Railway Tariffs




1890
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 68

  1. 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.

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

  3. Class R

  4. Minimum Loads of New Zealand coal and coal products chargeable at Class R rate will be as follows:

Each Four-wheeled Wagon, n.o.s. South Island Only Each Q Wagon Each LA Wagon Each Lc, Nc, Nf, Kp, or Ks Wagon Each R Wagon Each Rb or Zp Wagon
Tons 6 Tons 7 Tons 9 Tons 11½ Tons 14 Tons 20
  1. Minimum Charge—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 or unloading 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. Horses

  4. Except as otherwise provided, horses (including ponies and foals), loaded in horse boxes will be charged as follows (according to the distance actually conveyed):

Miles Not Exceeding Each Horse by Mixed or Goods Train* Each Horse by Express or Passenger Train* Miles Not Exceeding Each Horse by Mixed or Goods Train* Each Horse by Express or Passenger Train* Miles Not Exceeding Each Horse by Mixed or Goods Train* Each Horse by Express or Passenger Train*
20 $ 4.19 $ 5.54 75 $ 11.77 $ 15.71 200 $ 26.42 $ 35.23
22 4.43 5.92 80 12.39 16.51 210 27.48 36.59
24 4.69 6.28 85 13.00 17.31 220 28.77 38.31
26 5.05 6.71 90 13.49 17.99 230 29.88 39.73
28 5.30 7.08 95 14.05 18.72 240 31.11 41.51
30 5.54 7.39
32 5.85 7.77 100 14.72 19.59 250 32.27 43.00
34 6.09 8.13 105 15.28 20.39 260 33.51 44.73
36 6.35 8.50 110 15.83 21.13 270 34.62 46.13
38 6.66 8.81 115 16.45 21.93 280 35.85 47.67
40 6.96 9.31 120 16.94 22.61 290 36.96 49.28
42 7.21 9.61 125 17.62 23.53 300 38.19 50.94
44 7.58 10.04 130 18.24 24.33 310 39.36 52.43
46 7.77 10.35 135 18.72 24.95 320 40.59 54.09
48 8.07 10.78 140 19.34 25.75 330 41.70 55.63
50 8.32 11.15 145 19.90 26.49 340 43.00 57.29
52 8.62 11.46 150 20.52 27.35 350 44.11 58.83
54 8.87 11.83 155 21.13 28.15 360 45.28 60.37
56 9.12 12.20 160 21.68 28.89 370 46.57 62.03
58 9.43 12.51 165 22.24 29.69 380 47.81 63.76
60 9.74 13.00 170 22.91 30.56 390 49.09 65.42
62 9.98 13.31 175 23.53 31.30 400 50.33 67.08
64 10.29 13.74 180 24.02 32.03 410 51.56 68.87
66 10.54 14.05 185 24.57 32.77 420 52.86 70.47
68 10.85 14.48 190 25.19 33.57 435 54.82 73.12
70 11.15 14.85 195 25.81 34.43 450 56.67 75.53
Each 15 miles or part thereof beyond 450 miles 1.97 2.65

*Minimum charge per UG wagon as for two horses.

  1. Unweaned foals under 12 months old, travelling in the same wagon as brood mares consigned for breeding purposes, or returning therefrom, will be conveyed free on the outward and/or homeward journeys. This concession will not apply to foals conveyed by express or passenger trains.

  2. Express and Passenger Trains—The department reserves the right to decline to convey horses by express and passenger trains.

Except where otherwise provided, the charges for conveyance of horses in UG wagons by express or passenger trains will be as specified in paragraph 1, with a minimum charge as for two horses per wagon.



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🚂 Class Q Railway Tariffs and Minimum Loads

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tariffs, Class Q, minimum loads, loading, unloading, tallying, wagons, carrying capacity, gauge limit

🚂 Class R Railway Tariffs and Minimum Loads

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway tariffs, Class R, New Zealand coal, coal products, minimum loads, wagons

🚂 Horse Conveyance Charges by Train

🚂 Transport & Communications
Horse transport, railway tariffs, horse boxes, mixed train, goods train, express train, passenger train, unweaned foals, brood mares