New Zealand Gazette – 1946 – No. 83

Page 1777

✨ Railway Freight Rates



Nov. 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1777

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

By omitting—continued

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Foxton Wellington or Kaiwarra Hemp and tow, in bales, dressed, pressed 22s. 9d. per ton.
Wellington Auckland Honey, extracted, packed .. 41s. 4d. per ton.
Wellington Aramoho Manure sacks, in bales .. 26s. 6d. per ton, including wharfage and tallying at Wellington, and tallying at Aramoho.
Wellington Palmerston North Ice-cream conveyed by express, mail, or passenger trains (other than the Wellington—Auckland “Limited” express train), when accommodation is available in the guards’ vans of such trains 55s. per ton, including delivery as per Reg. 11.
Wellington Paekakariki Oyster shells and pipi shells in sacks 6s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Wellington Masterton Ice-cream conveyed by express, mail, or passenger trains, when accommodation is available in the guards’ vans of such trains 44s. per ton, including delivery as per Reg. 11.
Featherston Petone or Wellington Sawn pinus insignis timber 2s. 3d. per 100 super. feet.

By adding :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Auckland or Mount Eden Stations on the North Island Main Line and Branches except Wellington or Petone Plaster, direct ex factory .. Class N, including the cost of tarpaulins.
Auckland or Mount Eden Wellington or Petone Plaster, direct ex factory .. 47s. per ton, including cost of tarpaulins. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per 10-ton L, or LA wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and intermediate stations Taneatua .. Beer, wines, spirits, packed 57s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment.
Auckland .. Wellington Honey, in bulk, packed, direct from blending store 41s. 6d. per ton.
Honey, in cartons, packed, direct from blending store 52s. per ton.
Auckland or Penrose Stations New Plymouth—Palmerston North—Wellington—Woodville—Motuhora inclusive, including stations on branch lines between those stations Rubber goods direct from factory Class D.
Auckland or Onehunga Wellington .. Roofing material (bituminous compounds) in rolls, and related adhesive preparation in tins or drums, also building-paper in rolls, direct ex factory in full wagon loads 75s. per ton.
Penrose .. Any station on the North or South Island Main Lines and Branches Glassware, n.o.s., direct from factory. Owner’s risk Class C.
Otahuhu .. Hastings and Napier Beer, stout, wines, and spirits, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders 68s. 9d. per ton.
New Plymouth .. Petone .. Tallow .. 53s. per ton.
Patea .. Wellington .. Sheep-skins, calf-skins, hides, tallow, and runners in casks 55s. per ton.
Foxton .. Wellington .. Hemp and tow, in bales, dressed, pressed 22s. 9d. per ton.
Wellington .. Auckland .. Honey, extracted, packed .. 42s. per ton.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 November 1946
Railway charges, freight classification, goods, live-stock, parcels, luggage