New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 74

Page 1685

✨ Railway Goods Rates

Sept. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1685

GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

Drapery, per ton weight... ... ... ... 14 0
Minimum charge ... ... ... ... 1 0
Powder, blasting or sporting, per 112 lb. or fractional
part thereof ... ... ... ... 2 0
Drays, either set up or in pieces, each ... ... 12 6
Tanks, iron, plain or corrugated, each ... ... 4 0
Timber, sawn, 500 ft. and under, per 100 ft. ... 1 6
Timber, sawn, over 500 ft. and under 1,000 ft., per
100 ft. ... ... ... ... 1 3
Timber, sawn, 1,000 ft. and over, per 100 ft. ... 1 0
Mouldings, per 100 ft. ... ... ... ... 2 0
Sheep, for the first 100, per head ... ... ... 1 0
Sheep, each additional, per head, by arrangement.
Stud rams, each ... ... ... ... 2 6
Stud rams, ten and over, property of one owner, each 2 0
Cattle, one only ... ... ... ... 15 0
Cattle, two or three, property of one owner, each ... 13 6
Cattle, lots over three, by arrangement.
Heavy weights, over 1 ton, per ton ... ... 20 0

These charges are exclusive of cost of transhipment and delivery on the Dargaville—Tangiteroria service.

Consignments of timber under 1,000 ft. to be charged as 1,000 ft. when cheaper to do so.

Stud rams under ten to be charged as ten when it is cheaper to do so.

Goods for Paparoa and Maungaturoto are chargeable (cost of transhipment) 4s. per ton in addition to the rates specified. Heavy weights (over 1 ton), by arrangement.

Live stock for Paparoa and Maungaturoto is accepted for delivery at Pahi and Whakapirau only.

All charges on goods and live-stock consigned to ports on the Kaipara, or from ports on the Kaipara to flag-stations on the Auckland Section, must be prepaid.

CLASS K.

Timber to Newmarket, Mount Eden, Auckland, and Onehunga Wharf will be charged as follows, per 100 superficial feet :—

From	To Newmarket.	To Mount Eden.	To Auckland.	To Onehunga Wharf.
	Sawn.	Sawn.	Log.	Sawn.
	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
Kanohi ... ...	...	1 9	2 0	1 9
Kaukapakapa ...	...	1 8	1 11	1 8
Helensville ...	...	...	...	1 4
Ohirangi, Waitakerei, and intermediate stations ...	...	...	...	1 4
Helensville, Waimauku, and intermediate stations ...	...	1 4	1 6	...
Waitakerei ...	...	1 1	1 3	...
Onehunga Wharf ...	0 9*	0 9	0 11	0 9*
Onehunga Town ...	0 8*	...	...	0 8*
Hunua, Papakura ...	1 0	...	...	1 0
Waikumete ...	0 7	...	...	0 7

These rates are exclusive of loading and unloading charges. The rates marked * will also apply to sawn timber from Auckland and Newmarket to Onehunga Town and Wharf. The rates from Helensville, and to and from Onehunga Wharf, are inclusive of wharfage.

Loading kauri logs at Helensville timber-slip will be charged 2½d. per 100 superficial feet.

Skidding kauri logs at Auckland, ½d. per 100 superficial feet.

Consignees shall take delivery of logs at Auckland in the harbour within the booms. Delivery will be deemed to be complete when the logs are placed within the booms and advice of arrival has been handed to the consignees.

Sawn timber, Helensville to Remuera—Onehunga Wharf and intermediate stations will be charged 1s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1899, No 74

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