New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 71

Page 2315

✨ Railway Freight Rates



Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2315

LOCAL RATES—continued.

  1. Picton Section.

THROUGH BOOKING BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND STATIONS ON THE PICTON SECTION.

WELLINGTON-BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES.

GENERAL CARGO.

By adding the following:—
Empty packages, not otherwise specified, per ton .. .. 11 3

DANGEROUS CARGO.

By omitting the following:—
Benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, per case .. 1 6
Benzine, per drum, not exceeding 45-gallons capacity .. 8 6

And substituting the following:—
Benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, per case .. 1 4½
Benzine, per drum, not exceeding 45-gallons capacity .. 7 9

PRODUCE.

By omitting the following:—
Bran and pollard (100 lb. bags), per bag .. .. 1 7
Bran and pollard (over 150 lb. to 180 lb.), per bag .. 2 1

And substituting the following:—
Bran and pollard (150 lb. bags), per bag .. .. 1 5
Bran and pollard (over 150 lb. and up to 200 lb.) per bag .. 1 7

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

  1. Miscellaneous.

By omitting the following:—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Christchurch Timaru Patent fencing £6 per 8-ton iron L wagon.
Christchurch Dunedin Patent fencing £9 per 8-ton iron L wagon.
Christchurch Invercargill Patent fencing £12 per 8-ton iron L wagon.

By adding the following:—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Lyttelton Woolston Glue pieces, packed 5s. 7d. per ton. The charges on consignments ex ship to be computed in accordance with Regulation No. 129.
Christchurch Timaru Patent fencing £6 per LA wagon, containing not more than 4 tons. Any quantity in excess of 4 tons to be charged at the appropriate local or classified rate.
Christchurch Whitecraigs Empty iron or steel drums 46s. 5d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 1,000 drums per consignment. When full, such drums to be forwarded by rail from Whitecraigs.
Christchurch Dunedin Patent fencing £9 per LA wagon, containing not more than 4 tons. Any quantity in excess of 4 tons to be charged at the appropriate local or classified rate.
Christchurch Gore Patent fencing £11 per LA wagon. Any quantity in excess of 4 tons to be charged at the appropriate local or classified rate.
Christchurch Invercargill Patent fencing £12 per LA wagon, containing not more than 4 tons. Any quantity in excess of 4 tons to be charged at the appropriate local or classified rate.
Ashburton Christchurch Laundry, in bags or hampers 25s. 5d. per ton.
Timaru Whitecraigs Empty iron or steel drums 27s. 2d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 1,000 drums per consignment. When full, such drums to be forwarded by rail from Whitecraigs.
Dunedin Ashburton Stationery, packed 74s. 2d. per ton.
Anderson’s Bay Oamaru Sheep-skins and hides, loose or in bundles 24s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Otanomomo Dunedin Cheese, loose 26s. 10d. per ton.
Wyndham Dunedin Sheep-skins, hides, and tallow 40s. 7d. per ton.
One Tree Point Bluff Scoured wool, undumped, in bales, not exceeding 2½ cwt. each 1s. 3d. per bale.
Winton Dunedin Rabbit-skins, in bales 6s. per bale.


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