New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 24

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✨ Railway Traffic Regulations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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8. Timber Traffic, Kaihu Section.

  1. The Department may require owners to unload timber from the railway-wagons at Dargaville. For unloading performed by the Department at Dargaville the following charges will be made, per 100 superficial feet :—

At the skids 0 1
At the Railway Wharf 0 5½

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Donnelly’s Crossing Dargaville Log timber other than kauri 71s. 6d. per pair of N wagons.
Whatoro Dargaville Log timber other than kauri 66s. per pair of N wagons.
Any station Any station Log timber Class K. Minimum quantity, 3,000 super. feet per pair of N wagons.
Kaihu Section Kaihu Section

9. Traffic to or from Port Whangarei and Opua Wharves.

  1. Except otherwise specified, goods of Classes C, D, and H consigned to or from stations Paparoa to Whangae Bridge inclusive (including stations on branch lines) from or to ships at Port Whangarei or Opua will be charged Class C plus 50 per cent., according to the provisions of Reg. 127, General Scale of Charges.

  2. Ships shall place goods in and take delivery of goods from trucks at Opua Wharf which shall, for the purpose of receipt and delivery of goods, be deemed to be a flag-station.

  3. Except where otherwise provided, charges at the rate of 7d. per ton (minimum charge 15s. 5d.) will be made for the use of the Department’s steam crane on Opua Wharf.

  4. The Department may require owners to unload timber from the wharf at Opua. For unloading performed by the Department the following charges will be made, per 100 superficial feet :—

At the skids 0 1
At the wharf 0 5½

  1. All logs unloaded at the skids shall be taken delivery of by consignees in the harbour within the booms. Delivery will be deemed to be complete when the logs are placed within the booms.

  2. The haulage charge on goods between Whangarei and Port Whangarei will be computed as per subparagraph (b), paragraph 1, Regulation 96, General Scale of Charges. Minimum loads: General cargo, 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon; other goods, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. For handling and/or sorting at Whangarei charges as per subparagraph (d), paragraph 1, and subparagraph (a), paragraph 2, Regulation 96, General Scale of Charges, will be enforced. The charges on goods conveyed to or from the wharf from or to stations beyond Whangarei to be computed on the Whangarei mileage plus two miles.

10. Tallying, Auckland Wharves.

  1. For tallying goods of Classes C and D, except sugar, to or from ships at the Auckland wharves a charge of 10d. per ton, weight or measurement at the option of the Department, will be made. Minimum charge, 10d.

  2. For tallying sugar to or from ships at the Auckland wharves, and golden syrup or treacle when such are loaded simultaneously with sugar, a charge of 2½d. per ton will be made. Minimum charge, 10d.

  3. Consignments of basic slag and artificial manures loaded ex ship at Auckland direct into railway-wagons and tallied by the Department will be charged 10d. per ton for such services.



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🚂 Goods Local Rates Scale of Charges (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
13 April 1939
Railway, Goods, Local Rates, Charges, Kaihu, Dargaville, Whangarei, Opua, Auckland