Railway Freight Rates




  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 *Crude, Residual, or Fuel Oils. Rate per Ton
Auckland Okaihau .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Kaikohe .. 5 1 8 4 18 0
Whangarei .. 4 19 8 3 12 1
Frankton .. 3 12 1 2 7 9
Kinleith .. 2 7 9 4 4 4
Koutu .. 4 13 1 4 9 3
Rotorua .. 4 15 7 4 11 8
Tirohia .. 1 15 0 1 15 0
Paeroa .. 1 15 0 1 15 0
Tauranga .. 4 15 8 4 14 1
Oil companies' private sidings near Woburn †6 10 0
Kawerau .. 5 9 0
Awakeri .. 5 7 0
Taneatua .. 5 9 0
Te Kuiti .. 3 12 5
Whangarei Taumarunui .. 4 11 8
Kaikohe .. 1 15 0
Okaihau .. 1 15 0
Frankton .. 2 7 9
Paeroa .. 1 15 0
Mt. Maunganui Kawerau .. 1 15 0
Awakeri .. 1 15 0
Taneatua .. 1 15 0
Oil company's private sidings at Mt. Maunganui Kinleith .. 1 15 0
Taumarunui .. 3 12 9
Manunui .. 3 14 3
Moturoa Hawera ..
Wanganui .. 3 6 9
Private sidings on the Castle-cliff Branch 3 6 9
Taihape .. 4 10 8
New Plymouth .. 5 13 11 5 12 9
Wanganui .. 4 3 4 3 19 0
Private sidings on the Castle-cliff Branch 4 3 4 3 19 0
Wellington Terrace End .. 2 16 2 2 16 2
Masterton .. 2 4 0 2 4 0
Hastings .. 5 1 0
Oil companies' private sidings near Ahuriri 5 5 1 5 2 0
Taihape .. 4 15 7
New Plymouth .. 5 15 8 5 14 11
Wanganui .. 4 5 10 4 2 3
Private sidings on the Castle-cliff Branch 4 5 10 4 2 3
Oil companies' private sidings near Woburn Terrace End .. 2 19 8 2 19 8
Palmerston North .. 2 19 8
Masterton .. 2 2 0 2 2 0
Hastings .. 4 12 6 4 12 6
Oil companies' private sidings near Ahuriri 5 6 0 5 2 0
Wairoa .. 5 11 8 5 11 8
Gisborne .. 6 18 2 6 11 9
Wellington .. 0 14 11
Waipukurau .. 1 13 5 1 13 5
Tahoraiti .. 3 5 6
Oil companies' private sidings near Ahuriri Wairoa .. 3 2 5 2 12 6
Nuhaka .. 2 12 6
Gisborne .. 3 7 5 2 12 6

*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.)
†This will also apply to lubricating oil.



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