Railway Freight Rates




528 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 27

  1. Sugar, Golden Syrup, and Treacle
From To Rate per Ton.
* Auckland Stations Parore to Donnelly’s Crossing, inclusive s. d.
Dargaville, Tangowahine, Kirikopuni, Pukehuiia 48 0
Auckland or Newmarket Karangahake, Waihi, and intermediate stations 39 0
New Plymouth 41 0
* Auckland Waitara 70 0
Inglewood 73 0
Wanganui 75 0
†Feilding †70 0
†Palmerston North †85 0
  • These rates include tallying at Auckland. † These rates include delivery as per Regulation 7. ‡ Minimum quantity 10 tons per consignment.
  1. Miscellaneous
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Any station on the North Island Main Line and Branches New Plymouth, Waitara, Stratford, and Opunake Cheese-crate shooks Class D, less 25 per cent.
Okaihau Whangarei Sawn timber 3s. 7d. per 100 super. ft. Minimum loads: Per L wagon, 2,500 super. ft.; per LA wagon, 3,000 super. ft.; per U wagon, 4,000 super. ft.; per UB wagon, 5,000 super. ft.
Kaikohe Whangarei Sawn timber £6 12s. per LA wagon containing not more than 4,000 super. ft.
Wool double-dumped for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 3s. 5d. per double-dumped bale.
Frozen mutton or lamb, for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 11s. 5d. per ton.
Frozen pork for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 11s. 5d. per ton.
Moerewa (Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Co.’s siding) Opua Frozen beef for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 10s. 4d. per ton.
Tallow in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 11s. 11d. per ton.
Pelts in casks for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 10s. 10d. per ton.
Meat sundries; wool, single dumped; hides and skins; for shipment by overseas vessels at Opua 13s. 11d. per ton.
Whangarei Auckland Tallow, packed in drums or casks 56s. 1d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
Stations Parore to Donnelly’s Crossing, inclusive Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and intermediate stations Class C 63s. per ton.
Class D 57s. per ton.
Returned empty 44-gallon drums 2s. 5d. each.


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12 May 1948
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