Railway Charges




MAY 12.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1277

LOCAL RATES—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHIES.

  1. Miscellaneous.

By omitting the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Lyttelton Addington Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, not ex ship 8s. 11d. per ton.
Lyttelton Dunedin or Lver-cargill Imported fruit 54s. 7d. per ton by mail, express, mixed, or goods trains. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per consignment.
*Christchurch Timaru Classes A, B, C, and D, in quantities of 5 cwt. and over, not otherwise specified 37s. 1d. per ton.
  • Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D from Christchurch to Timaru in quantities of less than 5 cwt. will be charged as follows: Consignments not exceeding 28 lb., 56 lb., and 84 lb. respectively at the small-lots rate (Regulation 71, General Scale of Charges), computed on the basis of classified rates; maximum charge, 4s. 7d.; consignments exceeding 84 lb. at 4s. 7d. for the first hundredweight and 3½d. for each additional quarter or fraction of a quarter, or classified rates if cheaper.

  • The charges specified providing for local rates on goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Christchurch to Timaru, will in respect of consignments of biscuits in tins, loose, in consignments of more than twenty tins or parcels, and of confectionery in tins or boxes, loose, in consignments of more than twenty tins or parcels, be increased as follows:—

Weight. Amount.
Not exceeding 2 cwt. 2d. per consignment.
„ 4 cwt. 4d.
„ 5 cwt. 6d.
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
†Christchurch Waimate Classes A, B, C, and D ..

† Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Christchurch to Waimate, will be delivered at Waimate within the area as determined by the Department. Small lots of such goods if less than 5 cwt. will be charged according to the following scale :—

—— Class A. Class B. Class C. Class D.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Not exceeding 28 lb. 3 7 2 10 2 10 2 2
Above 28 lb. and not exceeding 56 lb. 4 11 3 9 3 5 3 2
„ 56 lb. 6 4 4 6 4 2 3 11
„ 84 lb. 6 10 5 2 4 10 4 6
„ 1 cwt. 7 2 6 0 5 6 4 10
„ 1¼ cwt. 7 5 6 11 6 0 5 2
„ 1½ cwt. 7 9 7 9 6 7 5 6
„ 1¾ cwt. 8 0 8 0 7 3 5 11
„ 2 cwt. 8 4 8 4 8 1 6 6
„ 2¼ cwt. 8 9 8 9 8 9 7 2
„ 2½ cwt. 9 4 9 4 9 4 7 9
„ 2¾ cwt. 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 4
„ 3 cwt. 10 3 10 3 10 3 8 11
„ 3¼ cwt. 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 7
„ 3½ cwt. 11 4 11 4 11 4 10 2
„ 3¾ cwt. 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 8
„ 4 cwt. 12 2 12 2 12 2 10 8
„ 4¼ cwt. 12 5 12 5 12 5 10 8
„ 4½ cwt. 12 9 12 9 12 9 10 9
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Blackball Dunedin Coal 24s. 6d. per ton, which includes weighing and delivery to private sidings at Dunedin.
Timaru Orari Classes A, B, C, and D 10s. per ton.
Timaru Christchurch Beer or stout, bottled, packed, or in bulk 37s. 1d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Dunedin Bluff Butter and cheese for shipment 30s. per ton.


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