Railway Freight Rates




May 19] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 527

  1. Motor-vehicles

Motor-cars or motor-lorries will be charged as follow from and to the undermentioned stations. Unless otherwise provided the rates shown apply only to unpacked motor-cars or motor-lorries on wheels, and do not include the cost of cranage and tarpaulins :—

From To Rate, per Vehicle.
One Car or Lorry loaded on a Four-wheeled Wagon or Two or more Cars or Lorries loaded on a Bogie Wagon. One Car or Lorry loaded on R or U Wagon.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland or New-market (direct ex factory) Whangarei .. 4 4 0 6 6 0
Frankton Junction, Hamilton 2 9 6 3 14 5
Putaruru.. .. 4 10 0 6 15 0
Rotorua .. .. 5 17 0 8 15 6
Te Aroha .. 4 1 0 6 1 6
Thames .. .. 4 6 5 6 9 7
Paeroa .. .. 4 4 0 6 6 0
Tauranga .. 5 17 0 8 15 6
Whakatane West, Taneatua.. 6 12 0 9 18 0
Te Awamutu .. 3 7 2 5 0 10
Te Kuiti .. 4 4 0 6 6 0
Taumarunui .. 6 0 0 9 0 0
Raetihi .. .. 7 16 0 11 14 0
New Plymouth, Hawera .. 7 5 2 10 17 10
Stratford.. .. 8 14 0 13 1 0
Wanganui, Palmerston North 10 11 2 15 16 10
Wellington .. 10 5 6 15 8 1
Masterton, Pahiatua .. 11 8 0 17 2 0
Dannevirke .. 11 4 5 16 16 7
Hastings, Napier .. 13 17 2 20 15 10
Auckland, Newmarket .. 10 5 6 15 8 1
Huntly .. .. 11 4 5 16 16 7
Frankton Junction, Hamilton 10 11 2 15 16 10
Cambridge .. .. 11 4 5 16 16 7
Morrinsville .. 10 17 10 16 6 8
Te Aroha, Thames, Paeroa .. 11 4 5 16 16 7
Wellington .. Tauranga .. 13 17 2 20 15 10
Whakatane West .. 15 1 2 22 11 6
*+New Plymouth .. 6 12 0 9 18 0
*+Stratford .. 6 5 5 9 8 1
*+Hawera .. 5 18 10 8 18 2
*Wanganui .. 4 12 5 6 18 7
*Palmerston North .. 2 9 6 3 14 5
Hastings, Napier .. 5 18 10 8 18 2
Auckland, Newmarket .. 10 5 6 15 8 1
Hamilton .. .. 10 16 7 16 4 11
Morrinsville .. 11 3 2 16 14 10
Te Aroha, Thames, Paeroa .. 11 9 10 17 4 8
Tauranga .. 14 2 7 21 3 11
Whakatane West .. 15 6 4 22 19 7
Petone or Ford Motor Co. of New Zealand, Ltd.’s private siding, near Woburn *New Plymouth .. 6 17 5 10 6 1
*Stratford.. .. 6 10 10 9 16 2
*Hawera .. .. 6 4 2 9 6 4
*Wanganui .. .. 4 17 10 7 6 8
*Palmerston North .. 2 14 11 4 2 2
Hastings, Napier .. 6 4 2 9 6 4
  • These rates include the cost of cranage and tarpaulins. † These rates apply also to motor-cars in cases. For such consignments additional charges will be enforced for cranage or labour.


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12 May 1948
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