Freight Rates




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 77

  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods. Rate.
Auckland .. Napier .. Honey, in bulk, packed, direct from blending store
Honey, in cartons, packed, direct from blending store
Imported fruit or vegetables by goods or mixed trains
*70s. per ton.
87s. per ton.
88s. 3d. 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 Napier or Port Ahuriri Straw hoods and woollen cones (for the manufacture of hats) packed in bales
Vinegar, bottled, packed, or in bulk, direct from factory
Beer or stout, bottled or in bulk
139s. 7d. per ton.
96s. 3d. per ton.
99s. 2d. per ton.
Newmarket .. Any station on North or South Island Main Lines and Branches Bottles, glass, direct from factory Class D.
Penrose .. Any station .. Bags, paper, multi-wall, direct ex factory Class D, less 25 per cent. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or at Class D.
Penrose .. Any station on North or South Island Main Lines and Branches Glassware, n.o.s., direct from factory. Owner’s risk
Bottles, bottle caps, tumblers, and jars, glass, also jar lids, direct from factory
Class C.
Class D.
Penrose .. Any station on the North Island Main Line and Branches Small lots of glass bottles, jars, and tumblers, also jar lids, direct from factory for the same destination station Pro rata of the class D rate, provided that not less than 3 tons are loaded in the same wagon.
Penrose .. Wellington .. Asbestos-cement (“Fibrolite”) products as under—
Sheets, corrugated or plain, and builders’ requisites including ventilators, skylights, downpipe, guttering, &c.
Waterpipes .. ..
Roofing slates .. ..
77s. 11d. per ton. For sheets, or sheets and builders’ requisites loaded together in the same wagon, a minimum load of 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon will apply. Otherwise the minimum wagon loads as per Reg. 77, General Scale of Charges will apply.
Onehunga .. Any station in the North Island Impregnated sawn timber (previously conveyed as sawn timber by rail direct to the treatment plant at Onehunga for distances of not less than 45 miles) Class K, less 20 per cent.
Te Papapa .. Hastings .. Bluestone, packed .. 105s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
  • Small lots, less than 3½ cwt. in weight, will be charged as for 3½ cwt. or on actual weight at the rate for honey in cartons, whichever is cheaper.


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🚂 Wool Freight Rates for New Zealand Government Railways (continued from previous page)

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Railways, Freight Rates, Miscellaneous Goods, Auckland, Napier, Newmarket, Penrose, Onehunga, Te Papapa, Honey, Straw Hoods, Woollen Cones, Vinegar, Beer, Stout, Bottles, Glass, Bags, Paper, Glassware, Asbestos-Cement, Impregnated Timber, Bluestone