✨ Railway freight charges
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 29
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Port Traffic, Picton
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The charges for haulage, handling, and sorting goods ex-ship for local delivery at Picton will be as follows :
Handling at wharf (minimum charge, 11d.) .. .. .. .. 2 7
Haulage (minimum charge, 11d.) .. .. .. .. 2 7
Unloading, sorting, and delivery (minimum charge, 1s. 3d.) .. .. 4 2
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The charges will be computed in accordance with the provisions of reg. 127, General Scale of Charges.
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Through Traffic, Mines Department’s Line at Blackball
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Goods and parcels booked between stations on the Government railway and Roa (Mines Department’s line) will, in addition to the classified or local rates on the Government railway, be charged as follows for conveyance between Blackball and Roa :
Parcels, each .. .. .. .. .. 0 11
Timber, per 100 super feet .. .. .. .. 1 3
Merchandise, per ton .. .. .. .. 3 9
Grain and chaff, per ton .. .. .. .. 3 9
Minerals (except coal charged at the local rate of 12s. per ton from Roa to Greymouth, as specified in reg. 17) per ton .. .. 1 9
Class F goods, per wagon .. .. .. .. 12 10
Minimum charge per consignment (excepting parcels) .. .. 3 9
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Haulage and Storage Charges on Timber, and Charge for Use of Coal-bins at Westport
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Timber loaded at Westport for shipment at Westport wharf will be charged 7½d. per 100 super feet for haulage from sidings to ships. The foregoing charge will include storage up to twelve days, after the expiry of which period storage charges at the rate of 2d. per 100 super feet per day or part thereof will be enforced.
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Timber stacked on wharf stacking-sites awaiting shipment will be charged for storage at the following rates :
For any period not exceeding twelve days, 7½d. per 100 super feet.
For each additional day or part of a day, 2d. per 100 super feet. -
Coal, not otherwise specified, delivered through the public coal-bins at Westport will be charged at the rate of 8d. per ton. The charge for coal delivered through the bins to the Westport Borough Council will be 5d. per ton.
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Waimangaroa Branch Line
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Goods and sheep booked through between stations on the Government railway (Waimangaroa Junction excepted) and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line will be charged upon the branch, in addition to the classified or local rates on the Government railway, as follows :
(a) Between Waimangaroa Junction and Conn’s Creek : Sheep, 11d. per head ; timber, 11d. per 100 super feet ; coal and minerals, minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 4d. per ton ; other goods, 4s. 3d. per ton. Minimum charge, 1s. 3d.
(b) Between Waimangaroa Junction and Waimangaroa : Timber, 7d. per 100 super feet ; coal and minerals, minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, 7d. per ton ; other goods, 2s. 10d. per ton. Minimum charge, 1s. 1d. -
Except as otherwise provided, goods booked between stations on the Waimangaroa Branch (including Waimangaroa Junction) will be charged at the classified rate. Owners of sheep must take all risk and responsibility, and perform all loading and unloading.
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Coal and coal-dross consigned from Conn’s Creek to Waimangaroa will be charged 9s. 11d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon.
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Parcels conveyed between stations on the main line (Waimangaroa Junction excepted) and stations on the Waimangaroa Branch line will be charged 7d. per parcel, in addition to the ordinary parcel rates.
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NZ Gazette 1954, No 29
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🚂 Port Traffic Charges for Picton
🚂 Transport & Communicationsport traffic, Picton, haulage, handling, sorting, charges
🚂 Through Traffic Charges at Blackball
🚂 Transport & Communicationsmines department, Blackball, Government line, Roa, transport rates
🚂 Timber Haulage and Coal-bin Charges, Westport
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsWestport, timber haulage, storage, coal-bins, rates
🚂 Waimangaroa Branch Line Freight Charges
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsWaimangaroa, branch line, wagon rates, sheep, timber, coal