New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 74

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✨ Railway Goods Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

For each additional week or fraction of a week up to the sixth week inclusive, for each ton or fraction of a ton .. .. .. .. .. 0 6
For each additional week or fraction of a week, for each ton or fraction of a ton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 3

MEAT, FAIRFIELD TO BELFAST.

Frozen meat, Fairfield to Belfast, will be charged 15s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 20 tons.

PELTS, FAIRFIELD TO WOOLSTON.

Pelts from Fairfield to Woolston will be charged 15s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per truck. Owners to load and unload.

PELTS, SMITHFIELD TO ISLINGTON.

Pelts from Smithfield to Islington will be charged 18s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per truck. Owners to load and unload.

PELTS, TIMARU TO WOOLSTON.

Pelts, from Timaru to Woolston, will be charged 20s. per ton. Minimum quantity 4 tons per truck. Owners to load and unload.

OAMARU AND BREAKWATER.

To or from Station-yard or Goods-shed. To or from Harbour Board Sidings.
s. d. s. d.
General merchandise, per ton .. .. 2 0 1 6
Coal and other minerals, including loading, unloading being done by consignees, per ton .. 1 6 1 6
Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton .. 1 6 1 6
Class F, chaff, &c., not otherwise specified, per ton 1 6 1 6
Class H, screw-pressed, per bale .. .. 0 9 0 6
Posts and rails, per truck .. .. 6 6 6 6
Live stock, per truck .. .. 5 0 5 0
Timber, except Australian and Tasmanian, per 100 superficial feet .. .. 0 4 0 4
Timber, Australian and Tasmanian, per 100 superficial feet .. .. 0 6 0 6
Returned empties, each .. .. 0 6 0 6
Minimum charge in all cases .. .. 0 6 0 6

Goods to or from Government sheds will be loaded or unloaded by the Department, and those to or from private or Harbour Board sidings by the owners or Harbour Board tenants.

Loading or unloading at the Breakwater will be performed by the Department.

Ships’ goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by weight or measurement, at option of the Department; other goods by weight or measurement, as the Department directs.

All through goods will be charged at ordinary rates; one mile for the Breakwater Branch line being added to the mileage to or from Oamaru.

DEAD MEAT, OAMARU TO PORT CHALMERS.

Dead meat, from Oamaru to Port Chalmers, will be charged 15s. per ton.

DUNEDIN OR PORT CHALMERS AND OAMARU.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, between Dunedin or Port Chalmers and Oamaru, will be charged 12s. 6d. per ton, except otherwise specified.



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🚂 Local Railway Goods Rates for Various Goods and Sections (continued from previous page)

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Goods Rates, Parcels, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wool, Railway