Railway Freight Regulations




APRIL 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

By inserting the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate per Ton.
Rangiora ..
Green Island or Dunedin
Christchurch ..
Christchurch ..
Butter and cheese ..
Unmanufactured iron or steel
10s.
37s. 6d., minimum quantity 2 tons per 4-wheeled wagon; 4 tons per bogie wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Green Island or Dunedin Greymouth .. Unmanufactured iron or steel, including bolts, nuts, rivets, and patterns 45s., minimum quantity 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon; 4 tons per bogie wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Green Island or Dunedin Invercargill .. Unmanufactured iron or steel 35s., minimum quantity 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon; 4 tons per bogie wagon. Owners to load and unload.

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

By omitting the following :—

Ashes .. .. .. .. .. .. Q
Battens, fencing, hewn or sawn, undressed timber, not exceeding 6 ft. in length, or ¾ in. in thickness, New Zealand timber .. .. Q
Battens, fencing, hewn or sawn, undressed timber, not exceeding 6 ft. in length, or ¾ in. in thickness, not otherwise specified. Rate and a half .. .. .. .. .. Q
Iron, corrugated, galvanized, packed in cases or crates. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. D
Military camp equipment (exclusive of ammunition or explosives of any description), guns, gun-carriages, and wagons. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. C

And inserting the following :—

Ashes. Not otherwise specified .. .. .. .. Q
Battens, fencing, hewn or sawn, New Zealand timber, undressed, not exceeding 6 ft. in length or 1 in. in thickness .. .. Q
Battens, fencing, hewn or sawn, not otherwise specified, undressed timber, not exceeding 6 ft. in length or 1 in. in thickness. Rate and a half .. .. .. .. .. Q
Catering-material. (See Regulation 39) .. .. .. A
Chloride of Ammonia, packed in drums or casks, for use in freezing-works. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. D
Concrete cell blocks. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. P
Diatomaceous earth, raw, to be used in the manufacture of polish or for insulating purposes. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Q
Egg-fillers, packed .. .. .. .. .. C
Eskimo pies, packed. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. D
Firebacks, made from fireclay, consigned direct from factory, minimum quantity 10 cwt. per consignment. Owner’s risk. Rate and a half .. .. .. .. .. E
Hydra silicate of alumina, raw. Owner’s risk .. .. .. Q
Iron, corrugated, galvanized, in cases or crates or securely packed in bundles. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. D
Military equipment (exclusive of ammunition or explosives of any description), including clothing, guns, gun-carriages, machine guns, rifles, uniforms, wagons, and other incidentals. Owner’s risk .. .. .. .. .. C
Motor-registration plates, packed .. .. .. .. C
Pipe, iron, to be used in the manufacture of fences and gates .. D
Silos, wooden, in sections. Owner’s risk .. .. .. C
Timber, New Zealand produce, not exceeding 6 ft. in length consigned direct from sawmills to wood-wool factories to be manufactured into wood-wool (the charges not to exceed those computed at the appropriate rate for New Zealand timber under class K) half rate .. .. .. .. .. C
Wood-ash .. .. .. .. .. .. Q



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