✨ Freight Rates and Charges
6 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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- Through Booking Between Wellington and Stations Elevation-Blenheim Inclusive--continued
| Class of Goods | Per Ton of | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| or Charge as | £ s. d. | |
| Indicated | ||
| General Cargo--continued | ||
| *Machinery, not fully cased—Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 4 17 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | (whichever greater) | 5 0 6 |
| Manures | Special quotation. | |
| Meat, frozen and fresh | Special quotation. | |
| *Metal, scrap, packed in tins, sacks, or cases | 20 cwt. | 5 4 0 |
| Motor-tractors weighing up to 50 cwt. | 40 cubic feet | |
| *Newspapers and periodicals—Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 4 17 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | (whichever greater) | 5 0 6 |
| *Newsprint—Wellington-Blenheim | 20 cwt. | 5 7 6 |
| Oysters, in sacks | Sack | Special quotation. |
| Packages exceeding 20 cwt. each | Special quotation. | |
| Pigeons, homing, in crates or baskets | 40 cubic feet | 4 11 0 |
| *Plants, loose or in bundles—Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 4 17 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | (whichever greater) | 5 0 6 |
| Plate glass, Wellington-Blenheim—Packages up to 40 cubic feet | 40 cubic feet | 6 1 0 |
| Packages over 40 cubic feet and up to 80 cubic feet | 40 cubic feet | 7 6 0 |
| Packages over 80 cubic feet | 40 cubic feet | 8 14 0 |
| Posts, fencing, wooden, and strainers | Special quotation. | |
| *Poultry, live, in crates—Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet | 5 0 6 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | 40 cubic feet | 5 4 0 |
| Rails | Special quotation. | |
| *Radiators | ||
| *Radio sets and parts | 40 cubic feet | 4 17 0 |
| *Ranges | 40 cubic feet | 5 0 6 |
| *Refrigerators | ||
| Wellington-Blenheim | 20 cwt. | 4 10 6 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | Each | 1 11 0 |
| *Salt, in bags | Each | 0 7 9 |
| Sewing-machines, treadle | 20 cwt. | 4 16 0 |
| Sewing-machines, portable | Special quotation. | |
| *Sugar | Special quotation. | |
| Tanks, empty | ||
| Tar and other road-sealing preparations | ||
| *Trees—Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet or 20 cwt. | 4 17 0 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | (whichever greater) | 5 0 6 |
| *Washing-machines | ||
| *Water-heaters, gas or electric | 40 cubic feet | 4 17 0 |
| Wellington-Blenheim | 40 cubic feet | 5 0 6 |
| Blenheim-Wellington | 40 cubic feet | 4 12 6 |
| *Woolpacks and cornsacks (New Zealand manufacture), Wellington-Blenheim |
- Minimum charge—
For consignments up to 5 cwt. or 10 cubic feet As for small lots of general cargo.
For consignments exceeding 5 cwt. or 10 cubic feet £1 5s. 3d.
† Charge first 100 cubic feet at £4 2s. per 40 cubic feet and the balance of the measurement at £3 per 40 cubic feet.
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