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New Zealand Gazette – 1943 – No. 18

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✨ Railway Freight Rates

Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued.

NORTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued.

Cartage Charges between Wairoa and Morere, Wharerata, Kopua, Bartletts’, Muriwai, Manutuke, Matawhero, Gisborne, and Points beyond Gisborne.

By omitting this regulation.

Nelson Section.

By adding :—

From	To	Description of Goods.	Rate.
Glenhope	Hope	Sawn timber, dry ..	2s. 2d. per 100 sup. ft.
		Sawn timber, green	2s. 9d. per 100 sup. ft.

Picton Section.

Paragraph 18 : By omitting the schedule of rates under the heading “ Wellington Blenheim Freight Rates ” and substituting the following :—

WELLINGTON—BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES.

Class of Goods.	Per Ton of or Charge as indicated.	Rate.
General Cargo.		s. d.
General cargo, not otherwise specified	40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater)	33 0
Small lots of general cargo :—
Not exceeding ½ cwt. or 1 cubic foot	..	2 11
Not exceeding 1 cwt. or 2 cubic feet	..	3 6
Not exceeding 1½ cwt. or 3 cubic feet	..	4 5
Not exceeding 2 cwt. or 4 cubic feet	..	5 3
Not exceeding 2½ cwt. or 5 cubic feet	..	5 10
Not exceeding 3 cwt. or 6 cubic feet	..	6 8
(Charges to be computed at these rates on weight or measurement, whichever is greater. Weights or measurements of all packages in each consignment are to be grouped for the purpose of charging.)
*Bicycles, assembled, uncrated	Each	14 4
*Cinematograph films—
Packages not exceeding ½ cubic foot	Package	7 11
Packages not exceeding 2 cubic feet	Package	10 6
Packages not exceeding 3 cubic feet	Package	14 4
Packages not exceeding 4 cubic feet	Package	19 2
Packages not exceeding 5 cubic feet	Package	24 1
Coke, in sacks	Sack	1 9
Fruit—
Not otherwise specified	40 cubic feet	33 0
For export	40 cubic feet	26 0
Furniture in transports—
†Weighing up to 40 cwt.	40 cubic feet	33 0
†Weighing over 40 cwt. up to 50 cwt.	20 cwt.	44 0
†Weighing over 50 cwt. up to 60 cwt.	20 cwt.	47 3
†Weighing over 60 cwt. up to 70 cwt.	20 cwt.	51 0
†Weighing over 70 cwt. up to 80 cwt.	20 cwt.	54 6
†Weighing over 80 cwt. up to 90 cwt.	20 cwt.	59 0
†Weighing over 90 cwt. up to 100 cwt.	20 cwt.	64 6
Lime (builders’, unslaked)	20 cwt.	39 6
Manures, not otherwise specified, including basic slag and agricultural lime	20 cwt.	33 0
Manures, odious	20 cwt.	36 3
Meat, frozen and fresh, in general cargo stowage—
Carcasses and sides, pork	Per lb.	½d. + 2½%
Legs of pork	Per lb.	s. d.
Carcasses and sides, beef	Per lb.	2 8
Carcasses, mutton	Carcass	2 1
Carcasses, lamb, up to 45 lb. each	Carcass	36 3
Metal, scrap, packed in tins, sacks, or cases	20 cwt.	28 6
Newsprint	40 cubic feet	36 7
‡Soap and soap extract	20 cwt. or 40 cubic feet (whichever is greater)
Sugar	20 cwt.	28 6
Tar and other road-sealing preparations	20 cwt.	33 0
Plate glass—
Packages up to 20 cubic feet	40 cubic feet	48 6
Packages over 20 cubic feet and up to 40 cubic feet	40 cubic feet	54 6
Sewing-machines	Each	12 7
Oysters, in sacks	Sack	4 2
Woolpacks and cornsacks (New Zealand manufacture)	40 cubic feet	29 0

These rates include (in addition to wharfage, loading, or unloading at Picton and the use of tarpaulins), cartage, wharfage, and harbour-improvement rate at Wellington and sorting at Blenheim. Consignments exceeding 3 cwt. in weight or 6 cubic feet measurement will be charged 6s. 8d. or at the rates applicable to general cargo, whichever is greater.

† The freight to be charged on the actual weight at the above rates and the excess of the measurement over the weight to be charged in addition at the ordinary general cargo rate.

‡ This rate includes (in addition to wharfage, loading, or unloading at Picton and the use of tarpaulins), wharfage and harbour-improvement rate at Wellington and sorting at Blenheim, but does not include cartage at Wellington.

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