✨ Railway Freight Rates
Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3647
GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.
- Miscellaneous—continued.
By adding the following :—
| From | To | Description of Goods. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland or New-market | Opua, Otiria, Moerewa, Kawakawa, Kaikohe, Okaihau, Towai, and Whakapara | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., except explosives. Owner’s risk | £10 10s. 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 Ruatangata (Springs) | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., except explosives. Owner’s risk | £9 5s. 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 .. | 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. | |
| Auckland .. | Morrinsville, Waharoa, and Waitoa | Benzine, kerosene, fuel oil, and lubricating oils and grease, packed. Owner’s risk | 30s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5½ tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. |
| Auckland .. | Te Aroha .. | Plaster .. .. .. | 24s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. |
| Penrose .. | Stations New Plymouth—Palmerston North—Wellington—Woodville—Waikokopu inclusive, including stations on Branch lines between those stations | Rubber goods direct from factory | Class D. |
| Palmerston North | Wellington .. | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., and empty returns (explosives excepted). Owner’s risk | 16s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Quantities of less than 8 tons per four-wheeled wagon will be charged as for 8 tons or at 22s. per ton, small lots, pro rata, minimum charge, 1s. 1d., whichever is cheaper. Minimum, 10 four-wheeled wagons per week from Wellington to Palmerston North and/or Palmerston North to Wellington. Owners to load and unload. |
| Wellington .. | Palmerston North | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent., and empty returns (explosives excepted). Owner’s risk | 16s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. Minimum, 10 four-wheeled wagons per week from Wellington to Palmerston North and/or Palmerston North to Wellington. |
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