New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 73

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✨ Railway Charges and Regulations



  1. Delivery of Goods and Minimum Charges, South Island Main Line and
    Branches—continued.

  2. Except as otherwise provided, minimum charges on goods consigned to a
    station where a general delivery is made, will be as follows:

Weight s. d.
Not exceeding 1 qr. 1 6
Over 1 qr. but not exceeding 1 cwt. 2 0
1 cwt. 2 6
2 cwt. 3 0
3 cwt. 4 0
5 cwt. 5 0
10 cwt. 7 6
15 cwt. 10 0
20 cwt. at the rate of (per ton) 10 0

  1. Haulage and Shunting Charges, Christchurch, Riccarton, and Addington.

  2. Except where otherwise specified, the charge for haulage between Government sheds at Christchurch will be as follows:
    Goods not otherwise specified (minimum charge, 9d.) .. 1 5 per ton.

  3. All goods carried between private sidings and station yards at Riccarton and private sidings and station yards at Addington will be charged 1s. 5d. per ton or part of a ton ; minimum charge, 7s.

  4. Grain in lots of not less than 20 tons carried between private sidings and station yards at Christchurch and private sidings and station yards at Riccarton will be charged at 2s. 5d. per ton.

  5. Grain in lots of not less than 6 tons carried between private sidings and station yards at Christchurch and the private sidings and station yards at Addington will be charged 2s. 5d. per ton.

  6. Through Traffic, Paparoa Coal Company’s Line.

Goods and parcels booked between stations on the Government railway and Roa (Paparoa Coal Company's line) will, in addition to the classified or local rates on the Government railway, be charged as follows for conveyance between Blackball and Roa:

Item s. d.
Parcels, each 0 4
Timber, per 100 superficial feet 0 6
Merchandise, per ton 1 5
Grain, including chaff, per ton 1 5
Minerals (except coal charged at the local rate of 4s. 3d. per ton) per ton 0 4
Mining-props, and other Class F goods, per truck 4 11
Minimum charge per consignment (excepting parcels) 1 5
  1. Hydraulic Cranes, Greymouth.

Loading or unloading by hydraulic cranes will be performed at the option of the Department, and except as otherwise provided the charge will be 8d. per ton, with a minimum charge of 3s. 6d. per lift.

Special lifts (as determined by the Department) will be at a rate per lift or otherwise as may be determined by the Stationmaster, Greymouth.
Minimum charge for hydraulic crane when specially ordered, 56s.

  1. Haulage Charges, Timber, Hokitika and Greymouth.

Timber hauled between Hokitika Station and the timber-skids for local delivery or for shipment at Hokitika will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet for such haulage.

Timber loaded at Greymouth for shipment at Greymouth Wharf will be charged 3d. per 100 superficial feet for haulage from sidings to ship.

  1. Oamaru and Breakwater.

Goods conveyed between Oamaru and Breakwater will be charged at the rates specified in Reg. 98, General Scale of Charges. Ships' goods will be charged according to the provisions of Reg. 129, General Scale of Charges.

Cattle, sheep, horses, or pigs carried between Oamaru and Breakwater will be charged 10s. 6d. per four-wheeled wagon ; bogie wagons double rate.

  1. Tallying at Dunedin Wharves.

For tallying goods to or from ships at Birch Street Wharf, Dunedin, a charge of 9d. per ton, weight or measurement, at the option of the Department, will be made ; minimum charge, 9d.



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🚂 Delivery of Goods and Minimum Charges, South Island Main Line and Branches (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Delivery Charges, South Island, Minimum Charges, Goods Consignment

🚂 Haulage and Shunting Charges, Christchurch, Riccarton, and Addington

🚂 Transport & Communications
Haulage Charges, Shunting, Christchurch, Riccarton, Addington, Grain Transport

🚂 Through Traffic, Paparoa Coal Company’s Line

🚂 Transport & Communications
Through Traffic, Paparoa Coal Company, Blackball, Roa, Goods Transport, Coal Transport

🚂 Hydraulic Cranes, Greymouth

🚂 Transport & Communications
Hydraulic Cranes, Loading, Unloading, Greymouth, Special Lifts

🚂 Haulage Charges, Timber, Hokitika and Greymouth

🚂 Transport & Communications
Haulage Charges, Timber, Hokitika, Greymouth, Shipment

🚂 Oamaru and Breakwater

🚂 Transport & Communications
Goods Conveyance, Oamaru, Breakwater, Ships' Goods, Livestock Transport

🚂 Tallying at Dunedin Wharves

🚂 Transport & Communications
Tallying, Dunedin Wharves, Birch Street Wharf, Goods Handling