Freight Rates




  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods Rate
Tauranga or
Mt. Maunganui
Kawerau .. Saltcake or sulphur .. Class N. Minimum quantities:
Class of
Wagon Tons
4-wheeled wagon,
n.o.s. .. 6
LA .. .. 10
LC .. .. 12½
R or RB .. 15
Te Puke, Kawerau,
Taneatua, and
intermediate stations
Auckland, Onehunga, Papakura, New Lynn, and intermediate stations Timber .. .. 13s. 5d. per 100 sup. ft.
Te Puke.. Tauranga or Mt. Maunganui Casein, dried .. 16s. per ton. Minimum quantity per LA wagon:
lactic casein, 9 tons; rennet casein, 8 tons. Full loading for other types of wagons. Owners to load and unload.
Awakeri .. Penrose .. Pinus chips and slabs for the manufacture of wood pulp £2 1s. 6d. per ton.
Minimum quantities—
Class of
Wagon Tons
L .. .. 7½
LA .. .. 9
LC .. .. 12
R .. .. 15
RB .. .. 21
Awakeri or
Kawerau
Tauranga or
Mt. Maunganui
Sawn Pinus radiata, Douglas fir, N.Z. Corsican pine, and Ponderosa timbers 6s. 9d. per 100 sup. 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
Te Awamutu .. Auckland, Mount Eden, Tamaki, or Penrose Skim-milk powder .. £2 8s. 4d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 6 tons per four-wheeled wagon n.o.s., and 7 tons 10 cwt per LC wagon. Owners to load and unload.
New Plymouth .. Stations in the North and South Islands Bottled lemon squash cordial manufactured from New Zealand grown fruit Class D.


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🚂 Freight Rates for Various Goods between Stations (continued from previous page)

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Freight rates, Railway, Goods, Transport, Tauranga, Kawerau, Saltcake, Sulphur, Timber, Casein, Pinus chips, Wood pulp, Sawn timber, Skim-milk powder, Lemon squash cordial