New Zealand Gazette – 1952 – No. 14

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✨ Railway Freight Rates



7. Through Booking of Goods via Maungaturoto To or From Toka Toka and Intermediate Points—continued

SMALL-LOTS SCALE

Weight Not Exceeding Class C Class D Class E Plus 50 Per Cent, Fruit and Vegetables Class C Plus 20 Per Cent. Class C Plus 50 Per Cent. Class C Double Rate.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
3 lb. .. 1 3 1 3 1 6 1 9 2 3
7 lb. .. 2 0 1 9 1 3 2 0 2 3
14 lb. .. 2 3 2 0 1 6 2 6 2 9
Exceeding 14 lb. .. (As per reg. 71, General Scale of Charges) 3 0

NOTE.—Parcels traffic from or to all stations and goods traffic from or to stations other than those listed in this regulation 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.”

8. Traffic To or From Port Whangarei Wharf

  1. The haulage charge on goods between Whangarei and Port Whangarei will be computed as per subpara (b), para. 1, reg. 96, General Scale of Charges. Minimum loads : General cargo, 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon ; other goods, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. For handling and/or sorting at Whangarei charges as per subpara. (d), para. 1, and subpara. (a), para. 2, reg. 96, General Scale of Charges, will be enforced. The charges on goods conveyed between the wharf and stations beyond Whangarei will be computed on the Whangarei mileage plus two miles.

9. Tallying, Auckland Wharves

  1. For tallying goods of Classes C and D, except sugar, to or from ships at the Auckland wharves a charge of 1s. 6d. per ton, weight or measurement at the option of the Department, will be made. Minimum charge, 1s. 6d.
  2. For tallying sugar to or from ships at the Auckland wharves, and golden syrup or treacle when such are loaded simultaneously with sugar, a charge of 6d. per ton will be made. Minimum charge, 1s. 6d.
  3. Consignments of basic slag and artificial manures loaded ex-ship at Auckland direct into railway-wagons and tallied by the Department will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton for such services.

10. Through Booking Between Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Intermediate Stations, and Taupo, Wairakei, &c.

  1. The following through rates will be charged in respect of goods through-booked by rail and road between the undermentioned points, subject to minimum charges as shown in para. 2 :—

(a) Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and intermediate stations; and Taupo, Wairakei, via Rotorua or via Putaruru; and Oruanui, via Putaruru.

(b) Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and intermediate stations; and Kaingaroa, Murapara, and Te Whaiti, via Rotorua.

Description of Goods. Through Rate.
Class C double rate, per ton 194 8
Class C plus 50 per cent, per ton 154 9
Class C plus 20 per cent, per ton 130 10
Classes C and D, n.o.s., per ton 114 10
Classes E and E plus 25 or 50 per cent, per ton 75 6
Class G (per 40 cubic feet) *42 8
Benzine, in drums, per drum 22 6
Returned empty benzine-drums, per drum 4 10
Sugar, per ton 105 7
New Zealand grown fruit and vegetables, per ton 90 10
Cement, per ton 77 10
  • Minimum charge (Class G): 1 cubic foot, 1s. 9d.; 2 cubic feet, 2s. 7d.; over 2 cubic feet, pro rata.


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🚂 Through Booking of Goods via Maungaturoto (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Freight Rates, Through Booking, Maungaturoto, Toka Toka, Small-Lots Scale

🚂 Traffic To or From Port Whangarei Wharf

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Freight Rates, Port Whangarei, Haulage Charges

🚂 Tallying, Auckland Wharves

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Freight Rates, Tallying, Auckland Wharves

🚂 Through Booking Between Auckland, Mount Eden, Onehunga, Otahuhu, and Intermediate Stations, and Taupo, Wairakei, &c.

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railways, Freight Rates, Through Booking, Auckland, Taupo, Wairakei