New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 86

Page 2505

✨ Railway Freight Rates



Dec. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2505

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

  1. Miscellaneous—continued.

By inserting :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Lyttelton Christchurch Cheese from Pigeon Bay 25s. 6d. per ton, which includes steamer freight from Pigeon Bay and wharfage at Lyttelton.
Butter or cheese from Le Bon's Bay 33s. 6d. per ton, which includes cartage from Le Bon's Bay to Little River.
Butter or cheese from Paua Bay 34s. 0d. per ton, which includes cost of cartage, Paua Bay to Little River.
Little River Lyttelton Butter or cheese from Duvau-chelle's Bay 33s. 0d. per ton, including cartage from Duvau-chelle's Bay to Little River.
Butter or cheese from Barry's Bay 31s. 0d. per ton, including cartage from Barry's Bay to Little River.
Butter or cheese from Takamatua 33s. 7d. per ton, including cartage from Takamatua to Little River.
Inangahua Lyttelton Butter 54s. 0d. per ton, including cartage from Westport to Inangahua.
Inangahua Christchurch Butter 54s. 0d. per ton, including cartage from Westport to Inangahua.
  1. Through Booking to and from Kaikoura.

By omitting this regulation and substituting the following :—

  1. Through Booking to and from Kaikoura.

  2. Except as otherwise provided, goods booked between Christchurch and Kaikoura will be charged at the following rates :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Christchurch and vice versa Kaikoura Classes A, B, C, D, E, and F‡, excepting explosives, at owner's risk 41s. 10d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 36 tons per four-weekly period. Includes collection and delivery at Christchurch and Kaikoura within the areas as determined by the Department in that behalf. Owners to load and unload. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department.
  1. Goods booked to and from Kaikoura will be charged at the following rates:—
    FROM OR TO CHRISTCHURCH—PAPANUI—HORNBY INCLUSIVE.
Description of Goods. Rate.
Classes A, B, and C 58s. 6d. per ton.
Class D 57s. 10d. per ton.
Class E 34s. per ton.
Class E (rate and a half) 41s. 1d. per ton.
Class F 28s. 4d. per ton.
Class H 9s. 9d. per ton.
Class K 8s. 7d. per 100 sup. ft.
Class K (rate and a half) 10s. 10d. per 100 sup. ft.
Class N 30s. 0d. per ton.
Class P 34s. 10d. per ton.
Class Q 31s. 3d. per ton.
Class R 20s 11d. per ton.
Cement 35s. 10d. per ton.
Coal, imported 32s. 11d. per ton.
Coal, New Zealand anthracite or bituminous 28s. 10d. per ton.
Artificial manures : minimum, 6 tons per consignment (Reg. 86, General Scale of Charges) 26s. 3d. per ton.
Artificial manures : minimum, 1 ton per consignment (Reg. 86, General Scale of Charges) 28s. 4d. per ton.
Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, and nuts as defined in Reg. 85, paragraph 1, General Scale of Charges 42s. 10d. per ton.

The charges on small lots of goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and E will be as follows :—

Not exceeding 14 lb. s. d.
" 28 lb. 1 1
" 56 lb. 1 8
" 84 lb. 2 9
3 10

Consignments in excess of 84 lb. will be charged pro rata, with a minimum charge of 4s. 5d.



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