Freight Rates for Coal and Petroleum Products




  1. Coal--continued
From To Rate Per Ton
aSeddonville Westport £ s. d.
Stations Lyttelton, Christchurch-Islington-Papanui inclusive 0 14 0
+Seddonville and Moki-hinui Mine Belfast 2 18 0
Oamaru 3 0 2
Port Chalmers 3 6 3
Dunedin 3 8 10
aMokihinui Mine Burnside 3 10 9
*Brunner Westport 0 14 8
*Wallsend Greymouth 0 8 3
Wallsend Greymouth 0 8 3
Wallsend Dunedin 3 0 0
*Dobson Burnside 3 0 6
+Dobson Greymouth 0 8 3
Dunedin 3 0 6
Bluff 3 11 10
*Rapahoe Greymouth 0 8 3
+Rapahoe Oamaru 2 19 5
Rapahoe Taylors Lime Co.'s private siding (near Weston) 2 19 5
Rapahoe Whitecraig 2 19 5
+Rapahoe Dunedin 3 1 0
+Rapahoe Burnside 3 1 0
*Dunollie Greymouth 0 8 3
+Dunollie Dunedin 3 1 0
*Rewanui Greymouth 0 9 9
+Rewanui Blenheim 3 18 6
+Rewanui Oamaru 2 19 5
Dunedin 3 1 0
Invercargill 3 10 9
  • These rates are applicable only to coal for shipment to Nelson, Onekaka, or Tarakohe, or ports outside the South Island, or for bunkering ships at Greymouth, and include all railway charges.
  • These rates include weighing and delivery to private sidings.
    +f This rate includes weighing.
    +a These rates are applicable only to coal for shipment to Nelson, Onekaka, or Tarakohe, or ports outside the South Island, or for bunkering ships at Westport, and include all railway charges.
  1. Benzine, Kerosene, etc., in Owner's Tank Wagons

The charges for the conveyance of benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, also crude, residual, or fuel oils in owner's tank wagons are:

From To Benzine, Kerosene, and Similar Mineral Oils. Rate Per Ton b Crude, Residual, or Fuel Oils. Rate Per Ton
Lyttelton Christchurch £ s. d. £ s. d.
Addington 0 10 2 0 10 2
Kaikoura 0 11 10 3 13 0
Blenheim 4 1 11 4 1 0
Middleton 5 10 11 0 13 6
Sockburn 0 13 6 0 14 6
Hornby 0 14 6 0 16 1
Hokitika 5 3 10 4 14 1
Greymouth 4 10 10 4 1 10
Dobson 5 ... 3 19 0
Westport 5 15 3 5 7 0
Ashburton 1 14 6 1 14 6
Timaru 3 16 3 3 6 9
Oamaru 4 13 6 ...
Dunedin 5 17 9 ...
Air Department's private siding between Wingatui and Salisbury 5 19 1 ...
Woolston Invercargill 7 3 4 ...
Greymouth 4 7 11 ...
Ashburton 1 14 6 1 14 6
Dunedin Oamaru 3 2 10 2 17 4
Cromwell 4 5 9 ...
Alexandra 3 19 9 3 15 9
Gore 2 12 5 2 12 5
Invercargill 4 5 1 3 15 9
Bluff Gore 2 9 1 ...
Invercargill 0 9 3 0 9 3

b Oils having a specific gravity of 8 lb. or more per gallon. (Fuel or crude oils having a specific gravity of less than 8 lb. per gallon will be charged as kerosene.)



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🚂 Coal Freight Rates for South Island Main Line and Branches (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Coal, Freight rates, South Island, Railway charges, Seddonville, Westport, Greymouth, Dunedin, Oamaru, Bluff

🚂 Freight Rates for Benzine, Kerosene and Other Mineral Oils in Owner's Tank Wagons

🚂 Transport & Communications
Benzine, Kerosene, Mineral oils, Fuel oils, Crude oils, Freight rates, Railway charges, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Blenheim, Greymouth, Dunedin, Invercargill