Railway Goods Rates




APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1105

  1. Miscellaneous—continued.
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Oil companies' private sidings near Woburn Terrace End .. Benzine and kerosene packed 48s. 9d. per ton.
Palmerston North Benzine and kerosene packed 46s. 6d. per ton.
Greytown, Carter-ton, Woodside, and Woodville Auckland, Frank-ton Junction, and stations on Branch lines from Frankton Junction Cherries, raspberries, fresh currants, and asparagus (packed) and forwarded from Palmerston North in the guard's van of the 3.0 p.m. Wellington-Auckland express train when accommodation is available in the guard’s van of this train Double the rates as specified in paragraph 4, Reg. 85, General Scale of Charges.
Waingawa Wellington .. Tallow, hides, and pelts .. 33s. per ton.
Waipawa Hastings .. Shooks for the manufacture of fruit-cases 7s. 9d. per ton. Owners to load and unload.
Hastings Auckland or Newmarket Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory 60s. 6d. per ton.
Wellington .. Fruit-pulp, packed, consigned direct from factory 48s. 6d. per ton.
Wellington .. Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory 49s. 6d. per ton.
Port Ahuriri .. Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory for shipment to Gisborne and South Island ports 8s. 3d. per ton, including haulage from Port Ahuriri to Napier Harbour Board’s line.
Tomoana Port Ahuriri .. Tallow and pelts .. 8s. 3d. per ton.
Whakatu Port Ahuriri .. Tallow and pelts .. 7s. 8d. per ton.
Napier or Hastings Wellington .. Fresh fruit and fresh vegetables as described in Reg. 85, General Scale of Charges, and Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., excepting benzine in bulk or in drums, explosives, dairy produce, and frozen meat. Owner's risk 31s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon and 50 tons per week from Hastings and Napier to Wellington and/or Wellington to Hastings and Napier. Owners to load and unload. Participation in this rate is subject to the conclusion of a special agreement with the Department.
Port Ahuriri Hastings .. Beer, in bulk 16s. 9d. per ton, including delivery as per Reg. 11, and all charges at Port Ahuriri for loading, consigning, and haulage.
Napier .. Coal .. 3s. per ton. Minimum load as per Reg. 79, General Scale of Charges.


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13 April 1939
Railway, Goods, Local Rates, Charges, Wellington, Palmerston North, Paekakariki, Petone, Ava, Masterton, Hastings, Napier, Ngahauranga, Port Ahuriri