

One penny per ton will be charged for use of gravel shoot.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be charged as Class A. Flax, native,
dressed, screw-pressed, is exempted from this regulation.

Timber, minimum charge, 10d. per 100 superficial feet.

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 ¼d. per ton will be charged, including weighing and discharging from the
coal-staiths. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

Coals and coal dross, not otherwise specified, from Mokihinui to Westport, will
be charged 3s. 6d. per ton.

Coals and coal dross consigned from Waimangaroa Branch line to Westport,
Waimangaroa, Fairdown, or Sergeant's Hill will be charged 2s. 3d. per ton.

Goods booked through between stations on the Government railway (Waimanga-
roa Junction excepted) and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line will be
charged upon the branch, in addition to the charges on the Government railway, as
follows:—

Between the Junction and Conn's Creek: Timber, 3d. per 100 superficial feet;
coals and minerals, in 5 ton loads, 1d. per ton; other goods, 1s. 3d. per ton.
Minimum charge, 3d.

Between the Junction and the Wellington Mine: Timber, 2d. per 100 superficial
feet; coals and minerals, in 5 ton loads, 2d. per ton; other goods, 9d. per ton.
Minimum charge, 3d.

Goods booked between stations upon the Waimangaroa branch (including Wai-
mangaroa Junction) will be charged at the classified rates.

Contractors' plant and permanent-way material, in full truck-loads, Westport to
Ngakawau, will be charged 7s. per ton. Consignee to take delivery in the railway-
trucks, and perform the unloading.

Goods conveyed over the Mokihinui Coal Company's line, or any portion of it,
will be charged as follows:—

Goods (not otherwise specified herein), per ton ... ... 3 0
Minimum charge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6
Sheep, per head (minimum charge as for twenty) ... ... 0 2
Cattle, per head ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 6
Coal and minerals from Mokihinui Coal Company's mine, per ton... 0 5
Coal and minerals from Westport-Cardiff Coal Company's mine,
per ton ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 3

NELSON SECTION.

NELSON STATION AND PORT.

Goods passing over the Railway Wharf, and paying wharfage, which are conveyed
between Nelson Station and Port, will be charged at the rates for Port traffic,
Part III., weight or measurement, according to bill of lading; other goods by
weight or measurement, as the department directs.

CLASSES C AND D.—GOODS.

Goods of Classes C and D will be charged as Class B.

CLASS H.

Class H, undumped, consigned from Belgrove to Nelson or Port will be charged
1s. 9d. per bale.

CLASS K.—TIMBER.

Timber consigned from Wakefield, Wai-iti, Foxhill, and Belgrove to Nelson
or the Port will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified rates.

CLASSES N AND P.

Goods of Class P will be charged as Class N.

Cement, Port to Belgrove, will be charged rate and a half, Class N.

Bark, native, rough, from Wai-iti or Wakefield to Nelson, will be charged at
the classified rates for Class P. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per truck.

MISCELLANEOUS.—Dipping sheep, minimum for 10 sheep, 10s.; each additional
sheep, 3d. Yarding sheep, 1d. per head per day; minimum charge, 1s. Yarding
cattle, 6d. per head per day; minimum charge, 2s.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1894, No 90





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🚂 Westport Section Rates (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Rates, Westport, Ballast, Gravel, Timber, Coals, Mokihinui, Waimangaroa

🚂 Nelson Section Rates

🚂 Transport & Communications
Nelson, Railway Wharf, Port Traffic, Goods Classes, Timber, Cement, Bark, Sheep, Cattle