✨ Railway Freight Rates
Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1357
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LOCAL RATES.—continued.
Timber other than white-pine for export to places outside the Colony of New
Zealand, and rimu for export, consigned direct to the ship, will be charged as
follows at per 100 superficial feet :—
From 40 to 50 miles ... ... ... ... 1s. 8d.
Over 50 miles and not over 60 miles ... ... 1s. 9d.
" 60 " " 70 " ... ... 1s. 10d.
" 70 " " 80 " ... ... 1s. 11d.
" 80 " " 90 " ... ... 2s. 1d.
Timber from Waitara to New Plymouth will be charged 8d. per 100 superficial feet.
CLASS P.
Goods of Class P (except bonedust, guano, manure-salt, rock-salt, salt for agricul-
tural or pastoral purposes, soot, and artificial manure) will be charged as Class N
when not otherwise specified.
Native coals between Waitara and New Plymouth will be charged 3s. per ton.
Native coal (anthracite or bituminous) consigned from Foxton to Longburn will
be charged 5s. per ton, including wharfage.
Dead meat, &c., consigned from Woodville to Spit, will be charged at the fol-
lowing rates, viz.: Dead meat and hides, per ton, 28s.; tallow and pelts, per ton, 26s.
The maximum rate for butter and cheese, in 4-ton lots, consigned by way of the
Manawatu Company's line to Wellington, will be 40s. per ton.
Flax and tow delivered at Foxton Railway-station to await shipment will be
charged 6d. per bale, which will include receiving into shed, loading-up, and delivery
to ships in trucks alongside wharf.
Limed pelts and tallow, in casks, consigned from Longburn to Foxton, will be
charged 7s. 6d. per ton, including wharfage. Minimum quantity, 4 tons.
Live stock which are not carried by rail, occupying or using the Railway Cattle-
yards at Wanganui Station, will be charged as follows :—
Cattle ... ... ... ... ... 6d. per head.
Calves, sheep, goats, or pigs ... ... 2d. per head.
NEW PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER LINE.
Goods of Classes A, B, C, D will be charged according to ships' manifest, or by
weight or measurement, at the option of the Railway Department, at the following
rates :—
Between the Breakwater and Morley Street Goods Dépôt, 3s. per ton; between
the Breakwater and New Plymouth Station, 3s. 6d. per ton; and for goods to be
despatched inland by rail, 1s. per ton for re-despatching, minimum charge, 6d.
Goods despatched inland will be charged at the classified rates from the Break-
water.
Goods for shipment requiring storage at the Goods Dépôt will be charged 1s. 6d.
per ton for the first week or fraction of a week, and 2d. per ton per week for each
additional week.
Goods consigned to the Breakwater for shipment, and not taken delivery of by
the ship within six working hours, will be held thereafter at the risk of the con-
signor, and may be returned, unloaded, and stored at the Goods Dépôt, at the risk
and expense of the consignor.
Cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs carried between the Moturoa Cattle-yards and the
Breakwater will be charged 7s. 6d. per truck.
NAPIER-TARANAKI AND WELLINGTON SECTIONS.
CLASS M.
Goods of Class M consigned to Johnsonville, Wellington, Ngahauranga, and
Petone Stations, from stations between New Plymouth and Wanganui inclusive,
will be charged as follows for the Government portion of the journey :—
Single- and double-floor trucks, 4s. per truck less than the classified rates; but
the rates from stations south of Wanganui to the said stations must not exceed
the rates from Wanganui.
Dead meat consigned by way of the Manawatu Railway Company's line to
Wellington, or to stations on the Wellington Section, will be charged as Class D
upon the Government railway. Minimum, 2 tons per truck.
Lime, except for agricultural purposes and cement-making, from Mauriceville to
stations on the Napier-Taranaki Section, will be charged at the classified rates for
Class P upon the Government railway.
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Railway Freight Rates for Auckland Section
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight rates, Railway, Auckland, Coal, Wool, Timber, Scoured wool, Wharfage
🚂 Local Rates for Timber and Goods
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsTimber, Freight rates, Local rates, New Zealand, Waitara, New Plymouth, Foxton, Longburn, Woodville, Spit, Manawatu Company, Wellington, Flax, Limed pelts, Tallow, Live stock, Wanganui
🚂 New Plymouth Breakwater Line Rates
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsBreakwater, Freight rates, Morley Street, New Plymouth Station, Storage, Goods Dépôt, Livestock, Moturoa Cattle-yards
🚂 Napier-Taranaki and Wellington Sections Rates
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsJohnsonville, Wellington, Ngahauranga, Petone, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Dead meat, Manawatu Railway Company, Lime, Mauriceville, Napier-Taranaki Section
NZ Gazette 1895, No 65