New Zealand Gazette – 1950 – No. 58

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✨ Freight Rates Table



SEPT. 14] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1729

WELLINGTON–BLENHEIM FREIGHT RATES—continued

Class of Goods. Per Ton of or Charg- as indicated. Rate.
General Cargo—continued
Plate glass— s. d.
Packages up to 40 cubic feet 40 cubic feet 77 0
Packages over 40 cubic feet and up to 80 cubic feet 40 cubic feet 102 0
Packages over 80 cubic feet 40 cubic feet 129 6
Posts, fencing, wooden, and strainers (each strainer to be charged as three posts; two stays to be charged as three posts) 100 posts 152 1
Poultry, live, in crates 40 cubic feet 52 0
Rails—
Up to 24 ft. lengths 20 cwt. 48 6
Over 24 ft. up to 34 ft. lengths 20 cwt. 52 0
Salt, in bags 20 cwt. 46 6
Sewing-machines Each 21 6
Sugar 20 cwt. 48 6
Tanks, empty—
200 gallons Each 39 6
400 gallons Each 46 0
600 gallons Each 66 6
Tanks (underground petrol) 500 gallons 40 cubic feet 48 6
Tar and other road-sealing preparations 20 cwt. 48 6
Woolpacks and cornsacks (New Zealand manufacture) 40 cubic feet 46 6
Empties—
Cases, crates, and furniture transports, returned, knocked down 40 cubic feet 46 0
Sacks—
Empty return or used, in sacks or bales 40 cubic feet 41 6
Bottles, in sacks, cases, or crates 40 cubic feet 46 0
Empty return pigeon crates or baskets. See “Homing Pigeons.”
Empty returns, not otherwise specified 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 24 3
Empty return cartons, collapsed 40 cubic feet 48 6
Dangerous Cargo
Acids, bisulphide of ammonia, batteries charged with acid, carbide of calcium, gases in cylinders, phosphorus, tetra-ethyl lead 40 cubic feet 80 6
Minimum charge for foregoing Charge.. 13 6
Ammunition, gun 20 cwt. 225 0
Bombs, live and without fuses 20 cwt. 225 0
Cellulose 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Cleaning and lighting fluids 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Dynamite, detonators, gelignite in packages up to 50 lb. Package 17 6
Fuel oil, in drums 40 cubic feet 48 6
Fuses, cordite charges 50 lb. package 17 6
Inflammable oil (including power kerosene)—
In cases Case 3 3
*In drums of 44 gallons capacity 40 cubic feet 56 6
Kerosene, other than power kerosene 40 cubic feet 48 6
Lacquer (with a flash point of less than 150°) 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Paint Enamel (with a flash point of less than 150°) 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Powder in—
25 lb. packages Package 12 0
50 lb. packages Package 17 6
Rubber cement 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Solution rubber and tire 40 cubic feet, or 20 cwt. (whichever is greater) 56 6
Timber
New Zealand softwood, oregon, redwood (sawn)—
Up to 24 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 13 3
Over 24 ft. up to 36 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 13 9
Over 36 ft. up to 42 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 14 6
Over 42 ft. up to 48 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 15 6
Hardwood, sawn—
Up to 20 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 16 7
Over 20 ft. up to 25 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 17 1
Over 25 ft. up to 30 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 17 10
Over 30 ft. up to 35 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 18 10
Over 35 ft. up to 40 ft. lengths 100 superficial feet 19 10
Round timber at the rate for sawn timber, plus 33⅓ per cent.

Drums of other capacities to be charged pro rata the rate for 44-gallon drums.



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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, Wellington, Blenheim, General Cargo, Plate Glass, Posts, Poultry, Rails, Salt, Sewing-machines, Sugar, Tanks, Tar, Woolpacks, Empties, Dangerous Cargo, Acids, Ammunition, Bombs, Cellulose, Cleaning Fluids, Dynamite, Fuel Oil, Fuses, Inflammable Oil, Kerosene, Lacquer, Paint Enamel, Powder, Rubber Cement, Solution Rubber, Timber