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New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 11

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✨ Railway Charges Alterations

FEB. 17.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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GOODS--LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES--continued.

Nelson Section.

Paragraph 4 :—

By omitting the following :—

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

By adding the following :—

From	To	Description of Goods.	Rate.
Glenhope ..	Nelson ...	Butter and cheese	26s. per ton.

Picton Section.

By omitting paragraphs 9, 11, and 19, and substituting in lieu thereof the following :—

Wool in bales, undumped, consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to Picton and delivered to store at Picton for storage or dumping will be charged 1s. 5d. per bale. Minimum load, 23 undumped bales per four-wheeled wagon. Wool subsequently reconsign ed from store to ship will be charged 3d. per bale undumped and 5d. per bale double-dumped. These rates include wharfage and handling at the ship's side at Picton.
Except otherwise provided, goods of Class H consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to Picton for shipment will be charged 1s. 8d. per bale for undumped, and 2s. 5d. per bale for double-dumped, including wharfage and handling at Picton. An extra charge of 4½d. per undumped bale and 8½d. per double-dumped bale will be made for loading by the Department at Blenheim. Double-dumped bales must be in truck-loads of not less than 13 double-dumped full-sized bales, or 14 double-dumped small-sized bales. Undumped bales must be in truck loads of not less than 23 bales. Any less quantities will be charged at these minima or at ordinary rates, whichever is the cheaper.

THROUGH Booking of Wool.

Wool in bales, undumped, booked through by rail and steamer from Blenheim via Picton and Lyttelton to Woolston, Christchurch, or Addington will be charged 10s. per bale, including all charges at forwarding and destination stations and at Picton and Lyttelton, and steamer freights by the vessels of shipping companies approved by the Department.

Paragraph 20 :—

WELLINGTON-BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES.

General Cargo.

By omitting the following :—

Small lots not exceeding 2 cwt. each ... 3 3

By adding the following :—

Small lots :—

Not exceeding 56 lb. ... 1 6
Over 56 lb. and up to 112 lb. ... 2 0
Over 112 lb. and up to 168 lb. ... 2 9
Over 168 lb. ... 3 3

Charges will be computed at these rates or pro rata at general cargo rates on measurement, whichever is dearer. Weights or measurements of all packages in each consignment are to be grouped for the purpose of charging sea freight.

Produce.

By omitting the following :—

Tallow and pelts, per cask ... 12 6

By adding the following :—

Pelts, per cask ... 12 6
Tallow, per cask ... 14 6
Tallow, in drums, per 40 cubic feet ... 26 0

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES.

Miscellaneous.

By omitting the following :—

From	To	Description of Goods.	Rate.
Lyttelton ..	Invercargill ..	Imported fruit and imported vegetables, by mail, express, mixed, or goods trains	54s. 7d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per consignment.
Christchurch ..	Waikari or Hawardcn	Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½, except explosives and benzine and similar oils in owners' tank-wagons	40s. per four-wheeled wagon. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon and six four-wheeled wagons per week. Any weight in excess of 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon to be charged at the rate of 10s. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Participation in this rate will be subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department.

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