✨ Freight Rates and Goods
- Miscellaneous—continued
| From | To | Description of Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyttelton | Dunedin .. | Imported fruit or vegetables in crates, cases, or sacks | £6 2s. 4d. per ton, including handling at ship's side and sorting at Christchurch. Minimum quantity, 10 tons per consignment. |
| Invercargill .. | Imported fruit or vegetables in crates, cases, or sacks | £7 10s. 1d. per ton, including handling at ship's side and sorting at Christchurch. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per consignment. | |
| Woolston | Dunedin .. | Empty tins .. .. | Class C. Minimum quantity, 3 tons per four-wheeled wagon, n.o.s., and 3 tons 15 cwt. per Lc or Xc wagon. |
| Christchurch | Any station in the South Island | Ice cream conveyed by express or passenger trains when accommodation is available in the Guards' vans of such trains | Classified C rate. |
| Culverden | Culverden .. | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent (excepting explosives, benzine, and similar oils in owner's tank-wagons). Owner's risk | £6 per four-wheeled wagon containing not more than 4 tons. Any tonnage in excess of 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon will be charged at the rate of £1 10s. per ton. Owners to load and unload. Minimum, five four-wheeled wagons per week. £2 19s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per consignment. Owners to load and unload. |
| Stations Christ-church, Hornby, Papanui, inclusive | Waiau .. | Benzine, kerosene, fuel oil, lubricating oils and greases, packed. Owner's risk | £1 9s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, and 10 tons each and every week. Owners to load and unload. |
| Rakaia .. | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent (excepting benzine, kerosene, and similar oils in owner's tank-wagons). Owner's risk | £1 9s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 4 tons per four-wheeled wagon, and 10 tons each and every week. Owners to load and unload. | |
| Ashburton .. | Classes C, D, E, and E plus 50 per cent (excepting explosives, benzine, kerosene, and similar oils, in owner's tank wagons). Owner's risk | £1 17s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per four-wheeled wagon, and 20 tons each and every week, including tonnage railed in the reverse direction. Owners to load and unload. | |
| Culverden | Any station in the South Island | Larch rails not exceeding 20 ft in length and 6 in. in diameter at the butt. Minimum quantity, 1,000 sup. ft. per consignment | Class K less 20 per cent. Minimum loads as per reg. 75 para. 1. |
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1960, No 43
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1960, No 43
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🚂 Freight Rates for Various Goods and Destinations
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsFreight rates, Goods, Imported fruit, Vegetables, Empty tins, Ice cream, Benzine, Kerosene, Larch rails, Owner's risk, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Invercargill, Woolston, Christchurch, Culverden, Rakaia, Ashburton, Waiau