Freight Rates Table




  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods Rate
Auckland or New- Napier or Ahu- Vinegar, bottled, packed, £7 17s. 9d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt per consignment.
market riri or in bulk, direct from factory
Beer or stout, bottled or £8 0s. 3d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons 15 cwt per LA wagon and full wagon loading for other types of wagons. Lesser quantities will be charged on actual weight at £8 3s. per ton, if cheaper. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt per consignment.
in bulk
Auckland, Tamaki, Gisborne Fruit, vegetables, spaghetti, soups, Cheddar cheese, cat and dog foods, canned; also bottled sauces, direct ex factory £8 3s. per ton.
or Penrose
Penrose Auckland Skim-milk powder, whole-milk powder, butter-milk powder, and casein for shipment 8s. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons per LA wagon and full loading for other types of wagons.
Glassware, n.o.s., direct from factory Class C.
Penrose Any station in Bottles, bottle caps, tumblers, and jars, glass, also jar lids, direct from factory Class D.
the North Island Small lots of glass bottles, jars, and tumblers, also jar lids, direct from factory for the same destination station Pro rata of the Class D rate, provided that not less than 3 tons are loaded in the same wagon.
Gas, oxygen, and acetylene, in cylinders £3 4s. 2d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons per four-wheeled wagon and 11 tons per R or RB wagon. Owners to load and unload.
Frankton Beer or stout, bottled, packed £3 3s. per ton. Small lots will be charged at the No. 4 Zone rates for Class C as per reg. 71, General Scale of Charges.
Te Aroha Beer or stout, bottled or in bulk, and beer gas in cylinders £8 0s. 3d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 8 tons 15 cwt per LA wagon and full wagon loading for other types of wagons. Lesser quantities will be charged on actual weight at £8 3s. per ton if cheaper. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt per consignment.
Otahuhu Coal, slack 5s. 6d. per ton. Minimum load per wagon as per reg. 80, General Scale of Charges.
Renown Siding Rotowaro


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Freight rates, Railway, Goods, Transport, Auckland, Napier, Gisborne, Penrose, Frankton, Te Aroha, Otahuhu, Renown Siding, Rotowaro