Railway Freight Rates




Mar. 4. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 567

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

Butter and Cheese Special Rates.

By omitting the following :—
Butter and cheese from Kaikohe to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. .. .. 46 5 per ton.
Butter and cheese from Otiria to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. .. .. 44 9 per ton.
Butter and cheese from Marton to Wellington will be charged .. .. .. .. 29 9 per ton.

WANGANUI TO MARTON, FEILDING, OR PALMERSTON NORTH.

Except otherwise specified, goods of Classes A, B, C, and D from Wanganui to Marton, Feilding, or Palmerston North will be charged as follows :—

Per Ton.
s. d.
Wanganui to Marton .. .. .. .. 15 0
Wanganui to Feilding .. .. .. .. 20 0
Wanganui to Palmerston North .. .. 30 0

Small lots of goods of Classes A, B, C, and D from Wanganui to Marton, Feilding, or Palmerston North will be charged pro rata at rates specified above, instead of under Regulation 3, Part III ; minimum charge, 1s. 1d.

The charge for small lots of goods from Wanganui to Marton, Feilding, or Palmerston North charged at Class E rate is not to exceed the charge for small lots of goods of Classes A, B, C, or D between the same stations.

Benzine, Kerosene, &c., Special Rates.

Rate per Ton.
s. d.
Ratana .. .. .. .. 15 6
Turakina .. .. .. .. 15 6
Bonny Glen .. .. .. .. 15 6
Marton .. .. .. .. 15 0

By substituting the following :—

Butter and Cheese Special Rates.

Butter and cheese from Kaikohe to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. .. .. 44 5 per ton.
Butter and cheese from Otiria to Auckland or Southdown will be charged .. .. .. .. 42 9 per ton.

WANGANUI TO RATANA, TURAKINA, BONNY GLEN, PUKEPAPA, MARTON, FEILDING, OR PALMERSTON NORTH.

Except otherwise specified, goods of Classes A, B, C, and D from Wanganui to the undermentioned stations will be charged as follows :—

s. d.
Wanganui to Ratana .. .. .. .. 15 0 per ton.
" Turakina .. .. .. .. 15 0 per ton.
" Bonny Glen .. .. .. .. 15 0 per ton.
" Pukepapa .. .. .. .. 15 0 per ton.
" Marton .. .. .. .. 15 0 per ton.
" Feilding .. .. .. .. 20 0 per ton.
" Palmerston North .. .. 30 0 per ton.

Small lots of Classes A, B, C, and D from Wanganui to Ratana, Turakina, Bonny Glen, Pukepapa, Marton, Feilding, or Palmerston North will be charged pro rata at the rates specified above, instead of under Regulation 3, Part III ; minimum charge, 1s. 1d.

The charge for small lots of goods from Wanganui to Ratana, Turakina, Bonny Glen, Pukepapa, Marton, Feilding, or Palmerston North charged at Class E rate is not to exceed the charge for small lots of goods of Classes A, B, C, and D from Wanganui to these stations.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

By adding the following :—

Haulage Charges, Christchurch.

Except where otherwise specified, the charge for haulage between Government sheds at Christchurch will be as follows :—

s. d.
Goods not otherwise specified (minimum charge, 9d.).. 1 5 per ton.

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, ETC.

By omitting the following :—
Shingles (timber). Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. Class. K

And substituting the following :—
Shingles, New Zealand timber (if imported rate and a half).
Maximum charges as for Class A (single rate) .. .. K

As witness my hand this 3rd day of March, 1926.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Acting for Minister of Railways.



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🚂 Alterations to Scale of Charges in force upon the New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
3 March 1926
Railways, Freight Rates, Butter, Cheese, Benzine, Kerosene, Haulage Charges, Classification of Goods
  • RICH'D. F. BOLLARD, Acting for Minister of Railways