Freight Rates and Charges




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  1. Miscellaneous
From To Description of Goods Rate
Christchurch
including
goods for
stations
beyond
Christchurch
(except
stations,
Heathcote,
Prebbleton,
Islington,
Belfast,
inclusive,
but excluding
Christchurch)
Goods ex-ship of
Classes C, D, and
G, also Classes C,
D, and G, subject
to a percentage or
other reduction.
Owner's risk
$4.53 per tonne or $4.07 per
cubic metre including
sorting at Christchurch.
The charges will be com-
puted in accordance with
section 127, General Scale
of Charges. From Christ-
church to destination the
charges will be computed
on actual weight at the
appropriate rate. Small
lots will be charged as
follows:
Not Exceeding:
kg m³ $
26 or 0.03 0.52
51 or 0.06 0.59
77 or 0.085 0.67
102 or 0.115 0.76
128 or 0.145 0.84
153 or 0.17 0.94
178 or 0.2 1.01
204 or 0.23 1.09
229 or 0.255 1.18
250 or 0.28 1.26
†Lyttelton
Stations,
Addington,
Prebbleton,
Islington
Belfast,
inclusive
Goods ex-ship of
Classes C, D, and
G, also Classes C,
D, and G, subject
to a percentage or
other reduction.
Owner's risk
$5.36 per tonne or $4.81
per cubic metre including
sorting at Christchurch.
The charges will be com-
puted in accordance with
section 127, General Scale
of Charges. Small lots will
be charged as follows:
Not Exceeding:
kg m³ $
51 or 0.06 0.59
102 or 0.115 0.76
153 or 0.17 1.01
204 or 0.23 1.18
250 or 0.28 1.43
Christchurch Goods ex-ship of
Classes E plus 25
percent and E plus
50 percent. Own-
er’s risk.
$3.10 per tonne.

†The department will not accept unsorted cargo at ship’s side, Cashin Quay for Christchurch or any other destination station. The provisions of General Scale of Charges, section 127, will not apply to sorted goods dispatched by rail from Cashin Quay; rail charges are to be based on classified rates from Lyttelton to destination station.

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  1. Miscellaneous—continued
From To Description of Goods Rate
†Lyttelton Christchurch Fresh fruit, fresh
vegetables, mush-
rooms, and nuts
(ex-ship) grown
and packed in New
Zealand (including
Cook Islands or
Niue)
$3.55 per tonne including
sorting at Christchurch.
Small lots as per section
85, para. 1, General Scale
of Charges.
Firestone
Classes C and D,
Lyttelton Greymouth, West-
port, or Hoki-
tika
Newsprint, New Zea-
land manufacture
direct ex-ship (not
requiring to be
sorted at Christ-
church). Owner’s
risk
Class D less 25 percent.
Minimum 500 kg per con-
signment.
†Lyttelton Dunedin Imported fruit or
vegetables in
crates, cases, or
sacks
$21.38 per tonne including
sorting at Christchurch.
Minimum quantity, 10 ton-
nes per consignment.
†Lyttelton Invercargill Imported fruit or
vegetables in
crates, cases, or
sacks
$26.55 per tonne including
sorting at Christchurch.
Minimum quantity, 5 ton-
nes per consignment.
Greymouth Hokitika and sta-
tions between
Greymouth and
Hokitika
Classes C, D, and
G consigned di-
rect ex-ship at
Grey m o u t h .
Owner’s risk
$5.80 per tonne or $5.20 per
cubic metre. Charges to
be computed in accor-
dance with section 127,
General Scale of Charges.
Small lots will be charged
as follows:
Not Exceeding:
kg m³ $
26 or 0.03 0.59
51 or 0.06 0.67
77 or 0.85 0.76
102 or 0.115 0.84
128 or 0.145 0.94
153 or 0.17 1.01
178 or 0.2 1.18
204 or 0.23 1.36
229 or 0.255 1.51
250 or 0.28 1.68
Hokitika and all
stations be-
tween Hokitika
and Grey-
mouth
Greymouth Classes C, D, and G
for shipment at
Greymouth

†The department will not accept unsorted cargo at ship’s side, Cashin Quay for Christchurch or any other destination station. The provisions of General Scale of Charges, section 127, will not apply to sorted goods dispatched by rail from Cashin Quay; rail charges are to be based on classified rates from Lyttelton to destination station.



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