Railway Freight Regulations




2350
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58

  1. Road-metal, not coming within the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this regulation, consigned to local bodies for the construction or maintenance of roads will be charged at the following rates :—
Miles. Rate per Ton. Miles. Rate per Ton. Miles. Rate per Ton. Miles. Rate per Ton. Miles. Rate per Ton. Miles. Rate per Ton.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 1 11 29 3 11 57 6 7 85 9 3 112 11 2 139 13 0
2 1 11 30 3 11 58 6 8 86 9 4 113 11 2 140 13 1
3 1 11 31 4 0 59 6 10 87 9 5 114 11 3 141 13 2
4 1 11 32 4 2 60 6 11 88 9 6 115 11 4 142 13 3
5 1 11 33 4 2 61 7 1 89 9 6 116 11 5 143 13 3
6 1 11 34 4 4 62 7 2 90 9 7 117 11 6 144 13 4
7 1 11 35 4 5 63 7 4 91 9 8 118 11 7 145 13 5
8 1 11 36 4 5 64 7 5 92 9 9 119 11 7 146 13 6
9 1 11 37 4 7 65 7 7 93 9 10 120 11 8 147 13 7
10 1 11 38 4 8 66 7 8 94 9 11 121 11 9 148 13 8
11 1 11 39 4 9 67 7 10 95 9 11 122 11 10 149 13 8
12 1 11 40 4 10 68 7 11 96 10 0 123 11 11 150 13 9
13 2 0 41 4 11 69 8 1 97 10 1 124 12 0 151 13 10
14 2 2 42 5 0 70 8 2 98 10 2 125 12 0 152 13 11
15 2 3 43 5 1 71 8 3 99 10 3 126 12 1 153 14 0
16 2 5 44 5 2 72 8 4 100 10 4 127 12 2 154 14 1
17 2 7 45 5 3 73 8 5 101 10 4 128 12 3 155 14 2
18 2 8 46 5 4 74 8 6 102 10 5 129 12 4 156 14 3
19 2 10 47 5 5 75 8 7 103 10 6 130 12 5 157 14 4
20 2 11 48 5 6 76 8 8 104 10 7 131 12 5 158 14 5
21 3 1 49 5 8 77 8 8 105 10 8 132 12 6 159 14 6
22 3 2 50 5 8 78 8 9 106 10 9 133 12 7 160 14 6
23 3 4 51 5 10 79 8 10 107 10 9 134 12 8 161 14 7
24 3 5 52 5 11 80 8 11 108 10 10 135 12 9 162 14 8
25 3 6 53 6 1 81 9 0 109 10 11 136 12 10 163 14 9
26 3 7 54 6 2 82 9 1 110 11 0 137 12 10 164 14 10
27 3 8 55 6 4 83 9 1 111 11 1 138 12 11 165 14 11
28 3 9 56 6 5 84 9 2

Beyond 165 miles, at the rates for Class Q.

  1. The Department may require loading or unloading to be performed by the owner. For each loading or unloading performed by the Department 2s. 2d. per ton will be charged. When cranage is provided 1s. 1d. per ton only will be charged for each loading or unloading performed by the Department, together with the proper charge for cranage.

  2. Road-metal consigned under this regulation will be conveyed only at the convenience of the Department.

  3. The concessions allowed under this regulation will be absolutely forfeited in the event of any irregularity or evasion of the provisions of the regulation.

(15.) Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Mushrooms, and Nuts.

  1. The maximum charges for fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts grown and packed in New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and Niue) will be as follows for any distance :—

Not exceeding 56 lb. .. .. .. 0 8
Over 56 lb., but not exceeding 112 lb. .. .. .. 1 4
For every additional 56 lb. or fraction thereof above
112 lb. and not exceeding 224 lb. .. .. .. 0 8

  1. In addition to the foregoing charges, a charge of 6d. for each hundredweight, or part of a hundredweight, will be made for fresh fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wanganui, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

(16.) Dead Game, Dead Hares, Dead Rabbits, and Fresh Fish.

  1. The maximum charges for dead game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish will be as follows for any distance :—

Not exceeding 7 lb. .. .. .. 0 8
Over 7 lb., but not exceeding 14 lb. .. .. .. 1 4
Over 14 lb., but not exceeding 28 lb. .. .. .. 2 0

  1. In addition a charge of 6d. for each 28 lb. or part of 28 lb. will be made for dead game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish charged at these maximum rates consigned to Auckland, Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wanganui, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

(17.) Seeds returning from Seed-cleaning Establishments.

  1. New-Zealand-grown seeds forwarded by the grower direct by rail to seed-cleaning establishments to be cleaned will, if returned within six months from the original consignee to the original sender, be carried back to the original sending-station at half-rates, provided that such seed was grown in the vicinity of the original forwarding-station and is for use by the grower in the locality where grown, and that a certificate in the following form is endorsed on the consignment-note when the seed is being forwarded to the seed-cleaning establishment :
    “I hereby certify that the seed entered hereon is New-Zealand-grown; that it was grown in the vicinity of Station, and is being forwarded to
    for the purpose of being cleaned, and will, when returned, be used by me in the locality where grown.”


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