Railway Goods Rates




APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

  1. Miscellaneous.
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Okaihau Whangarei Sawn timber 3s. per 100 super feet. Minimum loads: Per L wagon, 2,500 sup. ft.; per LA wagon, 3,000 sup. ft.; per U wagon, 4,000 sup. ft.; per UB wagon, 5,000 sup. ft.
Whangarei or Portland Iron ore 8s. 10d. per ton. Minimum load per wagon as per Regulation 79, General Scale of Charges.
Auckland or Mount Eden Limonite 19s. 3d. per ton, including the charge for tarpaulins. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Kaikohe Whangarei Sawn timber £5 10s. per LA wagon containing not more than 4,000 sup. ft.
Moerewa (Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co.'s siding) Opua Wool double-dumped for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 2s. 10d. per double-dumped bale.
Frozen mutton or lamb, for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 9s. 6d. per ton.
Frozen pork for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 8s. 7d. per ton.
Frozen beef for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 7s. 10d. per ton.
Tallow in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 9s. 11d. per ton.
Pelts in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 9s. per ton.
Whangarei Okaihau Butter-box shooks 25s. 5d. per ton.
Opua, Otiria, Moerewa, Kawakawa, Kaitaia, Okaihau, Towai, and Whangapara Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., except explosives. Owner's risk £9 18s. per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. The maximum load of benzine, kerosene, or similar oils chargeable at this rate will be 31 44-gallon drums per four-wheeled wagon.
Hikurangi and Ratangata (Springs) Auckland or Newmarket Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., except explosives. Owner's risk £8 16s. per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. The maximum load of benzine, kerosene, or similar oils chargeable at this rate will be 31 44-gallon drums per four-wheeled wagon.
Whangarei Auckland Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., except explosives. Owner's risk £7 14s. per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. The maximum load of benzine, kerosene, or similar oils chargeable at this rate will be 31 44-gallon drums per four-wheeled wagon.
Auckland Te Hana Wire, fencing; Benzine, kerosene, and lubricating oil, packed 35s. per ton. 38s. 6d. per ton.


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🚂 Transport & Communications
13 April 1939
Railway, Goods, Local Rates, Charges, Regulations, Sawn Timber, Iron Ore, Limonite, Wool, Frozen Meat, Tallow, Pelts, Butter-box Shooks, Benzine, Kerosene, Lubricating Oil