Railway Freight Charges




  1. Benzine, Kerosene, etc., in Owner's Tank Wagons

The charges for the conveyance of benzine, kerosene, and similar mineral oils, also crude, residual, lubricating, transformer, or fuel oils in owner's tank wagon are:

Commodity Code From To Benzine, Kerosene, and Similar Mineral Oils Rate per Ton *Crude, Residual Lubricating, Transformer, or Fuel Oils Rate per Ton
†Auckland Whangarei .. .. .. .. $10.25 $10.25
Kinleith .. .. .. .. .. 11.43
Koutu .. .. .. .. 13.21 12.66
Rotorua .. .. .. .. 13.52 12.97
Tirohia .. .. .. .. 5.08 5.08
Paeroa .. .. .. .. 5.08 5.08
Tauranga .. .. .. .. 13.52 13.33
Kawerau .. .. .. .. 15.68 14.51
Awakeri .. .. .. .. 15.43 15.13
Taneatua .. .. .. .. 15.68 15.37
Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. 10.87 5.08
Taumarunui .. .. .. 13.52 12.97
Oil companies’ private sidings near Woburn .. .. .. 14.82
Paeroa .. .. .. .. 4.81 4.81
Kawerau .. .. .. .. 4.81 4.81
Murupara .. .. .. .. .. 7.15
Mt. Maunganui Edgecumbe .. .. .. .. .. 4.81
Awakeri .. .. .. .. 4.81 4.81
Taneatua .. .. .. .. 4.81 4.81
Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. 8.37
Oil company’s pri- vate sidings at Mt. Maunganui Kinleith .. .. .. .. .. 4.81
Moturoa Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. 4.81
Taumarunui .. .. .. 10.71 10.10
Manunui .. .. .. .. 11.58 10.35
Hawera .. .. .. .. 5.92 ..
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 9.98 9.24
Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch .. 9.98 9.24
Taihape .. .. .. .. 12.56 ..
New Plymouth .. .. .. 15.83 15.71
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 11.58 10.97
Wellington Private sidings on the Castlecliff Branch .. 11.58 10.97
Masterton .. .. .. .. 6.09 6.09
Hastings .. .. .. .. 14.05 9.98
Oil companies’ private sidings near Ahuriri 14.54 11.40
  • Oils having a specific gravity of 8 lb or more per gallon. (Fuel or crude oils having a specific gravity of less than 8 lbs per gallon will be charged as kerosene.)

† Includes haulage from Western Viaduct at Auckland.



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