New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 68

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✨ Railway Freight Charges



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 68

  1. Minimum Charges—Except where otherwise specified, any less quantity than the minimum prescribed will be charged at such minimum, or on actual weight at Class E plus 50 percent, whichever is cheaper.

  2. Handling—The department may require all loading, unloading, or tallying to be performed by the owners. Where any such service is performed by the department, charges as provided in section 122 will be made.

  3. General—Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the department may require all wagons containing goods of Class F to be loaded to full carrying capacity, provided the gauge limit is not exceeded.

  4. Firewood (in lengths)—The following cordages for the various classes of firewood in lengths may be loaded into L, LA, or LC wagons; such cordages will be charged on the following standard weights:

Class of Wagon Maire, Puriri, Rata, Black Beech Manuka Willow, Pinus Radiata Other Timbers, Including Beech (Other Than Black Beech)
Cordage Standard Weight Cordage Standard Weight
L (8 ton) .. Cords 3 Tons 6 Cords 3½ Tons 7
L (10 ton) .. 3½ 7 4 8
LA .. 4 8 5 10
LC .. 5 10 6 12

  1. A “tolerance” of 16 cu ft (approximately 5 cwt) will be allowed for each wagon-load of firewood.

  2. Wagons which are overloaded to such an extent as to be considered unsafe to travel or require adjustment of load will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 124.

Freight charges will be computed as follows:
(i) Wagons loaded with the cordages specified in paragraph 5 | On the standard weights shown in paragraph 5 for the various classes of firewood and wagons used.
(ii) Any cordage of firewood conveyed in a wagon in excess of that specified in paragraph 5 plus the tolerance of 16 cu ft (paragraph 6) | As tonnage, in the proportion that the actual cordage bears to the specified cordage and standard weight. 4 cords maire in LA wagon, when measured found to contain 5 cords—charge five-fourths of 8 tons = 10 tons at the appropriate tonnage rate.
(iii) Wagons loaded with less than the specified cordages of firewood (paragraph 5) | On the tonnages as prescribed in paragraph 5 or at Class E plus 50 percent, whichever is cheaper.
(iv) When wagon is supplied of capacity higher than that ordered | On the scheduled standard weight for type of wagon ordered, plus any excess cordage, in accordance with clause (ii).

  1. Firewood loaded in bogie wagons, or blocks and bags of firewood in any wagon, will be charged on actual weight, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section.

  2. Class H

  3. Wool, Raw, Unscoured will be charged as follows:
    Undumped bales .. Not exceeding 4 cwt per bale .. Class H.
    Quantity in excess of 4 cwt per bale .. Class D pro rata.
    Double-dumped bales .. Not exceeding 8 cwt per bale .. Class H double rate.
    Quantity in excess of 8 cwt per bale .. Class D pro rata.
    Bags, fudges, pockets .. Not exceeding 2 cwt per package .. Class C. (Maximum charge per package Class H.)
    Exceeding 2 cwt per package .. Class H.

  4. Wool, Scoured—Except as may be otherwise provided, scoured wool will be charged as follows:

Rate Minimum Charge per bale
Undumped bales or single-dumped bales not exceeding 2¾ cwt per bale Class H less one-fifth .. c 33
Double-dumped bales, not exceeding 5½ cwt per double-dumped bale Class H double rate less one-fifth .. c 66
  1. Handling, etc.—The department may require all loading, unloading, or tallying to be performed by the owners. Where loading, unloading, or tallying is performed by the department, the following charges per bale will be made:

Loading or unloading (including tallying when performed) .. c 18 | c 36
Tallying (without handling) .. c 6 | c 6



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🚂 Class F Goods Tariffs and Minimum Loads (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tariffs, Class F goods, minimum loads, mining timbers, firewood, agricultural lime

🚂 Class H Goods Tariffs

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tariffs, Class H goods, wool, raw, unscoured, scoured