New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 87

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✨ Goods Local Rates

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 87

GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

INVERCARGILL JETTY AND RAILWAY-STATION.

	To or from Station-yard or Goods-shed.
General merchandise, per ton	s. d. 2 6
Coal and other minerals, loading and discharging being done by consignees, per ton	1 0
Grain, flour, and other produce, per ton	1 6
Class H, screw-pressed, per bale	0 9
Timber, per 100 superficial feet, loading and discharging being done by consignees	0 3½
Posts and rails, per truck	6 6
Live-stock, per truck	5 0
Returned empties, each	0 6

All timber booked from or to country stations to or from this jetty will be charged at ordinary rates, one mile for the branch line between Invercargill Station and Jetty being added to the mileage to or from Invercargill.

Gravel consigned from Invercargill Jetty to country stations will be charged ordinary rates, one mile for the Jetty branch line being added to the mileage from Invercargill. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per truck.

BRICKS, TILES, AND CLAY TO INVERCARGILL.

Bricks, earthenware tiles, and clay (native produce) will be charged as follows:—
s. d.
Buxton’s to Invercargill ... 1 6 per ton.
Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

BLUFF STATION.

For storage on all goods of Class E not taken delivery of by consignees within five working-hours after arrival, and, at the option of the Department, either kept in the railway-wagons or stored at the risk of the owner, and for delivering to the ship, the charges will be,—
s. d.
For the first week or fraction of a week, per ton 2 0
All labour in store for loading, unloading, and stacking must be provided by consignors, and if trucks are standing for unloading after the time specified demurrage will be charged.
For each additional week or fraction of a week, for each ton 0 1
Haulage Class H, double-dumped wool, between railway-station or private stores and ship’s side, ship to take delivery in trucks alongside, per bale 0 4
Haulage Class H, double-dumped wool, between railway-station or private stores and ship, including handling at ship’s side, per bale 0 6
Class H (except double-dumped wool), haulage between railway-station or private stores and ship, ship to receive from or deliver into trucks alongside, per bale 0 2
Class H (except double-dumped wool), haulage between railway-station or private stores and ship, including handling at ship’s side, per bale 0 3

BLUFF AND OCEAN BEACH.

The following rates will be charged between Bluff and Ocean Beach:—
Cased meats, tallow, pelts, and sheep’s runners in casks, 2s. 6d. per ton; minimum quantity, 4 tons per truck.
Native coal and manures (other than street, stable, and farmyard), 2s. per ton; minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.
Ballast, ships’, 1s. 6d. per ton; minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

COAL FROM NIGHTCAPS.

A terminal charge of 2s. 6d. per ton, in addition to the ordinary rates, will be made on all coal loaded at the public sidings on the Nightcaps Coal Company’s Railway at Nightcaps Station.

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New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 87

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🚂 Goods Rates between Invercargill Jetty and Railway Station (continued from previous page)

🚂 Goods Rates for Bricks, Tiles, and Clay to Invercargill

🚂 Storage and Haulage Rates at Bluff Station

🚂 Goods Rates between Bluff and Ocean Beach

🚂 Terminal Charge on Coal from Nightcaps

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