Railway Rates




SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES—continued
20.—Miscellaneous—continued

From To Description of Goods Rate
Insert:
Stations Christchurch, Hornby, Papanui, inclusive Waiau .. Benzine, kerosene, fuel oil, lubricating oils and greases, packed. Owner’s risk £2 19s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Stations Christchurch, Hornby, Papanui, Belfast, inclusive Ashburton .. Classes C, D, E, and F 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.
Blenheim or Seddon Kaikoura, Riverlands, and intermediate stations Bread, consigned as parcels or goods traffic 3d. per 2 lb or 4 lb loaf.
Ashburton .. Lyttelton .. Sawn poplar timber .. 7s. 5d. per 100 super ft, subject to the following minimum loads:
Class of Min. Load
Wagon Sup. Ft.
L (10 ton) 4,250
LA 5,100
Lc 6,400
U (16 ton) 6,800
U (20 ton) 8,500
RB, UB, or UR 10,600
Bluff .. .. Mataura .. Wood pulp, ex-ship .. £1 13s. 5d. per ton. Owners to load and unload.

As witness my hand this 17th day of October 1961.

JOHN MCALPINE, Minister of Railways.



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🚂 South Island Main Line and Branches - Miscellaneous Rates (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1961
Railway rates, Benzine, kerosene, oils, greases, timber, wood pulp, Christchurch, Ashburton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Bluff, Mataura
  • John McAlpine, Minister of Railways