Railway Freight Rates




MAY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

  1. 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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