Railway Charges




May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 983

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

  1. Miscellaneous—continued.

By inserting the following—continued.

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Dunedin .. Christchurch Drapery, packed .. Class B. Minimum quantity, 5 cwt. per consignment.
Stationery, packed .. Class C.
Stoves and ranges .. Class B.
Wall-papers and paints .. Class C.
Ridging and spouting .. 85s. per ton.
Dunedin .. Ashburton .. Stoves and ranges .. Class B.
Biscuits and confectionery, packed 60s. per ton.
Drapery, packed .. Class B. Minimum quantity, 5 cwt. per consignment.
Dunedin .. Timaru Stoves and ranges .. Class B.
Wall-paper and paints .. Class C.
General merchandise, n.o.s. in Classes A and B 65s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment.
Ridging and spouting .. 70s. per ton.
Dunedin .. St. Andrews .. Beer in bulk .. 13s. 6d. per hogshead.
Dunedin .. Makikihi .. Beer in bulk .. 12s. 6d. per hogshead.
Dunedin .. Studholme Junction Beer in bulk .. 11s. 3d. per hogshead, 7s. 6d. per barrel, including delivery at Studholme Junction within the area as determined by the Department in that behalf.
Beer in bulk, n.o.s. .. 11s. per hogshead, including delivery at Lorneville within such area as may be determined by the Department in that behalf. Minimum quantity, 12 hogsheads per consignment.
Beer in bulk, for Wallacetown 12s. 3d. per hogshead, 9s. 6d. per 36-gallon cask, including delivery at Wallacetown within such area as may be determined by the Department in that behalf. Minimum quantity, 12 hogsheads and/or 36-gallon casks per consignment.
Dunedin .. Lorneville Beer and stout, bottled, in crates 1s. 8d. per crate, including delivery within such area as may be determined by the Department in that behalf. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment.
Dunedin or Port Chalmers Green Island .. Steel billets .. Class N.
Five Rivers .. Invercargill .. Empty return kerosene or benzine drums 1s. per drum.

By adding the following new regulation:—

42A. Port Traffic, Dunedin.

Except as otherwise provided, the haulage charge on goods between Dunedin and Victoria Wharf will be computed as per subparagraphs (b) and (c), paragraph 1, Regulation 98, General Scale of Charges. The charges on goods conveyed to or from Victoria Wharf from or to stations beyond Dunedin will be computed on the Dunedin mileage plus two miles.

As witness my hand this 16th day of May, 1936.

[L.S.] D. G. SULLIVAN, Minister of Railways.



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

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 May 1936
Railway Charges, Goods, Local Rates, South Island, Miscellaneous
  • D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Railways