New Zealand Gazette – 1948 – No. 27

Page 568

✨ Railway Freight Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 27

  1. Wool, &c.—continued

  2. Except as otherwise provided, goods of Class H consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to Picton for shipment will be charged 2s. 2d. per bale for undumped, and 3s. 2d. per bale for double-dumped, including wharfage and handling at Picton. An extra charge of 5½d. per undumped bale and 11½d. per double-dumped bale will be made for loading by the Department at Blenheim. The minimum loads will be as follows. Any less quantities will be charged at these minima or at ordinary rates, whichever is the cheaper :—

Class of Wagon. Minimum Loads.
Undumped Bales. Double-dumped Full-sized Bales. Double-dumped Small-sized Bales.
Four-wheeled n.o.s. .. 23 13 14
LA .. .. 27 18 20
U or R .. .. 50 30 34
UB or RB .. .. 65 35 38
  1. Wool in bales, undumped, consigned from Blenheim and intermediate stations to Picton and delivered to store at Picton for storage or dumping will be charged 1s. 11d. per bale, subject to minimum loads as set out hereunder. Wool subsequently reconsigned from store to ship will be charged 4d. per bale undumped and 6½d. per bale double-dumped including wharfage and handling at the ship’s side at Picton :—
Class of Wagon. Minimum Load, Undumped Bales.
Four-wheeled n.o.s. .. .. .. 23
LA .. .. .. 27
U or R. .. .. .. 50
UB or RB .. .. .. 65

  1. Goods for Transhipment at Lyttelton

  2. Where goods for transhipment are landed ex ship they will be charged the rates provided for in Reg. 96, General Scale of Charges. If examined by the Customs, 1s. 11d. per ton in addition may be charged when extra handling is incurred. If left on the railway premises more than one week, storage at the rate of 3s. 8d. per ton per week or fraction of a week will be charged.

  3. Storage-charges on Goods for Shipment at Lyttelton

  4. For all goods of Classes C, D, and goods of classes not otherwise specified, not taken delivery of by consignees within five working-hours after arrival, unloaded and stored, the storage charges will be, for each week or fraction of a week, per ton .. .. .. 3 8
    Minimum charge .. .. .. .. .. 1 11

  5. For all goods of Class H not taken delivery of by consignees within five working-hours after arrival, unloaded and stored, the storage charges will be, for each week or fraction of a week, for each bale including handling .. .. .. .. .. 1 11

  6. For all goods of Classes E, F, or Q not taken delivery of by the consignees within five working-hours after arrival, unloaded and stored at the risk of the owner, and for stacking in shed and delivering to the ship, including storage thereon, for the first week or fraction of a week, at per ton .. .. .. .. .. 7 11

  7. For storage, Classes E, F, or Q, except where otherwise specified for each additional week or fraction of a week after the first week, for each ton .. .. .. .. .. 0 5½

  8. For storage, potatoes and onions, for each additional week or fraction of a week, at per ton .. .. .. .. .. 0 7½

  9. Handling-charges at Lyttelton

For each motor-vehicle loaded on to or unloaded from railway-trucks at Lyttelton steamer-express wharf, a charge of 3s. 4d. will be made.



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Railways, Freight Rates, Haulage Charges, Wool, Goods Classes, Transhipment, Storage Charges, Handling Charges, Lyttelton, Picton