Railway Freight Rates




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GOODS.

LOCAL RATES—continued.

Zinc shavings packed in cases, Thames to Paeroa, will be charged 8s. 6d. per ton.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, for or from ports on the Kaipara, will be charged,
per ton weight, as under, between Auckland or Newmarket and Helensville,
wharfage at Helensville included, ships to place in and take delivery of goods
from trucks at Helensville Wharf:—

Class A ...
...
20s.
Classes B, C, D ...
15s.

Tinned fish in 5-ton lots, Helensville to Auckland, will be charged 12s. 6d.
per ton, including wharfage at Helensville. Quantities under 5 tons, 15s. per ton,
including wharfage at Helensville.

Tinned fish, Tuakau to Auckland, will be charged 15s. per ton.

Coal, native, brown, between Onehunga and Auckland, will be charged 1s. 9d. per
ton.

Coal, not otherwise specified, between Onehunga and Auckland, will be charged
2s. 6d. per ton.

Coal-slag, native, for lime-burning, ore-roasting, and brick-burning purposes, from
Huntly or Kimihia to Te Kuiti, will be charged 5s. per ton. Minimum quantity,
6 tons per four-wheeled truck.

Coal-slag, native, delivered on railway-trucks at pit's mouth at a price not
exceeding 2s. per ton, will be charged at the rate of 6s. per ton for conveyance from
Huntly or Kimihia to Thames and Shortland. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per
four-wheeled truck.

Coal-slag, native, from Huntly and Kimihia will be charged as follows:—

Per Ton.
s. d.
To Karangahake ...
5 3
To Waikino and Waihi Gold-mining Company's Siding ...
5 4
To Waihi ...
5 6
Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled truck.

Goods of Classes P and Q from Kimihia Siding will be charged 1d. per ton in
addition to the classified or local rates.

Goods booked through between stations on the Auckland Section and ports on
the Manukau Harbour will be charged at the following rates for conveyance by
steamer, in addition to the railway rates and charges to or from Onehunga Wharf,
as specified in Parts III, IV, and VI hereof:—

Furniture of every description, packed or unpacked,
s. d.
per ton weight ...
45 0
Goods of Class E, except manures (consignments
under 10 cwt. rate and a half), per ton weight ...
6 3
Manure in bags, coal in bags, per ton weight ...
5 0
Goods, not otherwise specified, per ton weight ...
10 0
Minimum charge for tonnage rates ...
1 0
Timber and mouldings (minimum charge, 1s.), per
100 superficial feet ...
1 0
Drays, set up or in pieces, each ...
7 6
Pianos and organs (packed), each ...
12 6
Tanks, each ...
5 0
Stoves, each ...
3 0
Powder, per cwt. ...
3 6
Bricks, per ton weight ...
6 0
Register grates, each ...
2 0
Ploughs, one furrow, each ...
4 0
Ploughs, two furrows, each ...
5 0
Ploughs, three furrows, each ...
6 0
Disc harrows, each ...
5 0
Reapers and binders, each ...
20 0
Seed-drills, each ...
10 0

All charges on goods consigned to ports on Manukau Harbour, or from ports on
Manukau Harbour to flag-stations on the Auckland Section, must be prepaid.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1907, No 69





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🚂 Local Freight Rates for Goods on Auckland Section - Continued (continued from previous page)

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Railway, Freight rates, Goods, Classes A, B, C, D, P, Q, Tinned fish, Coal, Coal-slag, Timber, Furniture, Manure, Drays, Pianos, Organs, Tanks, Stoves, Powder, Bricks, Ploughs, Harrows, Reapers, Binders, Seed-drills, Kaipara, Auckland, Newmarket, Helensville, Onehunga, Tuakau, Huntly, Kimihia, Te Kuiti, Thames, Shortland, Karangahake, Waikino, Waihi, Manukau Harbour