✨ Railway Freight Charges
- Miscellaneous—continued
| From | To | Description of Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any station in the North or South Islands | Penrose | Glassware, n.o.s., direct from factory. Bottles, bottle-caps, tumblers, and jars, glass, also jar lids, direct from factory |
Class C. Class D. |
| Any station in the North Island | Wellington | Small lots of glass bottles, jars, and tumblers, also jar lids, direct from factory for the same destination station Asbestos-cement (“Fibrolite”) products as under— Sheets, corrugated or plain, and builders’ requisites including ventilators, skylights, downpipe, guttering, etc. Waterpipes.. Roofing slates |
Pro rata of the Class D rate, provided that not less than 3 tons are loaded in the same wagon. £6 2s. 8d. per ton. For sheets, or sheets and builders’ requisites loaded together in the same wagon, a minimum load of 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., and 7 tons 15 cwt. per Lc wagon will apply. Otherwise the minimum wagon loads as per reg. 77, General Scale of Charges will apply. Owners to load and unload. |
| Any station in the North Island | Onehunga | Impregnated sawn timber (previously conveyed as sawn timber by rail direct to the treatment plant at Onehunga for distances of not less than 45 miles) | Class K less 20 per cent. |
| Frankton | Gas, oxygen and acetylene, in cylinders | £3 4s. 2d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload. | |
| Te Aroha | Beer or stout, bottled, packed | £3 3s. per ton. Small lots will be charged at the No. 4 Zone rates for Class C as per reg. 71, General Scale of Charges. | |
| Wellington | Beer or stout, bottled, packed | £6 14s. 9d. per ton. Minimum load, 8 tons 15 cwt. per LA wagon and full loading for other types of wagons. Lesser quantities will be charged on actual weight at £7 2s. 6d. per ton, if cheaper. Minimum quantity 10 cwt. per consignment. | |
| Beer, in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders | £7 5s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. | ||
| Hastings | Beer or stout, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders | £7 7s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons 15 cwt. per LA wagon, and full wagon loading for other types of wagons. Lesser quantities will be charged on actual weight at £7 9s. 9d. per ton, if cheaper. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt. per consignment. |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1957, No 19
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NZ Gazette 1957, No 19
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Railway Freight Charges for Various Goods
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsRailway freight, Freight rates, Goods transport, Minimum quantities, Zone rates, Glassware, Bottles, Asbestos-cement, Timber, Beer, Stout, Gas