Freight Rates for Goods




1854
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 89

58:

GOODS:

LOCAL RATES—continued.

Timber other than white-pine for export to places outside the Colony of New Zea-
land, and rimu for export, consigned direct to the ship, will be charged as follows at
per 100 superficial feet :—

From 48 to 50 miles ... ... ... ... s. d.
1 10
Over 50 miles and not over 60 miles ... ... ... ... 1 11
,, 60 ,, ,, 70 ,, ... ... ... 2 0
,, 70 ,, ,, 80 ,, ... ... ... 2 1
,, 80 ,, ,, 90 ,, ... ... ... 2 3
,, 90 ,, ,, 100 ,, ... ... ... 2 4

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.
Cement from Wellington to Petone will be charged 3s. 6d. per ton.
Coal, imported, from Wellington to Petone will be charged 3s. 2d. per ton.
Coal, native, anthracite or bituminous, from Wellington to Petone will be charged
2s. 6d. per ton.

Cased meat, tallow, &c., consigned from Ngahauranga to Wellington will be
charged at the following rates, viz. :—

Cased meat, tallow, pelts, and manure, other than street, stable, and farm-
yard, per ton, 2s. 6d. Minimum quantity 5 tons per truck.
Class H, undumped, per bale, 6d. Minimum quantity, 12 bales per truck.
Coal from Wellington to Ngahauranga will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton.

Goods of Class P (except bonedust, guano, manure-salt, rock-salt, salt for agri-
cultural or pastoral purposes, soot, and manure other than street, stable, and farm-
yard) will be charged as Class N except otherwise specified.

Coke for lime-burning purposes, from Masterton to Mauriceville, will be charged
at the classified rates for Class P, single rate.
Coal-dross for lime-burning purposes, from Wellington to Mauriceville, will be
charged at the classified rates for Class P.

MILEAGE.

For the purpose of charging for the conveyance of all goods carried over the Rimu-
taka Incline, the mileage of such Incline will be deemed to be 5 miles more than its
actual mileage.

PORT TRAFFIC.

Ships’ goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E, haulage between ship’s side and railway s. d.
sheds, including weighing and handling in railway sheds, ships to receive
from and deliver into trucks alongside, per ton, weight or measurement ... 2 3
Ships’ goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E, haulage between ships and station sidings,
ships to receive from and deliver into trucks alongside, per ton, weight or
measurement ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0
Haulage, Class H, double-dumped wool from shed to ship’s side, ship to take
delivery in the trucks alongside, per bale ... ... ... ... 0 4
Class H (except double-dumped wool), haulage between ship’s side and
station, ship to receive from or deliver into trucks alongside, per bale ... 0 2
Timber, haulage between ships and station sidings, ships to receive from and
deliver into trucks alongside, owner to load and unload, per 100 superficial
feet ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2
Classes F, N, P, haulage between ships and station sidings, owner to load
and unload, per ton ... ... ... ... ... 1 0
Goods for transhipment, haulage between ships and sheds or sidings, in-
cluding handling at shed or sidings and redelivery to ships, ships to deliver
into and receive from trucks alongside, and including seven days’ storage in
railway shed, per ton, weight or measurement ... ... ... 2 6



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🚂 Freight Rates for Goods (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Rates, Timber, Cased Meat, Tallow, Pelts, Coal, Cement, Class H, Class P, Class N, Mileage, Port Traffic