Freight Rates




APRIL 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1131

31. Through Booking to and from Kaikoura—continued.

  1. Goods booked to and from Kaikoura will be charged at the following rates:—

FROM OR TO STATIONS CHRISTCHURCH—PAPANUI—HORNBY INCLUSIVE.

Description of Goods. Rate.
Class C 58s. 6d. per ton.
Class D 57s. 10d. per ton.
Class E 34s. per ton.
Class E plus 50 per cent. 41s. 1d. per ton.
Class F 28s. 4d. per ton.
Class H 0s. 9d. per bale.
Class K 8s. 7d. per 100 sup. ft.
Class K plus 50 per cent. 10s. 10d. per 100 sup. ft.
Class N 39s. 0d. per ton.
Class P 34s. 10d. per ton.
Class Q 31s 3d. per ton.
Class R 26s. 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 C, D, E, and F plus 50 per cent. will be as follow :—

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

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

LYTTELTON TO KAIKOURA.

  1. Cement .. .. .. .. 37s. 6d. per ton.
    Salt (classification E) .. .. 33s. 10d. per ton.
    Salt (classification E plus 50 per cent.) .. .. 41s. 10d. per ton.

KAIKOURA TO LYTTELTON.

  1. Butter, 37s. 6d. per ton.

KAIKOURA TO CHRISTCHURCH.

  1. Butter, 38s. 4d. per ton, including delivery within the area determined by the Department in that behalf.

KAIKOURA TO STATIONS CHRISTCHURCH—HORNBY—PAPANUI INCLUSIVE.

  1. Fish in cases, not exceeding 1 cwt. per case .. 2s. 2d. per case.
    Crayfish in sacks, not exceeding 1½ cwt. per sack .. 3s. 9d. per sack.

KAIKOURA TO ADDINGTON.

  1. Butter, 36s. 6d. per ton.
  2. Small lots of timber will be charged under the provisions of paragraph 2, Regulation 75, General Scale of Charges, between stations Christchurch—Papanui—Hornby inclusive and Parnassus, plus 4s. per 100 sup. ft. between Parnassus and Kaikoura.
  3. Empty returns between stations Christchurch—Papanui—Hornby inclusive and Parnassus will be carried under the provisions of Regulation 88, General Scale of Charges. Between Parnassus and Kaikoura (with the exception of empty return fish-cases and pigeon-crates, which are carried free) the rate is 6d. per hundredweight.


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🚂 Through Booking Rates to and from Kaikoura (continued from previous page)

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Freight Rates, Through Booking, Christchurch, Kaikoura, Classes C, D, E, F, H, K, N, P, Q, R, Cement, Coal, Artificial Manures, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Mushrooms, Nuts, Butter, Fish, Crayfish, Timber, Empty Returns