Railway Freight Rates




  1. Miscellaneous
From To Description of Goods Rate
Hikurangi .. Moerewa .. Milk powder ... $2.70 per ton. Minimum quantities, 7½ tons per LA wagon, 9 tons 5 cwt per LC wagon, and full loading for other types of wagons. Owners to load and unload.
Kamo .. .. Mt. Eden .. Fireclay or volcanic soil $3.65 per ton. Minimum loads as per section 79, General Scale of Charges.
Auckland .. Whangarei .. Rice, sago, and tapioca Class D. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment.
Stations in the North Island, not otherwise specified Plaster, direct ex factory, in minimum wagon loads as per section 77, General Scale of Charges Class N, including the use of tarpaulins, but excluding the cost of sheeting.
Wellington .. Plaster, direct ex factory $13.30 per ton, including the use of tarpaulins, but excluding the cost of sheeting. Minimum quantities:
Class of Wagon Tons
LA 10
LC 12½
M 6
MC 8
Owners to load and unload
Auckland, Mt. Eden, or Remuera Petone or Messrs N.Z. Wallboards Ltd.'s private siding near Woburn Plaster, direct ex factory $13.65 per ton, including the use of tarpaulins, but excluding the cost of sheeting. Minimum quantities.
Class of Wagon Tons
LA 10
LC 12½
M 6
MC 8
Owners to load and unload
Auckland .. Frankton .. Rice, sago, and tapioca Class D. Minimum quantity, 1 ton per consignment.
Auckland, Mt. Eden, Tamaki, Onehunga, Ota- huhu, and intermediate stations Matangi .. Tinplate ... $5.70 per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt per consignment.
Frankton .. Tinplate ... $6.15 per ton. Minimum quantity, 10 cwt per consignment.


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Railway freight, Wagon rates, Milk powder, Fireclay, Rice, Sago, Tapioca, Plaster, Tinplate, North Island