New Zealand Gazette – 1945 – No. 66

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



Oct. 25] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1325

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

By omitting the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Whangarei Okaihau Butter-box shooks 25s. 5d. per ton.
Otahuhu Wellington Beer, stout, wines, and spirits, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders 66s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per consignment.
Marton Wanganui Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50%, excepting explosives. Owner’s risk 10s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 20 tons per week (including tonnage railed in the reverse direction). Owners to load and unload.
Wanganui Marton Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50%, excepting explosives. Owner’s risk 10s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon and 20 tons per week (including tonnage railed in the reverse direction). Owners to load and unload.
Wanganui Any station, North Island Main Line and Branches Pipes, steel, spiral or lock-bar, and fittings for same, loaded in bogie wagons Class D. Minimum quantity, 4 tons. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class C on actual weight without the charge for a runner, whichever is the cheaper.
Petone Auckland Vegetables, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory 60s. 6d. per ton.
Petone Auckland Dried fruit, packed direct ex factory 52s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Hastings Auckland or Newmarket Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory 60s. 6d. per ton.
Fruit-pulp, packed, consigned direct from factory 48s. 6d. per ton.
Wellington Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory 49s. 6d. per ton.
Port Ahuriri Fruit and vegetables, canned, and tomato soup, canned, packed, consigned direct from factory for shipment to Gisborne and South Island ports 8s. 3d. per ton, including haulage from Port Ahuriri to Napier Harbour Board’s line.

By adding the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Otahuhu Wellington Beer, stout, wines, and spirits, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders 66s. per ton.
Wanganui Any station, North Island Main Line and Branches Pipes, steel, spiral or lockbar, and fittings for same, loaded in bogie wagons Class D. Minimum quantity, 4 tons. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or on actual weight at Class C (minimum, 2 tons) without the charge for a runner, or at Class D plus the charge for a runner, whichever is the cheaper
Hastings Auckland or Newmarket Fruit and vegetables, soups and foods, canned, and sauces, bottled, direct ex factory 66s. per ton.
Wellington Fruit and vegetables, soups and foods, canned, and sauces, bottled, direct ex factory 55s. per ton.
Hastings and Napier Auckland and Newmarket Fruit-pulp in naked tins or packed in cases, direct ex factory 63s. per ton.

8A. Through Booking of Goods via Maungaturoto to or from Toka Toka and Intermediate Points

By adding the following :—

Class of Goods. To or From To or From
Paparoa (Town), Matakohe, or Ruawai. Raupo, Naumai, or Toka Toka.
Dogs on chains, each 2s. 6d. 2s. 6d.


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🚂 Alterations to the Scales of Charges upon the New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

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