New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 24

Page 1055

✨ Railway Freight Rates



APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1055

GOODS—continued.

  1. Consignments in any quantity of less than 6 tons will be charged as for 6 tons or at the rate applicable to consignments of a minimum weight of 1 ton, whichever is cheaper. Any quantity less than 1 ton will be charged as 1 ton or at the classified rate for Class E, whichever is cheaper.

  2. The provisions of paragraph 1, Regulation 72, will apply to consignments charged at Class E.

  3. At Auckland, Onehunga, Port Ahuriri, Wellington, Foxton, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Breakwater, Waitara, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Blenheim, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Oamaru Breakwater, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Bluff, 1s. 2d. per ton will be charged in addition to the rates specified in paragraph 6 of this regulation, except when consigned from or to private sidings at those stations, or except local rates otherwise provide.

  4. At all other stations, when the loading or unloading is performed by the owners, or when loaded by owners into sheds, owing to trucks not being available after reasonable notice is given, the rates specified in paragraph 6 of this regulation only will be charged, provided that when loading or unloading is charged for no charge shall be made for tallying. For each loading or unloading performed by the Department 1s. 2d. per ton will be charged (minimum charge, 10d.), and the charge shall include the service of tallying when such is performed in connection with either the loading or unloading. When it is desired by either the consignor or consignee that the Department should tally but not handle the goods, 10d. per ton will be charged for this service (minimum charge, 10d.). When goods are charged at Class E, under small-lots scale, Regulation 71, or at Class E, plus 50 per cent., no charge for loading, unloading, or tallying will be made.

  5. Artificial manure carried under the provisions of this regulation must be for use in manuring farm lands within the Dominion of New Zealand.

Miles. Minimum, 6 Tons per Consignment : Rate per Ton. Minimum, 1 Ton per Consignment Rate per Ton. Miles. Minimum, 6 Tons per Consignment : Rate per Ton. Minimum, 1 Ton per Consignment : Rate per Ton.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 2 1 2 8 28 4 5 5 6
2 2 4 2 11 29 4 6 5 7
3 2 4 2 11 30 4 7 5 9
4 2 4 2 11 31 4 9 6 0
5 2 4 2 11 32 4 10 6 1
6 2 4 2 11 33 4 11 6 3
7 2 4 2 11 34 5 1 6 3
8 2 4 2 11 35 5 1 6 4
9 2 4 2 11 36 5 2 6 6
10 2 4 2 11 37 5 3 6 6
11 2 4 2 11 38 5 4 6 8
12 2 4 2 11 39 5 5 6 9
13 2 6 3 1 40 5 5 6 9
14 2 8 3 4 41 5 7 7 0
15 2 9 3 6 42 5 7 7 1
16 2 11 3 8 43 5 8 7 2
17 3 0 3 9 44 5 9 7 3
18 3 1 3 11 45 5 10 7 4
19 3 3 4 0 46 6 0 7 5
20 3 5 4 4 47 6 0 7 6
21 3 6 4 6 48 6 1 7 7
22 3 8 4 7 49 6 2 7 8
23 3 9 4 9 50 6 3 7 10
24 3 10 4 10 51 6 4 7 11
25 4 0 5 1 52 6 5 8 0
26 4 3 5 3 53 6 6 8 2
27 4 3 5 4 54 6 6 8 2


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🚂 Classification of Goods for Railway Carriage (continued) (continued from previous page)

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Freight, Classification, Railway, Goods, Rates, Charges, Regulations, Artificial Manures