Railway Freight Rates




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

  1. Picton Section.

Paragraph 2 :—
By omitting—

From or to To or from Description of Goods. Rate.
Blenheim .. Frankton Junction or Hamilton Chaff .. .. .. £17 5s. per 140 sacks including all charges.

By adding—

From or to To or from Description of Goods. Rate.
Blenheim .. Frankton Junction or Hamilton Chaff .. .. .. £19 11s. 8d. per 140 sacks, including all charges.

THROUGH BOOKING BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND STATIONS ON THE PICTON SECTION.

Paragraph 20 : By omitting the particulars under the heading “Wellington—Blenheim freight rates,” and substituting in lieu thereof the following :—

WELLINGTON—BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES.

General Cargo.

General cargo, n.o.s., per ton of 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. .. .. 26 0
Small lots not exceeding 2 cwt. each .. .. .. 3 3
Films, per package, up to ½ ft. .. .. .. 6 0
” ” over ½ ft. and up to 2 ft. .. .. .. 7 6
” ” over 2 ft. and up to 3 ft. .. .. .. 11 0
” ” over 3 ft. and up to 4 ft. .. .. .. 15 0
” ” over 4 ft. and up to 5 ft. .. .. .. 19 0
Fruit, n.o.s., per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 26 0
” for export, per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 20 0
Lime (builders’), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 32 6
Manures, n.o.s. (including basic slag and agricultural lime), per 20 cwt. .. 26 0
” odious, per ton of 20 cwt. .. .. .. 28 6
Plate glass (packages up to 20 cub. ft.), per 40 cub. ft. .. .. 32 6
” (packages over 20 cub. ft. up to 40 cub. ft.) per 40 cub. ft. .. 39 0
Empty return or used sacks, in bundles of 25, per bundle .. .. 2 3
” in sacks, per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 26 0
” in bales, per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 22 6
Empty return benzine drums, per drum .. .. .. 4 0
” packages, n.o.s., per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 13 0
Empty bottles, in sacks, cases, or casks, per 40 cub. ft. .. .. 22 6
Tanks, empty, 200 gallons each .. .. .. 18 0
” ” 400 gallons, each .. .. .. 23 0
” ” 600 gallons, each .. .. .. 41 0
Sewing-machines, each .. .. .. 10 0
Woolpacks and cornsacks, New Zealand manufacture, per 40 cub. ft. .. 22 6

Dangerous Cargo.

Acids, ammonia, bisulphide, carbide of calcium, phosphorus, gases in cylinders, per 40 cub. ft. .. .. .. 55 0
Minimum charge for foregoing .. .. .. 10 0
Benzine, kerosene, and similar oils, per case .. .. .. 1 6
Benzine, kerosene, and similar oils, per drum, not exceeding 45-gallons capacity .. .. .. 8 0
Dynamite, detonators, gelignite, packages up to 50 lb., per package .. 10 0
Powder, 25 lb. package, each .. .. .. 7 6
” 50 lb. package, each .. .. .. 10 0

Produce.

Wheat, barley, oats, peas, beans, rye-corn, maize, oatmeal, lupin, bran, pollard, in 48 in. sacks, per sack .. .. .. 2 0
Wheat, barley, oats, peas, beans, rye-corn, maize, oatmeal, lupin, bran, pollard, in packages other than above, per 40 cub. ft. or 20 cwt. .. 26 0
Onions, in bags or cases, per 20 cwt. or 40 cub. ft. .. .. 26 0
Potatoes, in 48 in. sacks, per sack .. .. .. 2 0
” new, in small bags, per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 26 0
Carrots, parsnips, swedes, cabbage, cauliflowers, pumpkins, marrows, and vegetables, n.o.s., in 48 in. sacks, per sack .. .. 1 10
Carrots, parsnips, swedes, cabbage, cauliflowers, pumpkins, marrows, and vegetables, in packages other than above, per 40 cub. ft. or 20 cwt.. .. 26 0
Seeds : Lucerne, cow-grass, turnip, swede, rape, cabbage, onion, sweet pea, tree lucerne, per sack .. .. .. 4 0
” Clover, in sacks, not exceeding 140 lb., per sack .. .. 3 0
” ” exceeding 140 lb., per sack .. .. .. 4 0
” Mangold, parsnip, carrot, seed-heads (unthreshed), in 48 in. sacks, per sack .. .. .. 1 4
Grass-seed : Cocksfoot, rye, fescues, brown-top, dogstail, Poa pratensis, per sack .. .. .. 3 0
Flour, per 2,000 lb. .. .. .. 20 0
Chaff, per sack .. .. .. 1 4
Malt, per bag .. .. .. 2 3
Hay (hand-pressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 42 6
” (machine-pressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 38 6
Straw (hand-pressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 42 6
” (machine-pressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 38 6
Tallow and pelts, per cask.. .. .. 12 6
Hemp (pressed or unpressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 35 6
Tow (pressed or unpressed), per 20 cwt. .. .. .. 40 0



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Railway Fares, Freight Rates, Goods Rates, Picton Section, Blenheim, Frankton Junction, Hamilton, Wellington