New Zealand Gazette – 1965 – No. 28

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✨ Railway Tariffs and Charges

SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES

Blenheim-Nelson Notional Railway
General—For the purpose of computing charges for goods, livestock, and parcels, the main road between Blenheim and Nelson is deemed to be a railway connected to the South Island system at Blenheim.

The following road points are deemed to be unattended railway stations distant from Blenheim as under:

				Miles
Renwick	...	...	...	8
Okaramio	...	...	...	15
Havelock	...	...	...	26
Canvastown	...	...	...	32
Rai Valley	...	...	...	43
Whangamoa	...	...	...	50
Nelson	...	...	...	73

Computation of Charges—Charges on a continuous milage basis will apply to consignments from or to any of the “stations” named above to or from any station on the South Island system via Blenheim. Except under special arrangements goods, livestock, and parcels will NOT be accepted for carriage at railway rates for journeys confined solely to the road section, e.g., from Blenheim to Nelson.
Handling Charges—Those classes of goods for which a loading or unloading charge is prescribed in the General Scale of Charges forwarded from or received at any “station”, Renwick to Nelson inclusive, are to be charged one handling charge in respect of that station. Handling charges at Blenheim are NOT to be applied in respect of through goods transhipped from rail to road or vice versa at Blenheim.
Coal

New Zealand coal, in minimum wagon loads as prescribed in section 80, General Scale of Charges will be charged:

From	To	Rate per Ton

The rates to Greymouth and Westport apply only to coal for shipment to Picton, Nelson, Tarakohe, or North Island ports, and include weighing charges at Greymouth and Westport and cranage charges at Westport.

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