New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 29

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✨ Freight Rate Tables

12 May]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Benzine, Kerosene, etc., in Owner's Tank Wagons

The charges for the conveyance of benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, also crude, residual or fuel oils in owner's tank wagons will be as follows:

From	To	Benzine, Kerosene, and Similar Mineral Oils. Rate Per Ton	*Crude, Residual, or Fuel Oils. Rate Per Ton
Lyttelton	Christchurch	10 2 s. d.	10 2 s. d.
...	Addington	11 10	...
...	Blenheim	11 9	103 2
...	Middleton	13 6	13 6
...	Sockburn	14 6	14 6
...	Greymouth	90 10	82 2
...	Westport	116 9	108 8
...	Ashburton	34 6	34 6
...	Timaru	77 4	69 6
...	Oamaru	94 7	...
...	Invercargill	143 4	...
Dunedin	Oamaru	62 10	57 4
...	Cromwell	85 9	...
...	Alexandra	79 9	75 9
...	Gore	52 5	52 5
...	Invercargill	85 1	75 9
Bluff	Gore	49 1	...
...	Invercargill	9 3	9 3

*Oils having a specific gravity of 8 lb. or more per gallon. (Fuel or crude oils having a specific gravity of less than 8 lb. per gallon will be charged as kerosene.)

Miscellaneous

From	To	Description of Goods
Heathcote or Woolston	Goods ex-ship of Classes E plus 25 per cent and E plus 50 per cent	16s. per ton including handling at ship's side.
Woolston	Glue pieces, packed	16s. per ton, including handling at ship's side. The charges on consignments ex-ship will be computed in accordance with reg. 127, General Scale of Charges.
Christchurch	Goods ex-ship of Classes C, D, and G, also Classes C, D, and G, subject to a percentage or other reduction. Owner's risk	19s. per ton, including handling at ship's side and sorting at Christchurch. The charges will be computed in accordance with reg. 127, General Scale of Charges. Small lots will be charged as follows:
Not Exceeding: Cwt. Cub. ft.	s. d.
½ or 1	1 5
1 or 2	1 8
1½ or 3	2 2
2 or 4	2 6
2½ or 5	3 4
3 or 6	3 10
3½ or 7	3 10
4 or 8	4 0
4½ or 9	4 5
5 or 10	4 11

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🚂 Freight rates for benzine, kerosene and similar mineral oils in owner's tank wagons

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 May 1954
KeywordsFreight rates, benzine, kerosene, mineral oils, owner's tank wagons, specific gravity, tariffs

🚂 Miscellaneous freight rate tables for goods ex-ship and handling charges

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 May 1954
KeywordsFreight rates, ex-ship goods, handling, Heathcote, Woolston, Christchurch, class C, class D, class G, ship side charges

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