New Zealand Gazette – 1946 – No. 83

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 83

GOODS—LOCAL RATES SCALE OF CHARGES—continued
24. Picton Section—continued
Paragraph 18: By omitting the following—continued
WELLINGTON—BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES—continued

Class of Goods. Per Ton of or Charge as indicated. Rate.
Produce
Barley, beans, maize, oatmeal, oats, ryeccorn—
In 48 in. sacks Sack .. s. d.
2 6
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cubic feet .. 33 0
Peas—
In 48 in. sacks .. Sack .. 2 6
In part sacks not exceeding 100 lb. each Part sack .. 1 7
In packages other than above 40 cubic feet .. 33 0
Bran and pollard .. Sack .. 2 3
Wheat—
In 48 in. sacks .. Sack .. 2 2
In packages other than 48 in. sacks 40 cubic feet .. 30 0
Chaff .. Sack .. 2 1
Flour .. 2,000 lb. .. 21 6
Hay and straw—
Ordinary bales, hand-pressed 20 cwt. .. 56 6
Machine-pressed 20 cwt. .. 52 0
Malt .. Sack .. 2 9
Onions, in 48 in. sacks 20 cwt. .. 33 0
Onions, in small bags and cases 40 cubic feet .. 33 0
Potatoes—
In 48 in. sacks .. Sack .. 2 6
New, in small bags 20 cwt. .. 33 0
Vegetables, not otherwise specified, including beet, cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, marrows, parsnips, pumpkins—
In 48 in. sacks with mouths closely sewn Sack .. 2 4
In 48 in. sacks with mouths not closely sewn, or in sacks exceeding 48 in. Sack .. 3 6½
In packages other than above 40 cubic feet .. 33 0
Walnuts .. 40 cubic feet .. 33 0
Linseed meal, Linmeal (Linseed Offal Meal)—
In sacks not exceeding 120 lb. each 20 cwt. .. 33 0
In sacks exceeding 120 lb. each 20 cwt. .. 6 6
Seeds—
Carrot, mangold, parsnip, lupin, seed-heads (unthreshed), in 48 in. sacks Sack .. 2 6
Clover, Australian, in sacks not exceeding 140 lb. each (Wellington to Blenheim) Sack .. 3 9
Clover, New Zealand, in sacks exceeding 100 lb. each Sack .. 4 9
Clover, New Zealand, in part sacks not exceeding 100 lb. each Part sack .. 3 0
Brown-top, cocksfoot,* dogstail, fescue, poa pratensis, rye-grass—
In full-sized sacks Sack .. 3 9
In part sacks not exceeding 100 lb. each Part sack .. 2 4
Cabbage, cow-grass, lucerne, onion, rape, swede, sweet pea, tree lucerne, turnip Sack .. 4 9
  • Not exceeding twenty-seven sacks per ton.

Paragraph 18: By adding the following:—
WELLINGTON—BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES

Class of Goods. Per Ton of or Charge as indicated. Rate.
General Cargo
Small lots of general cargo :— s. d.
Not exceeding ½ cwt. or 1 cubic foot .. 3 0
Not exceeding 1 cwt. or 2 cubic feet .. 3 7
Not exceeding 1½ cwt. or 3 cubic feet .. 4 6
Not exceeding 2 cwt. or 4 cubic feet .. 5 5
Not exceeding 2½ cwt. or 5 cubic feet .. 6 0
Not exceeding 3 cwt. or 6 cubic feet .. 6 10
(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 9
*Cinematograph films—
Packages not exceeding ½ cubic foot Package .. 8 0
Packages not exceeding 2 cubic feet Package .. 10 7
Packages not exceeding 3 cubic feet Package .. 14 5
Packages not exceeding 4 cubic feet Package .. 19 4
Packages not exceeding 5 cubic feet Package .. 24 3
  • 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 of general cargo exceeding 3 cwt. in weight or 6 cubic feet measurement will be charged 6s. 10d. or at the rates applicable to general cargo, whichever is greater.


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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