New Zealand Gazette – 1950 – No. 58

Page 1723

✨ Railway Freight Rates



SEPT. 14] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1723

  1. Miscellaneous—continued

Omit the following—continued

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Wellington Feilding, Aorangi, Class C .. .. .. 56s. 1d. per ton, including delivery at Feilding as per Reg. 7.
Taonui, Bunny- Class D .. .. .. 54s. per ton, including delivery at Feilding as per Reg. 7.
thorpe, and Terrace End Classes C and D, n.o.s. .. 54s. per ton including delivery as per Reg. 7.
Wellington Palmerston North Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent. (excepting benzine in bulk, explosives, and motor-cars in cases). Owner’s risk 41s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon and 50 tons each and every week, including tonnage railed in the reverse direction. Owners to load and unload.
Wellington Hastings, Napier, or Port Ahuriri Fruit and vegetables, soups and foods, canned, and sauces, bottled, direct ex factory 84s. 9d. per ton.
Hastings or Port Ahuriri Auckland or Newmarket Fruit and vegetables, soups and foods, canned, and sauces, bottled, direct ex factory 66s. per ton.
Wellington .. Goods chargeable under the provisions of Regulation 85, General Scale of Charges, and Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent. (excepting benzine in bulk, explosives dairy produce, and frozen meat). Owner’s risk. 39s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 50 tons each and every week, including tonnage railed in the reverse direction. Owners to load and unload.
Hastings, Napier, or Port Ahuriri Wellington .. Honey, extracted, packed .. 63s. 7d. per ton.
Napier Auckland Beer, in bulk .. .. 17s. 5d. per ton, including delivery as per Reg. 7.
Port Ahuriri Hastings

Insert the following :—

From To Description of Goods. Rate.
New Lynn Any station Plastic firebrick, direct ex factory Class P. Minimum wagon loads as per Regulation 78, General Scale of Charges. Smaller quantities will be charged at such minimum, or, if cheaper, on actual weight at Class D.
Auckland or Mount Eden Whangarei Plaster .. .. .. 50s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 7 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Auckland Te Aroha Plaster n.o.s. .. .. 34s. 4d. per ton. Minimum quantities, 8 tons per 8-ton L wagon, 10 tons per LA or 10 ton L wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and intermediate stations Stations Tauranga to Mount Maunganui, inclusive Classes C and D n.o.s. .. 75s. 6d. per ton.
Stations Kairua to Te Puke, inclusive Classes C and D n.o.s. .. 79s. 5d. per ton.
Auckland New Plymouth, Wanganui or Palmerston Nth Imported fruit or vegetables by goods and mixed trains 84s. 5d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum, or at Class D.
Auckland or Newmarket Wanganui Beer or stout, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas cylinders 98s. per ton.
Auckland or Newmarket Wellington Beer or stout, bottled .. .. 85s. per ton, subject to a minimum of 9 tons per LA wagon, and full wagon loading for other types of wagons. Lesser quantities will be charged on actual weight at 92s. 4d. per ton, if cheaper.
Auckland Wellington Imported fruit or vegetables by goods and mixed trains 85s. 7d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum, or at Class D.
Auckland Hastings or Napier Imported fruit or vegetables by mixed or goods trains Regulation 85, General Scale of Charges. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum, or at Class D.
Auckland Napier Straw hoods and woollen cones (for the manufacture of hats) packed in bales 139s. 7d. per ton.
Te Papapa Hastings Bluestone, packed .. .. 105s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.


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

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Charges, Freight Rates, North Island, Butter, Cheese, Benzine, Kerosene, Sugar, Golden Syrup, Treacle, Miscellaneous Goods