New Zealand Gazette – 1950 – No. 58

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 58

  1. Delivery of Goods and Minimum Charges—North Island Main Line and Branches

Omit this regulation.

  1. Through Booking of Goods via Maungaturoto to or from Toka Toka and Intermediate Points

Omit this regulation, and substitute the following—

  1. Through Booking of Goods via Maungaturoto to or from Toka Toka and Intermediate Points

Goods traffic conveyed by rail between the undermentioned stations and Maungaturoto, and road between Maungaturoto and Paparoa (Town), Matakoe, Ruawai, Raupo, Naumai, and Toka Toka, will be charged at the rates shown in each case. Freight charges to points beyond Maungaturoto must be prepaid unless the consignee is a ledger-account holder.

Rate per Ton.
s. d.

(a) From Morningside—
Butter cartons, collapsed (to be returned full by rail) .. 47 3

(b) From Portland—
Cement .. .. .. .. .. 27 6

(c) From Huntly to Ruawai—
Artificial manure—
Minimum quantity, 6 tons per consignment .. 46 8
Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment .. 49 1

(d) From or to stations Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, inclusive :—

Class of Goods. To or From
Paparoa (Town), Matakoe, or Ruawai. Raupo, Naumai, or Toka Toka.
Rate per Ton. s. d. Rate per Ton. s. d.
C .. .. .. .. 76 8 92 3
C plus 20 per cent. .. 91 7 110 2
C plus 50 per cent. .. 113 10 129 0
C double rate .. 150 11 162 5
D .. .. .. .. 63 2 69 3
E .. .. .. .. 36 5 54 5
E plus 25 per cent. .. 46 9 57 6
E plus 50 per cent. .. 53 3 65 1
Artificial manure, for delivery at Ruawai
Dairy Co.’s depot at Ruawai :—
Minimum quantity, 5 cwt. per consignment 36 5 ..
Butter, packed .. 45 11 ..
Fresh New-Zealand-grown fruit and vegetables 45 8 63 0
Nails. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment 63 2 ..
Returned empties, n.o.s. (minimum charge, 1s. 4d.) 44 7 46 1
Skins, hides, tails, green or dry, loose or in bags, and tallow, to Auckland, New-market, and Onehunga .. 64 2
Sugar, golden syrup, and treacle .. 56 5 69 3
Asbestos cement products,\nexcept water pipes,\nPlaster, direct ex\nfactory, Wallboard,\ndirect ex factory In minimum\nwagon loads\nas prescribed\nin Regula-\ntion 77 53 3
Rate per Drum. s. d. Rate per Drum. s. d.
Benzine, kerosene, fuel oil, in drums .. 13 4 14 10
Returned empty benzine, kerosene, fuel oil drums 2 5 2 5

SMALL-LOTS SCALE

Weight not Exceeding. Class C. Class D. Class E plus 50%, Fruit and Vegetables. Class C plus 20%. Class C plus 50%. Class C. Double Rate.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
3 lb. .. 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 6 1 9 2 3
7 lb. .. 2 0 1 9 1 3 2 0 2 3 2 9
14 lb. .. 2 3 2 0 1 6 2 6 2 9 3 0
Exceeding 14 lb. (As per Reg. 71, General Scale of Charges.)

NOTE.—Parcels traffic from or to all stations and goods traffic from or to stations other than Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, inclusive, will be charged at the appropriate rail rates to or from Maungaturoto plus cartage charges from or to Maungaturoto as scheduled in the “General Instructions for Through Booking.”



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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, Maungaturoto, Toka Toka, Butter, Cement, Artificial Manure, Goods Classes, Small-Lots Scale