Railway Freight Rates




APRIL 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1159

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.
NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

  1. Through-booking to or from Ports on the Kaipara.

By omitting the following :—

“Sugar, golden syrup, and treacle, for or from ports on the Kaipara and stations on the Kaihu Section beyond Dargaville, will be charged 15s. 11d. per ton weight between Auckland or Newmarket and Helensville, wharfage at Helensville included; ships to place in and take delivery of goods from trucks at Helensville Wharf.”

By adding the following new regulation :—

8A. Through-booking of Goods via Maungaturoto to Toka Toka and Intermediate Points.

Parcels and goods traffic conveyed by rail between the undermentioned stations and Maungaturoto, and road between Maungaturoto and Paparoa (town), Matakohe, Ruawai, Raupo, Naumai, and Toka Toka, will be charged at the rates shown in each case :—

(a) From Morningside—
Butter-box shooks . . . . 33s. 2d. per ton.

(b) From Portland—
Cement . . . . . . 18s. 2d. per ton.

(c) From or to stations Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, inclusive :—

Rate per Ton.
s. d.
Class of Goods.
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 0
C plus 20% . . . . . . . . . . . 66 0
C plus 50% . . . . . . . . . . . 82 6
C double rate . . . . . . . . . . 110 0
D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 0
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0
E plus 25% . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6
E plus 50% . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6
Fresh New-Zealand-grown fruit and vegetables . . . 32 0
Returned empties . . . . . . . . . 27 6
Butter, packed . . . . . . . . . . 35 0

SMALL LOTS SCALE.

Weight not exceeding. Class C. Class D. Class E. plus 50%, Fruit and Vegetables. Class C. plus 20%. Class C. plus 50%. Class C. Double Rate.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
3 lb. 0 9 0 9 0 9 1 0 1 3 1 6
7 lb. 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 6 2 0
14 lb. 1 6 1 3 1 0 1 9 2 0 2 6
28 lb. 1 9 1 6 1 3 2 3 2 6 2 9
Exceeding 28 lb. (As per Regulation 71, General Scale of Charges.)

Benzine, in drums . . . . . . 9s. 6d. per drum.
Returned empty benzine drums . . . . 1s. 6d. per drum.

(d) From or to stations other than Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, inclusive :—

At the appropriate rail rates to or from Maungaturoto plus cartage charges from or to Maungaturoto as scheduled hereunder :—

General goods, not otherwise specified,
and parcels, per consignment, not exceeding—
s. d.
3 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6
14 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 0 9
28 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
42 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
56 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
84 lb. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
1 cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
1½ cwt. . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
2 cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
2½ cwt. . . . . . . . . . . 3 6
3 cwt. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Exceeding 3 cwt., per ton . . . 20 0 (minimum charge, 4s.).
Bicycles, pedal, each . . . . . 2 0
Bicycles, motor, each . . . . . 7 0
Returned empties . . . . . . . Half rates (minimum charge, 6d.).
Periodicals and newspapers . . . Half rates.
Goods not specified above . . . Under special arrangement.

  1. Cartage Charges between Wairoa and Morere, Wharerata, Kopua, Bartlett’s, Miriwi, Manutuke, Matawhero, Gisborne, and Points beyond Gisborne.

By adding after the words “Cement, and goods of Classes E and E plus 50%, from Gisborne only to Wairoa,” the words “in minimum consignments of 2 cwt.”



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