New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 57

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

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

  1. Miscellaneous—continued.

By adding the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Christchurch .. Timaru .. Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½ (except explosives and benzine and similar oils in owner’s tank-wagons) £5 per four-wheeled wagon containing not more than 6 tons. Any weight in excess of 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon will be charged at the rate of 16s. 8d. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Minimum, four four-wheeled wagons per week from Christchurch to Timaru and/or Timaru to Christchurch. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department.
Christchurch .. Dunedin .. Motor-chassis or motor-cars on wheels loaded on four-wheeled wagons £5 5s. each, including cranage and tarpaulins if required.
Christchurch .. Invercargill .. Drapery, packed .. 110s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment.
Papanui .. Lyttelton .. Farinaceous foods (including such foods prepared in biscuit form packed in boxes or cartons; also marmite, peanut butter, dates, figs, and prunes) 8s. per ton.
Timaru .. Christchurch .. Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½ (except explosives and benzine and similar oils in owner’s tank-wagons) £5 per four-wheeled wagon containing not more than 6 tons. Any weight in excess of 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon will be charged at the rate of 16s. 8d. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Minimum, four four-wheeled wagons per week from Timaru to Christchurch and/or Christchurch to Timaru. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department.
Dunedin .. Timaru .. Beer, in bulk or in cases .. 44s. per ton. Minimum quantity per consignment, 4 tons.
Dunedin, Caversham, and Burnside Stations Salisbury to Cromwell inclusive Class A goods n.o.s. .. Classified B rate, provided that in no case will the charge be less than that at the small-lots scale, Regulation 71, General Scale of Charges, for Class C goods.
Waikiwi .. Woolston .. Pelts, hides, calf-skins, and sheep-skins 52s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 3 tons 10 cwt. per L or LB wagon; 4 tons per LA wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Otautau .. Dunedin { Sheep-skins, hides, horsehair, and tallow 45s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Rabbit-skins, in bales .. 7s. per bale.

In witness whereof the official seal of the Government Railways Board was hereunto affixed this 24th day of July, 1935, in the presence of—

[L.S.] JAMES H. GUNSON, Acting-Chairman.



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🚂 Local Railway Rates for South Island (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 July 1935
Freight Rates, Goods, South Island, Railway
  • JAMES H. GUNSON, Acting-Chairman