New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 123

Page 3649

✨ Railway Freight Rates



Dec. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3649

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
24. Picton Section—continued.

Class of Goods. Per Tcn of or Charge as indicated. Rate.
DANGEROUS CARGO. s. d.
Acids: Bisulphide of ammonia, batteries charged with acid, carbide of calcium, gases in cylinders, phosphorus 40 cub. ft. 62 0
Minimum charge for foregoing Charge 10 6
Inflammable oil (including power kerosene)—
In cases Case 1 10
*In drums of 44-gallons capacity Drum 9 0
Kerosene, other than power kerosene 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Fuel oil, in drums 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Dynamite, detonators, gelignite, in packages up to 50 lb. Package 13 6
Powder in—
25 lb. packages Package 8 6
50 lb. packages Package 13 6
TIMBER.
New Zealand softwood, oregon, redwood—
Up to 24 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 8 11
Over 24 ft. up to 36 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 10 0
,, 36 ft. ,, 42 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 11 1
,, 42 ft. ,, 48 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 12 2
Hardwood, sawn—
Up to 20 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 10 0
Over 20 ft. up to 25 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 11 1
,, 25 ft. ,, 30 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 12 2
,, 30 ft. ,, 35 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 13 3
,, 35 ft. ,, 40 ft. ,, 100 sup. ft. 14 4
Hardwood round timber at the rates for hardwood sawn timber, plus 33⅓ per cent.
WOOL AND SKINS.
Wool, in bales—
Double-dumped Double - dumped bale 10 9
Single-dumped Single - dumped bale 7 6
Undumped Bale 8 0
In fadges Each 5 6
Wool, in bags Each 1 6
Rabbit-skins, in bales, undumped Bale 8 0
Sheep-skins—
In bales, dumped.. 40 cub. ft. 22 3
In woolpacks, undumped Bale 8 0
HEMP, HIDES, PELTS, TALLOW, TOW.
Hemp, in bales, dumped or undumped 20 cwt. 40 0
Hides, in sacks 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Pelts, in casks Cask 16 9
Tallow—
In casks Cask 16 9
In drums 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Tow, in bales, pressed or unpressed 20 cwt. 43 6
PRODUCE.
Barley, beans, maize, oatmeal, oats, peas, rye-corn—
In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 3
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Bran and pollard, in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 2
Wheat, in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 1
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cub. ft. 28 6
Chaff Sack 1 10
Flour 2,000 lb. 20 6
Hay and straw—
Ordinary bales, hand-pressed 20 cwt. 51 6
Machine pressed 20 cwt. 47 0
Malt Sack 2 6
Onions, in 48 in. sacks 20 cwt. 30 0
Onions, in small bags or cases 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Potatoes—
In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 3
New, in small bags 20 cwt. 30 0
Vegetables, not otherwise specified, including beet, cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, marrows, parsnips, pumpkins—
In 48 in. sacks with mouths closely sewn Sack 2 1
In 48 in. sacks with mouths not closely sewn or in sacks exceeding 48 in. Sack 3 2
In packages other than above 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Walnuts 40 cub. ft. 30 0
Seeds—
Carrot, mangold, parsnip, lupin, seed-heads (unthreshed), in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 3
Clover in sacks—
Not exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 3 5
Exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 4 5
Cabbage, cow-grass, lucerne, onion, rape, swede, sweet pea, tree lucerne, turnip Sack 4 5
Brown-top, cocksfoot (not exceeding 27 sacks to ton), dogstail, fescue, Poa pratensis, rye-grass Sack 3 5
  • Drums of other capacities to be charged pro rata the rate for 44-gallon drums.


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