✨ Freight Rates Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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- Through Booking Between Wellington and Stations Elevation-Blenheim Inclusive—continued
| Class of Goods. | Per Ton of or Charge as Indicated. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous Cargo—continued | s. d. | |
| *Cellulose | ||
| *Cleaning and lighting fluids } | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 86 0 |
| Wellington-Blenheim | (whichever greater) | 90 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | Special quotation. | |
| Dynamite, detonators, gelignite, and powder | ||
| *Fuel oil, in drums, Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet | 78 0 |
| Fuses, cordite charges | Special quotation. | |
| *Inflammable oil, Wellington-Blenheim— | ||
| In cases | Case | 4 10 |
| †In drums of 44 gallons capacity | 40 cubic feet | 86 0 |
| *Lacquer (with a flash point of less than 150°) | ||
| *Paint enamel (with a flash point of less than 150°) | ||
| *Rubber cement | ||
| *Solution, rubber and tire | ||
| Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 86 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | (whichever greater) | 90 0 |
| Timber | ||
| Timber | Special quotation. | |
| Wool and Skins | ||
| *Rabbit-skins, in bales, undumped | 40 cubic feet | At the rate for general cargo, n.o.s. |
| Sheep-skins— | ||
| In bales, dumped | 40 cubic feet | 75 6 |
| In woolpacks, undumped | Bale | 31 6 |
| Wool, in bales— | ||
| Double-dumped | D.d. bale | 42 6 |
| Single-dumped | S.d. bale | 23 0 |
| Undumped | Bale | 25 0 |
| In fadges | Each | 17 6 |
| Wool, in bags | Each | 5 0 |
| Hemp, Hides, Pelts, Tallow, Tow | ||
| †Hemp, in bales, dumped or undumped— | ||
| Wellington-Blenheim | 20 cwt. | 93 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | 20 cwt. | 96 6 |
| *Hides, in sacks | 40 cubic feet | 77 6 |
| *Pelts, in casks | 40 cubic feet | 75 6 |
| *Tallow, in casks or drums | 40 cubic feet | 77 6 |
| †Tow, in bales, dumped or undumped— | ||
| Wellington-Blenheim | 20 cwt. | 95 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | 20 cwt. | 98 6 |
| Produce | ||
| *Beans | 20 cwt. | 80 0 |
| *Barley and oats | 20 cwt. | 80 6 |
| *Bran | 2,000 lb. | 81 0 |
| *Chaff | Sack | 4 10 |
| *Flour, n.o.s. | 2,000 lb. | 68 6 |
| *Flour, in 25 lb. bags | 2,000 lb. | 72 6 |
| Hay and straw | 20 cwt. | 109 0 |
| *Kumeras, in small bags | 20 cwt. | 83 6 |
| *Linseed meal, Linmeal, Linseed Offal Meal— | ||
| In sacks not exceeding 120 lb. each | 20 cwt. | 83 6 |
| In sacks exceeding 120 lb. each | 20 cwt. | 78 0 |
- Minimum charge—
For consignments up to 5 cwt. or 10 cubic feet ... As for small lots of general cargo.
For consignments exceeding 5 cwt. or 10 cubic feet ... 21s.
† Drums of other capacities to be charged pro rata the rate for 44-gallon drums.
‡ Not exceeding 150 cubic feet per 20 cwt.
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NZ Gazette 1953, No 18
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NZ Gazette 1953, No 18
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