New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 39

Page 1305

✨ Railway Freight Rates



May 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1305

GOODS.—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.

  1. Picton Section—continued.
Class of Goods. Per Ton 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. 66 6
Minimum charge for foregoing Charge 10 9
Inflammable oil (including power kerosene):—
In cases Case 2 0
*In drums of 44 gallons capacity Drum 9 9
Kerosene, other than power kerosene 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Fuel oil, in drums 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Dynamite, detonators, gelignite in packages up to 50 lb. Package 14 0
Powder in—
25 lb. packages Package 9 0
50 lb. packages Package 14 0
TIMBER.
New Zealand softwood, oregon, redwood—
Up to 24 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 9 7
Over 24 ft. up to 36 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 10 9
" 36 ft. " 42 ft. " 100 sup. ft. 12 0
" 42 ft. " 48 ft. " 100 sup. ft. 13 1
Hardwood, sawn—
Up to 20 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 10 9
Over 20 ft. up to 25 ft. lengths 100 sup. ft. 12 0
" 25 ft. " 30 ft. " 100 sup. ft. 13 1
" 30 ft. " 35 ft. " 100 sup. ft. 14 3
" 35 ft. " 40 ft. " 100 sup. ft. 15 4
Hardwood round timber at the rate for hardwood sawn timber, plus 33⅓ per cent.
WOOL AND SKINS.
Wool, in bales—
Double-dumped Double-dumped bale 11 6
Single-dumped Single-dumped bale 8 0
Undumped Bale 8 6
In fudges Each 5 11
Wool, in bags Each 1 7½
Rabbit-skins, in bales, undumped Bale 8 9
Sheep-skins—
In bales, dumped 40 cub. ft. 24 0
In woolpacks, undumped Bale 8 9
HEMP, HIDES, PELTS, TALLOW, TOW.
Hemp, in bales, dumped or undumped 20 cwt. 43 0
Hides, in sacks 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Pelts, in casks Cask 18 3
Tallow—
In casks Cask 18 3
In drums 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Tow, in bales, pressed or unpressed 20 cwt. 46 9
PRODUCE.
Barley, beans, maize, oatmeal, oats, peas, ryecorn—
In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 5
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cub. ft. 32 3
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 2 0
Flour 2,000 lb. 20 6
Hay and straw—
Ordinary bales, hand-pressed 20 cwt. 55 3
Machine-pressed 20 cwt. 50 9
Malt Sack 2 8
Onions in 48 in. sacks 20 cwt. 32 3
Onions in small bags or cases 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Potatoes—
In 48 in. sacks Sack 2 5
New, in small bags 20 cwt. 32 3
Vegetables, not otherwise specified, including beet, cabbage, carrots, cauliflowers, marrows, parsnips, pumpkins—
In 48 in. sacks with mouths closely sewn Sack 2 3
In 48 in. sacks with mouths not closely sewn or in sacks exceeding 48 in. Sack 3 5
In packages other than above 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Walnuts 40 cub. ft. 32 3
Seeds—
Carrot, mangold, parsnip, lupin, seed heads (unthreshed), in 48 in. sacks Sack 2 5
Clover in sacks—
Not exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 3 8
Exceeding 140 lb. each Sack 4 8
Cabbage, cow-grass, lucerne, onion, rape, swede, sweet pea, tree lucerne, turnip Sack 4 8
Brown-top, cocksfoot,† dogstail, fescue, Poa pratensis, rye-grass Sack 3 8

*Drums of other capacities to be charged pro rata the rate for 44-gallon drums.
† Not exceeding 27 sacks per ton.



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