Railway Freight Rates




Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3745

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

  1. Miscellaneous—continued.

By adding the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Moerewa (Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Co.’s siding) Opua .. Wool double-dumped for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 2s. 6d. per double-dumped bale.
Frozen mutton or lamb for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 8s. 8d. per ton.
Frozen pork for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 7s. 10d. per ton.
Frozen beef for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 7s. 1d. per ton.
Tallow in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 9s. per ton.
Pelts in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 7s. 2d. per ton.
Auckland .. Whakapara .. Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½ (except explosives) £9 per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Auckland .. Te Hana .. Wire, fencing .. .. 31s. 6d. per ton.
Sugar, golden syrup, and treacle, also lubricating-oil 35s. per ton.
Auckland .. Wellsford .. Sugar, golden syrup, and treacle, also lubricating-oil 35s. per ton.
Auckland .. Westfield .. Salt, packed .. .. 4s. 6d. per ton.
Auckland or Morningside Edgecumbe .. Butter-box shooks .. 16s. per ton.
Morningside .. Auckland .. Veneer butter-boxes .. 4s. 2d. per ton.
Morningside .. Onehunga .. Veneer butter-boxes .. 5s. 2d. per ton.
Raetihi .. Kaiwarra .. Hides, calf-skins, sheep-skins (loose or in bundles), tallow, tails, wool in bags, horse-hair, and horns 50s. per ton.
Breakwater .. Ngaere .. Classes A, B, C, and D, n.o.s. 21s. per ton, including delivery within the area determined by the Department in that behalf. Small lots, pro rata. Minimum charge, 1s. 6d.
New Plymouth .. Ngaere .. Classes A, B, C, and D .. 16s. per ton. including delivery within the area determined by the Department in that behalf. Small lots, pro rata. Minimum charge, 1s. 6d.
Hawera .. Wanganui .. Bacon, packed .. .. 27s. 6d. per ton, including delivery within the area determined by the Department in that behalf. Small lots, pro rata. Minimum charge, 2s.
Hawera .. Palmerston North Bacon, packed .. .. 39s. 11d. per ton, including delivery within the area as determined by the Department in that behalf. Small lots, pro rata. Minimum charge, 2s.
Foxton .. Wellington .. Wool packs, in bales, n.o.s. 22s. 9d. per ton.
Foxton .. Wellington .. Wool packs, in bales .. £6 per four-wheeled wagon, containing not more than 8 tons. Any tonnage in excess of 8 tons to be charged at the rate of 10s. per ton.
Foxton .. North Island stations other than Wellington Wool packs in bales .. Class D, less 10 per cent.
Wellington .. Hastings or Napier Motor-cars loaded in four-wheeled wagons £4 10s. per car, including cramage and tarpaulins.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Charges, Alterations, Freight Rates, Wool, Frozen Meat, Tallow, Pelts, Fencing Wire, Sugar, Lubricating Oil, Salt, Butter Boxes, Hides, Calf Skins, Sheep Skins, Bacon, Motor Cars