Rail Freight Charges




30 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1755

  1. Bulk Tonnage

  2. Goods of Classes C, C plus percentages (except explosives), D, E, E plus percentages,
    G, P, P plus percentages, and section 85, General Scale of Charges will be conveyed at the
    rates specified in paragraph 2 hereof subject to the following conditions:

(a) The minimum quantity forwarded each and every week shall be the tonnage specified
in paragraph 2 which shall include tonnage railed in the reverse direction and an average
of 5 tons per four-wheeled wagon and 10 tons per bogie wagon based on each week's
outward loadings. In no case will the quantity of goods consigned as bulk tonnage
be less than 1 ton per four-wheeled and 3 tons per bogie wagon.

(b) Cranage—Cranage will be charged on the daily aggregate weight of lifts at 35c per ton.
(c) The goods carried as bulk tonnage will be conveyed at owner's risk.
(d) Participation in the rate is subject to written agreement with the Department.
(e) All loading and unloading to be performed by owners.

  1. Rates:
Commodity Station Rate Minimum Weekly
Code Between And $ Tonnage (Includes Tonnage Railed in the Reverse Direction)
46 Auckland, Mt. Eden, Tamaki, Onehunga, and intermediate stations *Whangarei—Port Whangarei inclusive 10.03
*Te Rapa, Frankton, and Claudelands 7.11
*Cambridge . . . . . 8.12
Morrinsville . . . . . 8.46
Matamata . . . . . 9.71
*Tokoroa . . . . . 11.59
*Kinleith . . . . . 11.91
*Rotorua and Koutu . . . 12.85
*Te Aroha . . . . . 5.00
*Thames and Thames North . . 4.40
Tauranga and Otumoetai . . 13.17
Taneatua . . . . . 15.51
*Kawerau . . . . . 15.51
Te Awamutu . . . . . 8.12
Te Kuiti . . . . . 10.03
Taumarunui and Manunui . . 13.17
*New Plymouth and Bell Block 17.25
Wanganui . . . . . 18.99
Palmerston North . . . . 18.99
*Levin . . . . . 20.03
Wellington and Ngauranga . . 22.25
*Hastings, Napier, and Ahuriri inclusive 22.78
Auckland, and Newmarket Masterton . . . . . 21.42
46 Wellington and Ngauranga Frankton and Claudelands . . . 19.34
Rotorua . . . . . . . 22.25
New Plymouth and Bell Block . . 16.21
Gisborne . . . . . 18.99
46 Hastings New Plymouth . . . . . 16.56
Wanganui . . . . . 12.22
46 Hastings, Napier, and Ahuriri inclusive. Palmerston North . . . . 9.09

*May also include tonnage railed from or to Otahuhu.



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