New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 68

Page 1894

✨ Railway Freight Rates



13 SEPTEMBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1895

  1. Bulk Cement

  2. Rates—Bulk cement conveyed in specially constructed containers as approved by the department will be charged as follows:
    (a) Conveyed in railway-owned containers on railway-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s. plus 10c per ton.
    (b) Conveyed in privately-owned containers on railway-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s.
    (c) Conveyed in privately-owned containers on privately-owned wagons. On net weight of cement at the classified rate for cement n.o.s. less the following reductions:

Distance Reduce Standard Rate by
c
Up to 99 miles .. 20 per ton.
100 to 199 miles .. 35 per ton.
200 to 299 miles .. 50 per ton.
300 to 399 miles .. 65 per ton.
400 miles and over .. 80 per ton.

  1. Cranage—Containers will be craned free of charge.

  2. Handling—Loading and unloading will be performed by the owners.

  3. Liability—Bulk cement conveyed under the provisions of this section will be carried at owner’s risk.

  4. Empty Containers—With the exception of shunting charges to or from private sidings (where applicable), no charge will be made for hauling empty containers or wagons.

  5. Food Products and Clothing for Charitable Purposes

  6. Food products, coal, firewood, and clothing donated to charitable institutions (other than orphanages and Maori mission fields) for use within New Zealand and not for sale, will be conveyed as parcels or goods traffic at owner’s risk at half the appropriate rates, on the authority of the General Manager. Written application for the concession must be made to the General Manager at least 14 days before the goods are presented for carriage.

  7. In the case of food and clothing donated to New Zealand orphanages and Maori mission fields, the concession of half rates will be granted subject to a certificate in the following form being endorsed on the consignment note:

I hereby certify that the goods entered hereon are a free donation to the* . . . . . . . . ., to which they are consigned.

*Signature of Sender: . . . . . . . .

*Insert “Orphanage” or “Maori Mission Field”.

  1. Goods Conveyed in Insulated Wagons

  2. Except as otherwise provided herein, charges on goods conveyed in insulated wagons, where such wagons are specially ordered, will be computed at the appropriate rate for the commodity on a minimum weight of 2 tons per four-wheeled wagon.

  3. Meat, Fresh, Frozen, or Chilled Consigned to a Port or Wharf for Export will be charged as follows:
    (a) For distances not exceeding 15 miles—At the following wagon rates:

Miles Not Exceeding Charge per Wagon
W or WA Wagon
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$
3 9.31
4 9.92
5 10.59
6 11.28
7 11.95
8 12.56
9 13.24
10 13.93
11 14.60
12 15.21
13 15.90
14 16.57
15 17.25


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🚂 Railway Freight Rates for Bulk Cement

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, freight, cement, containers, rates, charges, owner's risk

🚂 Railway Freight Rates for Food Products and Clothing for Charitable Purposes

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, freight, food, clothing, charitable, donations, reduced rates, General Manager

🚂 Railway Freight Rates for Goods in Insulated Wagons (Meat for Export)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway, freight, insulated wagons, meat, export, charges, wagon rates