✨ Railway Freight Rates
MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.
- Miscellaneous—continued.
By omitting the following—continued.
| From | To | Description of Goods. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside | Bluff .. | Cement | 25s. 3d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 3 tons per consignment. |
| Green Island | Christchurch .. | Unmanufactured iron and steel | 37s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 4 tons per bogie wagon. Owners to load and unload. |
| Green Island .. | Greymouth .. | Unmanufactured iron and steel, including bolts, nuts, rivets, and patterns | 45s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 4 tons per bogie wagon. Owners to load and unload. |
| Thornbury .. | Dunedin .. | Rabbits, dead, in cases. (Consignments may be conveyed by express train from Invercargill to Dunedin at the option of the Department) | 50s. per ton. |
| Winton .. | Dunedin .. | Sheep-skins and hides | 50s. per ton. Minimum, 2 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. |
| Lumsden .. | Waikiwi .. | Rabbit-skins, in bales Fat, hides, and sheep-skins.. | 6s. per bale. 24s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 2 tons 10 cwt. per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load. |
By adding the following :—
| From | To | Description of Goods. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyttelton .. | Inangahua .. | Fuel oil in drums | 71s. 7d. per ton, including cartage from Inangahua to Murchison. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per consignment. |
| Christchurch .. | Little River .. | Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½ | £2 3s. 9d. per four-wheeled wagon. Minimum quantity, 3½ tons per four-wheeled wagon and five four-wheeled wagons per week. Any weight in excess of 3½ tons per four-wheeled wagon to be charged at the rate of 12s. 6d. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department. |
| Little River .. | Christchurch .. | Classes A, B, C, D, E, and E½ | £1 17s. 6d. per four-wheeled wagon. Minimum quantity, 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon and two four-wheeled wagons per week. Any weight in excess of 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon to be charged at the rate of 12s. 6d. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department. |
| Inangahua .. | Lyttelton .. | Butter .. | 50s. per ton, including cartage from Westport to Inangahua. |
| Inangahua .. | Christchurch .. | Butter .. | 50s. per ton, including cartage from Westport to Inangahua. |
| Waimate .. | Christchurch .. | Butter .. | 40s. per ton, including delivery within the area as determined by the Department in that behalf. |
| Burnside .. | Christchurch .. | Cement | 31s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. |
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NZ Gazette 1938, No 35
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