Railway Freight Rates




  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods Rate
Tauranga Auckland Shooks £4 15s. 7d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons 5 cwt. per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s., and 6 tons 10 cwt. per Lc wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Te Puke, Kawerau, Taneatua, and intermediate stations Auckland, Onehunga, Papatoetoe, Avondale, and intermediate stations Timber 13s. 5d. per 100 super ft.
Edgecumbe Any station in the North Island Impregnated sawn timber (previously conveyed as sawn timber by rail direct to the treatment plant at Edgecumbe from Omokoroa and Te Puke) Class K less 1s. per 100 super ft.
Awakeri or Kawerau Tauranga or Mt. Maunganui Sawn Pinus radiata timber 6s. 9d. per 100 super ft., subject to the following minimum loads: Class of Minimum Load, Wagon Super Ft. L (10 ton) 4,250 LA 5,100 LC 6,400 U (16 ton) 6,800 U (20 ton) 8,500 RB or UB 10,600
Te Awamutu Auckland, Mt. Eden, or Tamaki Sylvia Park Skim-milk powder £2 8s. 4d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s., and 7 tons 10 cwt. per Lc wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Marton Any station in the North Island Impregnated sawn timber (previously railed direct to the treatment plant at Marton for distances of not less than 45 miles) £2 8s. 10d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s., and 7 tons 10 cwt. per Lc wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Midhirst Breakwater Casein, dried. Consigned for shipment by overseas vessels at Breakwater £1 9s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity per LA wagon, 9 tons, full loading for other types of wagons. Owners to load.


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🚂 Railway Freight Charges for Various Goods (continued from previous page)

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Railway freight, Freight rates, Timber, Shooks, Skim-milk powder, Casein, Sawn timber, Impregnated timber