Railway Tariffs and Charges




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 32

GOODS, LIVE-STOCK, PARCELS, AND LUGGAGE—continued
68. Classification of Goods, Live-stock, etc.continued

Insert:
Motor tractors and motor cultivators, farm or garden, assembled—
Not exceeding 2 cwt. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C plus 50%
Exceeding 2 cwt., but not exceeding 5 cwt. Charge as for 5 cwt. per unit .. C
Pipes, and fittings for same, as under—
Asbestos cement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Cast iron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Iron or steel (except cast iron) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Steel, concrete lined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D
Puffed rice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Punts, plywood, not exceeding 7 ft. 6 in. in length or 1 cwt. in weight will be
charged as for a minimum weight of 5 cwt. per punt .. .. .. .. C
Skim-milk powder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. D less 25%
Stockinette, hessian, and suchlike materials, in bags, bales, or bundles, con-
signed to frozen-meat companies for use as coverings for frozen meat .. D
Swings, galvanized pipe, portable—
Assembled (minimum charge per unit as for 1 cwt.) .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Unassembled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C
Tank-stands, iron or steel, assembled .. .. .. .. .. .. .. C. Double rate
Wool-pack holders (metal frames for suspending wool-packs during filling) .. C. Double rate

GOODS
70. Computation of Charges
Paragraph 1, subparagraph (c): Omit the final sentence from this subparagraph, and substitute the following:
Such classes of goods in quantities exceeding 5 cwt. will be subject to a minimum charge as for
5 cwt. as per Regulation 71, but the additional charge of 2s. 6d. referred to in paragraph 2 thereof
will not be levied.

75. Class K
Paragraph 9: Omit the last four lines from this paragraph.

91. Empty Cases for Carriage of Fruit, and Shooks for Manufacture of Fruit Cases
Omit this regulation, and substitute the following:

91. Empty Cases for Carriage of Fruit, and Shooks for Manufacture of Fruit Cases

  1. Empty cases, and crates containing empty punnets—not "returned empties", but to be reconsigned
    full by rail and, when so reconsigned, to contain only New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit—consigned direct
    to fruitgrowers' agents or associations approved by the General Manager, and bona fide fruitgrowers,
    will be charged at the rate for returned empties (paragraph 2, Regulation 88).
  2. Shooks not exceeding 3 ft. in length, in bundles, consigned direct from mill to fruitgrowers' agents
    or associations approved by the General Manager, and bona fide fruitgrowers, for manufacture of cases
    to be used solely for the carriage by rail of New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit, will be charged Class C
    less 50 per cent.
    Small lots will be charged at the scale for Class E plus 50 per cent. (Regulation 71).
    Quantities exceeding 5 cwt. will be subject to a minimum charge as for 5 cwt. at the small lots scale.
  3. Consignment-notes for empty cases, crates containing empty punnets, and shooks carried under
    this regulation are to be endorsed by senders as follows:
    I hereby certify that these cases (or crates containing empty punnets, or shooks) are consigned
    direct to a ........, and are to be used solely for packing New-Zealand-grown fresh fruit to be
    conveyed by rail.
    Insert fruitgrowers' agent, fruitgrowers' association, or bona fide fruitgrower, as the case may be.
  4. All loading and unloading must be performed by the owners.

125. Miscellaneous
Paragraph 5: Add the following new subparagraph:
(c) Where goods for delivery to different consignees or destinations are delivered to the Department,
from any vessel at any wharf at which the Department does not provide labour and facilities for the
sorting of goods, in such a condition that the goods require to be sorted before delivery to the various
consignees or destinations can be effected, such goods will be carried to the nearest station or place at
which the Department provides labour and facilities for the sorting of cargo, will be there sorted, and
carried thence to destination. In addition to any other charges which may be payable in respect of such
goods there shall be payable charges for the carriage of such goods by rail from the wharf at which they
are received to destination via the station or place at which the goods are sorted.

136. LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMER SERVICE
GOODS AND LIVE-STOCK
HEAVY MACHINERY AND HEAVY LIFTS
Paragraph 28, subparagraph (b): Omit this subparagraph, and substitute the following:
(b) Heavy machinery or single packages, n.o.s., conveyed under the provisions of this paragraph,
consigned between the following points, will be charged as under:

Between And Charge
Kingston .. .. .. Walter Peak .. ..
Half Way Bay .. .. Mr. Creighton .. ..
Cecil Peak .. .. Mt. Nicholas .. .. At the rates specified in subparagraph (a)
Woolshed .. .. Elfin Bay .. .. .. hereof plus 50%.
Greenstone .. ..
Kinloch .. .. ..
Glenorchy .. .. Glenorchy .. .. At half the rates specified in subparagraph (a)
Kinloch .. .. .. hereof.


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Railway tariffs, Goods classification, Live-stock, Parcels, Luggage, Charges computation, Fruit cases, Empty cases, Shooks, Miscellaneous goods, Lake Wakatipu steamer service, Heavy machinery, Heavy lifts
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