1960
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

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GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

Wellington, or the Railway Wharf or private sheds or sidings at that station, will be charged as follows :—

Goods—
Wool, undumped, per bale... ... ... ... 0 2
Other goods, per ton ... ... ... ... 1 0

Live Stock—
In double-bogie trucks, per truck ... ... ... 10 0
In four-wheel trucks, per truck ... ... ... 5 0

Class M, consigned from stations on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway to Kaiwarra, 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, 3 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.

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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 ½d. 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—sawn, 7d., and log, 8d. 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 Railway 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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