Railway Freight Rates




Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3747

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

10A. Through Booking of Goods between Auckland and Gisborne—continued.

By adding the following :—

Description of Goods. Rate.
Bananas and oranges in standard cases, per case s. d. 2 6
Fruit or vegetables (local or imported), n.o.s., per package up to 20 lb. 1 6
Fruit or vegetables (local or imported), n.o.s., per package not exceeding 100 lb., per package 2 6
Fruit or vegetables (local or imported), n.o.s., per package over 100 lb., per package 3 3
Sheep-skins and lamb-skins in bales, per bale 11 0
Wool in bales, per bale 12 6

By adding the following new regulation :—

10B. Through Booking of Goods between Auckland and Whakatane West.

Consignments of imported fruit through-booked from Auckland to Whakatane will be charged at the following rates :—

Description. Rate.
Fruit, imported, n.o.s., in standard packages, not exceeding 20 lb., per package s. d. 1 2
Fruit, imported, n.o.s., in standard packages, not exceeding 100 lb., per package 1 10
Fruit, imported, n.o.s., in standard packages, exceeding 100 lb., per package 2 6

By adding the following :—

  1. Gisborne Section.
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Motuhora Gisborne Log timber 2s. 6d. per 100 super. feet.
Otoko 3s. 5d. per ton.
Mahaki 4s. 2d. per ton.
Waikohu Road-metal 4s. 4d. per ton.
Puha 4s. 5d. per ton.
To Karaka 4s. 9d. per ton.
Waipaoa 5s. 1d. per ton.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

By adding the following :—

  1. Nelson Section.
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Glenhope Nelson Butter and cheese 24s. per ton.

By adding new paragraph 1A :—

From or to To or from Description of Goods. Rate.
*Picton Tuamarina Classes A, B, C, and D, except goods direct from ship 12s. per ton.
Spring Creek
Grovetown
Blenheim
*Blenheim Mount Pleasant Elevation Classes A, B, C, and D 12s. per ton.
  • Small lots of goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, and F½ (not ex ship) conveyed between stations Picton and Blenheim inclusive will be charged pro rata of the appropriate local or classified rate. Minimum charge, 1s.

WELLINGTON—BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES.

General Cargo.

By adding the following :—

| Sewing machines, each | s. d. 6 9 |



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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, Bananas, Oranges, Fruit, Vegetables, Sheep-skins, Lamb-skins, Wool, Log Timber, Road-metal, Butter, Cheese, Sewing Machines